22nd February 2021 | Recycling
The UK is the largest plastic waste producer in Europe and one of the biggest producers of plastic waste in the world, second only to the US. The UK produces 99kg of plastic waste per person per year. And it exports about two-thirds of this waste to poorer countries such as Malaysia, Pakistan and Vietnam….Read more
21st February 2021 | Commercial Energy
We are told that 2030 is a significant year for global sustainability targets. What could we really achieve comprehensively from now until then, especially with climate change dominating so many discussions and proposals? Several United Nations agreements use 2030 for their timeframe, including the Sustainable Development Goals, the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, the…Read more
19th February 2021 | Residential Energy
Millions of households will pay more for their electricity and gas from 1 April unless they switch away from expensive tariffs. Major energy suppliers, EDF, Npower and Scottish Power are among those that have followed British Gas and announced increases in their standard variable rate or “default” tariff prices. Bills will increase in line with…Read more
18th February 2021 | Recycling
Figures from the environmental campaign group Greenpeace show a 36% increase in plastic waste exports to Turkey in 2020, taking them to 209,600 tonnes. This was far ahead of second placed Malaysia at 65,300 tonnes, although that country had a 63% increase in exports. These conclusions were drawn from a Greenpeace analysis of the UK’s…Read more
17th February 2021 | Residential Energy
A total of 2.3 million British Gas customers will see their energy bills rise by £97 per year from April. British Gas is the first big energy supplier in the UK to confirm a rise in bill prices, less than a fortnight after regulator Ofgem announced it would increase the energy prices cap by £96….Read more
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