19th January 2018 | Recycling
Coca-Cola says its bottles will contain an average of 50% recycled content by 2030, in a bid to help make plastic waste “a thing of the past”. The move comes as the drinks giant acknowledged it has a responsibility to “help solve” global packaging waste. It follows a pledge by water brand Evian this week…Read more
18th January 2018 | Commercial Energy
EDF Energy said on Wednesday its Hinkley C nuclear power station in Somerset, southwest England, will come online by the end of 2025 and give the developer the experience to lower the costs of subsequent nuclear plants planned in the country. Hinkley Point C will be the first nuclear plant built in Britain in decades….Read more
17th January 2018 | Recycling
Influential waste advisory body says it will continue to focus on tackling food waste, plastics, and other areas, as charity confirms restructuring is underway. Just days after the government launched its sweeping new plan to tackle plastic waste, the UK’s leading waste advisory body has announced it could cut around 25 roles in response to…Read more
16th January 2018 | Commercial Energy
An “energy revolution” is being predicted for the UK over the next decade, as farmers and landowners look to invest in energy storage technology. Renewable energy storage systems, which include batteries and thermal storage systems, run from very small unite to power plant and grid-scale technologies. They aim to enable electricity to be released into…Read more
16th January 2018 | Recycling
Iceland has become the first major retailer to commit to eliminating plastic packaging for all its own brand products within five years to help end the “scourge” of plastic pollution. The retailer said it would be replacing plastic with packaging including paper and pulp trays and paper bags, which would recyclable through domestic waste collections…Read more