6 beauty brands doing their bit to cut plastic waste.
Many skin care and beauty brands produce a lot of packaging, most of which currently cannot be recycled. However here are 6 beauty brands who are trying to cut the amount of plastic waste from…
The zero waste challenge
Fifty families in Bristol have been set the challenge to see if they can go waste-free for a year and not use their black bins. The challenge was set by Bristol Waste and requires the…
Walkers crisp packet recycling scheme
Walkers crisp company have revealed that they have recycled half a million empty crisp packets in the past 3 months. The company began the UK's first crisp packet recycling scheme in December 2018 after a…
Government to ban use of fossil fuels in houses built after 2025
Chancellor Phillip Hammond has revealed that all homes build from 2025 will be heated without the use of fossil fuels. He said the government will introduce a Future Homes Standard to deliver low carbon alternatives…
Government are urged not to limit bottle return scheme
The government are being urged not to limit plans to give people money back for recycling plastic and glass bottles and cans to drinks under 750ml. The limit of 750ml would be targeting drinks on…
Tokyo 2020 Olympic medals to be made from e-waste
It's believed that all the medals at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics will be made from recycled e-waste. This would include the use of recycled smartphones, digital cameras, handheld games and laptops. The organisers…
The worlds helium could run out within a decade
The worlds helium could run out within a decade unless more of the gas is recycled. Helium cannot be chemically manufactured so we rely on the supply coming from the slow radioactive alpha decay that…
Businesses may have to pay to recycle own waste
A new government strategy means that businesses in England may have to pay for recycling or disposing of their packaging waste. Currently tax payers cover this cost with supermarkets and big organisation only contributing 10…
Recycling your Christmas tree…
Its estimated that 100,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas is produced when old Christmas trees are sent to landfill, however pine needles can now be turned into industrial materials. The UK uses up to 8 million…
Bubble blowing bins as a recycling incentive
Leeds are offering new incentives to encourage people to recycle including bins that blow bubbles and machines that offer rewards. The project, #LeedsByExample is claiming to be the UK's biggest push to encourage people to recycle…
Walkers new recycling plan…
Walkers have started a new recycling scheme in order to stop millions of empty crisp packets ending up in landfill after pressure from consumers. The company currently produces more than 7000 non-recyclable crisp packets every…
Recycled plastic could supply over half the UKs demand
It's believed that recycled plastic could supply nearly three quarters of the demand needed by the UK for products and packaging. Steps such as bringing in mandatory targets for recycled content in products, short-term subsidies and funding…
Pressure for Walkers to make their packets recyclable
Walkers have come under pressure to make their crisp packets recyclable. 7,000 non-recyclable crisp packets are produced by the company every minute. Walkers have pledged to make its crisp packets 100% recyclable, compostable or biodegradable…
Labour MP raises awareness of importance of electrical recycling
Barry Sheerman, the Labour MP for Huddersfield has visited a local recycling center in his constituency, Huddersfield. Mr Sheerman commented on how vital he thinks electrical recycling is. “We will only make real strides forward in…
Should the government provide incentives for recycling?
Should the government be providing incentives to encourage people to recycle? Mark Maslin, a leading geologist and professor of climatology believes that incentives to protect the environment should be offered. He believes that a system that…