12th July 2021 | Recycling
The Co-op has announced the launch of what it calls ‘Europe’s most extensive in-store recycling scheme’ for plastic bags and product wrapping. The rollout of the scheme is aims to see the convenience retailer become first UK supermarket to have fully recyclable food packaging by the end of this month (July) and, help tackle the…Read more
8th July 2021 | Commercial Energy
Analysis by Ember shows Denmark in the lead with 61% of its power from the renewable technologies, while the UK generated 29% in 2020. The UK has ranked sixth in the world for the share of its electricity it produces from clean wind and solar power, analysis shows. The assessment revealing the top 15 wind…Read more
6th July 2021 | Commercial Energy
Small and mid-sized businesses are facing steep electricity bills this year, as the wholesale market continues to overheat, a new analysis by Cornwall Insight has revealed. The consultancy reports that in the second quarter of 2021, power prices for SMEs reached their highest level since its records began in the second quarter of 2012. Electricity…Read more
5th July 2021 | Recycling
The UK narrowly missed the waste portable battery recycling target for 2020, though it has been suggested this could be down to an “administrative error”. Figures published late last month by the Environment Agency on the National Packaging Waste Database (NPWD) indicate that the UK’s portable battery compliance schemes collected a total of 17,728 tonnes…Read more
4th July 2021 | Residential Energy
In a new report from consumer choice brand Which?, it has been revealed that many UK households are experiencing higher energy bills despite the warmer summer weather. The report also states how the two main causes have been rising wholesale prices and an increase in consumer energy consumption – stemming from more outdoor entertaining due…Read more
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Since then we have worked with FTSE 100 companies, one-man bands, across all categories.
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