4th July 2018 | Commercial Energy
Farmers and the abundant sunshine have helped break several solar power records, briefly eclipsing gas as the UK’s top source of electricity. With June 2018 clocking in as Britain’s sunniest month since July 2014, both ground-mounted and roof-mounted solar arrays are pumping out the kilowatts. And with the NFU estimating that farmers own or host…Read more
3rd July 2018 | Recycling
A new, independent report on the University of Leeds’ Resource Recovery from Waste programme has proposed new ways to deliver a circular economy for the UK. The Resource Recovery from Waste programme is a collaborative research initiative uniting stakeholders from industry, government and academia to determine how to effectively target actions in order to deliver…Read more
1st July 2018 | Recycling
Plastic cutlery and plates could be among items banned in Britain as the government looks at ways to stem the tide of synthetic waste polluting the seas. Environment chiefs are offering a £19,000 contract to experts to assess the economic, social and environmental effects of outlawing their sale, together with straws and plastic balloon sticks….Read more
30th June 2018 | Recycling
The headline may sound surprising, but the sad fact is that the global “recycling” industry has significantly added to the marine plastic litter problem. I have put recycling in quotes, because only a small fraction of plastic recovered from consumers is actually recycled: the material collected is dirty and so mixed up that it is…Read more
25th June 2018 | Recycling
Morrisons will bring back traditional brown paper bags for fruit and vegetables as part of a range of measures aimed at cutting plastic waste. The new paper bags will have a see-through paper panel to help customers and staff identify the contents. Theresa May has called plastic waste “one of the great environmental scourges of…Read more
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