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With the year drawing to a close, we're taking a look back at 2024 and sharing some of our favourite reads and watches to keep you busy over the festive period. Check out our top circular content roundup from this year 👇 📚 Looking to better understand the environmental impact of London’s packaging use? Our report 'London's packaging footprint' analyses the capital's packaging flows, its associated emissions and the levers to drive a circular economy for packaging: https://zurl.co/jcg9B ♻️ Wanting some circular partnerships inspiration? Check out our case study spotlighting some successful examples of public/private sector circular collaborations: https://zurl.co/vvyIN 💻 Interested in exploring how circularity benefits the economy? Watch our webinar hosted during London Climate Action Week: https://zurl.co/mpSMc 📰 Curious what's happening in the circular textiles world? Get up to speed with our work making London a global hub for sustainable fashion: https://zurl.co/RqvSe 🛒 Wondering how to broach the tricky topic of consumption? Catch up on our webinar discussing people’s relationship with consumption and sustainability: https://zurl.co/2xoNK 🍏 Getting ready for the incoming Simpler Recycling rules? Read about the opportunities for local authorities through offering a commercial food waste recycling service: https://zurl.co/883C0 👉 Want more? You can find all of our resources at this page: https://zurl.co/0im6l #circulareconomy #zerowasteeconomy #zerowaste #circulartextiles #foodwaste #simplerrecycling #circularpackaging #packaging #circularjobs #circularskills #behaviourchange #circularity

This holiday season, don't forget real Christmas trees can be recycled! Most councils in London will either collect your tree as part of your usual bin collection, or set up drop-off points. The trees will either be recycled and shredded into chippings, or composted, for use in local parks and green spaces. Check your local council's website for details on collection services and visit #LondonRecycles website for advice and handy tips on #festive#sustainability https://zurl.co/EjG5 #christmastree #recycling

📺 Did you see us on the telly? 👀 We were thrilled to chat with Sally Williams at ITV News London to support their Christmas waste package. Our head of communications and behaviour change, Ali Moore, spoke to Sally about the huge amount of stuff we chuck away each year, and how more and more Londoners are seeking out more sustainable ways of celebrating to save money and reduce waste. We also introduced Tree Brothers (@treebrothers.ltd - Instagram) from our circular business community ♻️ Their CEO, Hugo Knox, highlighted the number of Christmas trees that binned after Christmas, and how they're helping to put them to good use through reuse and recycling. Check out the clip to learn more 👇 🎁 Are you dreaming of a low waste Christmas? 👉 Follow our London Recycles campaign on Instagram at @londonrecyclesuk 👉 Visit our Waste less this Christmas webpage for top tips: https://lnkd.in/eAYBWMFV #lowwastechristmas #christmaswaste #circulareconomy #lowwaste #zerowasteeconomy

Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without the mince pies, roast potatoes, Christmas pudding and of course... sprouts! But all that food comes at a cost, and a LOT ends up going to waste. The average UK household spends an extra £100 on food at Christmas, of which at least £16 ends up in the bin! This amounts to a total of £444 million worth of food waste over the festive period. https://zurl.co/MAth1 To help Londoners reduce food waste and save money this festive season, we're sharing our top tips via our #LondonRecycles and #EatLikeaLondoner campaigns. Check out our guide to low waste Christmas food below 👇 🎄 For more low waste tips, check out our 'Waste less this Christmas' page on the London Recycles site: https://zurl.co/2j6w7 😋 And find lots of tasty ways to reinvent Christmas leftovers on the Eat Like a Londoner site: https://zurl.co/yDzwH #christmas #christmaswaste #sustainablechristmas #wastereduction #zerowasteeconomy #circulareconomy #circularity #foodwaste

Welcome to the December '24 edition of 'ReLondon Roundup' - our newsletter bringing you the latest #circulareconomy updates and opportunities from London. In this edition: 🥙 Read how we supported 10 London food business innovators in reducing food waste. 🛠️ Discover how you can get involved in our biggest Repair Week yet. 👗 Work with us to unlock the potential of post-consumer textiles. 📣 Read the full announcement on the appointment of Mete Coban MBE as Chair of our board. Happy reading! #circularity #circularnews #sustainabilitynews #linkedinnewsletter

We're delighted to announce the appointment of Mete Coban MBE, London’s Deputy Mayor for Environment and Energy as Chair of ReLondon's Board. Mete was previously a Councillor and Cabinet Member for Climate Change, Environment, and Transport in the London Borough of Hackney. As Chair, Mete will oversee the strategic direction and governance of ReLondon and our work. His key priorities will include fostering an effective partnership between the Mayor of London, ReLondon and the London boroughs to achieve our shared goals of reducing waste, increasing recycling and putting in place the policies, programmes and infrastructure that are required to transition the capital to a circular economy that benefits all Londoners. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eiujQ4vi #circulareconomy

The Government's Circular Economy Taskforce marks a real opportunity to propel progress across the UK, its cities and regions to a zero waste economy. Moving away from our current linear 'take, make, throw' economic model will drive the transition to a low carbon, circular economy – with the added benefits of economic growth and social value.   Having developed the first ever city route map to a circular economy from 2015 - 2017, we at ReLondon are pleased that our CEO, Wayne Hubbard FCIWM, is part of the Circular Economy Taskforce – both as an individual expert and as a voice for cities and their role in making circularity happen – and we’re excited to be contributing to the development of the UK's first ever circular economy strategy, which will help position the UK as a global leader in circular design, technology, and industry. Read more about the Circular Economy Taskforce: https://lnkd.in/dUV4Pa8C #circulareconomy #zerowasteeconomy

🎉 We're really excited to get underway on project UP: Unlocking potential of post-consumer textiles to drive textile reuse and recycling in the UK. We'll be working with the University of Leeds and UKFT Association to map and assess how used textiles are sorted and graded in the UK, and evaluate what textiles are required by key organisations that reuse or recycle them. Learn more about the project below ⬇ ♻ We’re inviting London-based businesses working in the textile reuse and recycling space to get involved - get in touch with us for more information hello@relondon.gov.uk 🙏 With thanks to FutureFibresNetwork+ #circularfashion #fashionindustry #textilereuse #textilerecycling #sustainablefashion

🎄 "It’s the most wonderful time of the year!" 🎄 But it's also the most WASTEFUL time of the year, with jaw-dropping volumes of food, packaging, wrapping paper, gifts and decorations being thrown away over the festive period For example, it's estimated that Brits throw away 54 million platefuls of food over the festive period and send a whopping £42 million worth of unwanted Christmas presents to landfills annually 😱 Source: https://zurl.co/REQe We're sharing our top tips and hacks on minimising waste and increasing reuse and recycling during the holiday season with Londoners through our #LondonRecycles campaign. For a taster, check out our guide to low waste Christmas decorations below 👇 📲 Instagram @londonrecyclesuk https://zurl.co/nzcO hashtag#christmas hashtag#christmaswaste hashtag#sustainablechristmas hashtag#wastereduction

Here's a festive fun/shocking fact for a Thursday: Londoners use around 38,000 tonnes of paper and card at Christmas - that's enough to wrap Big Ben more than 34,000 times, the Gherkin over 30,000 times and the London Eye over 6,500 times! 😱 Source: WRAP We've carried out extensive research to better understand London's packaging footprint and how we can effectively tackle packaging waste and its associated damaging greenhouse gas emissions. Critical interventions include: ♻️ Boosting recycling rates ♻️ Promoting reusable packaging ♻️ Encouraging market demand for recycled content 📖 Download our report and discover how London can move to a circular economy for packaging materials: https://zurl.co/kfSl