3rd October 2017 | Recycling
The government is to consider whether to introduce a “reward and return” scheme for plastic bottles to try to improve recycling rates. Environment Secretary Michael Gove appealed for view on how such a system might work in England. The Scottish and Welsh governments have recently said they are also considering introducing a deposit scheme, an…Read more
3rd October 2017 | Commercial Energy
Electric car owners will be paid for letting an energy company use their vehicle’s battery in a pioneering scheme to increase take-up of the cleaner vehicles and help power grids the growth in green energy. Nissan and one of the UK’s biggest challenger energy suppliers, Ovo, will offer the “vehicle-to-grid” service to buyers of the…Read more
29th September 2017 | Commercial Energy
Coal has failed to generate any electricity for an entire month in Britain – for the first time since the Industrial Revolution. The fading power source – that only a few decades ago powered millions of homes and businesses – was completely out of the picture as a UK energy source during April. In fact,…Read more
29th September 2017 | Recycling
The extent of the incredible change in technology and how it is recycled in the 10 years since UK waste electronic and electrical equipment (WEEE) regulations were introduced, has been detailed by producer responsibility organisation the European Recycling Platform (ERP). ERP UK, which started operating when the UK WEEE Directive was introduced in 2007, this…Read more
28th September 2017 | Recycling
On Monday 11 September, The Spectator hosted a round table discussion over lunch about whether being green is good for business. Guests included: Philosopher Sir Roger Scruton, Shaun Spiers, CEO of Green Alliance, Mark Saxon from Coca-Cola Great Britain, journalist Harry Mount, Tom Robinson, founder of Adaptavate, Bill Wiggin MP, Peter Aldous MP, Neil Parish…Read more
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