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Retailers are backing the industry-wide initiative to redesign the UK's textile collection system

The Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) has created training on why all workers should receive the same level of protection.

Houses in Seaham Garden Village are being heated with water from abandoned coal mines beneath their foundations.

£50mln funding aims to develop ways of manufacturing advanced materials at scale using proteins.

The only UK exam board offering AS-level Geology is seeking feedback before a decision is made.

The Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit suggests there is enough scrap steel to increase domestic steelmaking.

A more circular and prosperous economy could be at risk without up-to-date figures, claims the trade body.

The Campaign for Science and Engineering has presented recommendations to achieve its vision for UK R&D in 2045.

The UK brick specialist and the university look to support lower-carbon clay brick manufacturing.

The scheme seeks to reduce electricity costs by up to £40 per megawatt hour for eligible manufacturers.

The agreement with American textile company Circ will see recycled polyester used in new clothing.

The US Government has selected 17 projects to accelerate innovation in domestic mining.

The EU Commission has allocated an additional €500mln to the programme and added two new funding calls.

More than 3Mt of material have been transported autonomously from a Norwegian quarry and Swedish mine.

Exchange for Change has appointed five waste management and recycling providers.

The new publicly owned body aims to accelerate delivery of critical electric network infrastructure.

The Confederation of British Metalforming also recommends regulation that recognises the difference between a multinational company and an SME.

The standard provide a practical framework for embedding commitments into governance, strategy and operations.

Waste textiles are being used to repair five potholes in the UK town of Maidstone.

Energy security alongside technology levels and energy prices mean 33% of global energy consumption could be electric by 2035, says IEA report.