27th June 2021 | Recycling
More than 27 million Britons are sending their uneaten household food to environmentally damaging landfill sites or incinerators because councils are failing to collect the waste separately. A Mail on Sunday investigation revealed that every year more than five million tons of food discarded in UK homes is left to rot, poured down the drain,…Read more
25th June 2021 | Residential Energy
More than three in five UK households are now supplied by green energy companies, a shift that’s largely the result of rebranding by some of the country’s largest energy firms, including some that have been accused of “greenwashing.” The percentage of households supplied by green energy firms has soared, from just 20% in 2017 to…Read more
17th June 2021 | Commercial Energy
While Great Britain is well on its way to phasing out coal, running last spring for nearly 68 days without its dwindling number of coal-fired power stations, natural gas plants play a critical stabilising role in the electricity system. The power system currently couldn’t run without fossil fuels, because gas and biomass installations work as…Read more
16th June 2021 | Recycling
74% of Brits would like to see more refill options for items such as dried foods, laundry detergents and take-away coffee. 81% of Brits want the government to make refillable products more widely available 73% think plastic pollution is as bad or worse than it was before the Covid-19 pandemic 55% think grocery retailers and…Read more
14th June 2021 | Residential Energy
A shortage of heat pump installers could stall the government’s plans to tackle climate change, according to research carried out by consulting firm EY. Gas boilers will be banned from new-build homes from 2025, and there is a proposed cut-off date of 2035 for the installation of all conventional gas boilers. Moving to alternatives such…Read more
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