19th April 2021 | Recycling
The government’s Finance Bill is currently going through its parliamentary stages in the House of Commons. This Bill includes the Plastic Packaging Tax, which aims to increase the use of recycled content in packaging through a levy of £200 on all plastic packaging components that do not contain at least 30% recycled material. The British…Read more
16th April 2021 | Commercial Energy
The figures were released this week in a new announcement from Solar Energy UK and Solar Media. According to these organisations, the UK’s total installed capacity is now 14GW – of which more than 1GW is classed as completely subsidy-free. The organisations tracked a sharp decline in capacity additions in the second quarter of 2019,…Read more
15th April 2021 | Recycling
A “first of its kind” recycling programme for coffee pods goes live today, and includes kerbside collections from two local authorities. The scheme, called Podback, was formed in November by Nestle and Jacobs Douwe Egberts UK, who both own a number of coffee pod brands in the UK. From today, consumers of coffee brands including…Read more
12th April 2021 | Recycling
From its factory in West London, Pai Skincare has staged a packaging overhaul. As of last autumn, glass bottles were used to package 50 per cent of its products. Tubes of virgin plastic were swapped for a blend of post-consumer recycled plastic (PCR) and a sugar cane bioplastic. Oils, serums and tonics are now in…Read more
9th April 2021 | Commercial Energy
Britain’s electricity grid was the greenest it has ever been on Easter Monday, with almost 80% of the nation’s power coming from low-carbon energy sources. According to the BBC, the sunny and windy weather, alongside lower-than-average demand for power, led to a surge in the production of renewables across the Bank Holiday weekend. In addition,…Read more
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