Tesco diverts all its UK Waste from Landfill →
Tesco has announced that they are diverting all waste from landfill ahead of their 2010 targets. To read on click the link Tesco
Posted in the category of general | Mon 10 Aug 2009
Recession blamed as recycling exports rise 22% in a year →
Falls in UK paper and board production and the UK's worst recession for decades have contributed to a 22% rise in exports of packaging waste over the last year. To read more on this article follow the link to packagingnews.co.uk
Posted in the category of general | Wed 5 Aug 2009
Paper Put out for recycling dumped →
Collections of paper are going to landfill.
paper collected in the same containers as plastic bottles and metal cans is being contaminated by food and liquid waste, making it unusable for recycling.
to read more on this click the link http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/scotland/article6689840.ece
Posted in the category of general | Mon 13 Jul 2009
Tackling the food waste mountain →
An ambitious "War on Waste" campaign to tackle Britain's mountains of food-based rubbish with a range of radical new measures is to be launched today.
The programme will scrap "best before" labels on food, create new food packaging sizes, build more "on-the-go" recycling points and unveil five flagship anaerobic digestion plants, to harness the power of leftover food and pump energy back into the national grid.
Posted in the category of recycling food | Mon 8 Jun 2009
Sony Ericsson released 2 new eco friendly phones this week →
Sony Ericsson is going green with two new phones announced this week: the C901 GreenHeart and the Ling concept. The GreenHeart is the eco-friendly version of the C902, which has a carbon footprint of 25kg of CO2, while the GreenHeart punts out an admirable 5kg less. It's a mid-range Cyber-shot phone with a 5-megapixel camera, boxed in smaller-than-usual packaging, while the Ling concept will be a no-frills entry-level model responsible for a scant 18kg of CO2.
Posted in the category of technology and hardware | Thu 4 Jun 2009
Novelis take aluminium can recycling to a new level →
Aluminum company Novelis Inc. announced today that it recycled an estimated 39 billion aluminum beverage cans in the past year, a new company record. Novelis is the world's largest producer of flat-rolled aluminum and the world's leading recycler of used beverage cans.
By recycling the used containers back into aluminum sheet for new cans, the company estimates it reduced its need for primary aluminum by more than 530,000 metric tons, saving approximately 73 million MBTUs of energy and avoiding the production of nearly 5 million metric tons of greenhouse gases (GHGs).
Posted in the category of magazines | Tue 26 May 2009
Aluminium industry: Minimum level of recycled material can be counter-productive →
A breakfast briefing two weeks ago for members of the aluminium industry's All Party Parliamentary Group argued that moves to mandate a minimum level of recycled material to be included in certain products would be counter-productive for some applications such as drinks cans.
Rick Hindley, executive director of packaging industry organisation Alupro, told the Aluminium Federation meeting of parliamentarians from both Houses that the Bill recently introduced by Dr Alan Whitehead, MP for Southampton Test, to establish a Renewable Content Obligation was inappropriate for a globally traded commodity like aluminium, where end-of-life recycling rate was the better measure of environmental success.
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Posted in the category of general | Wed 13 May 2009
Organic produce firm cuts impact on planet with returnable packs and informed choices →
If consumers are increasingly aware of the packaging around their food, those who buy organic, and choose to bypass the major retailers, are more firmly on the environmental bandwagon.
Riverford Organic Vegetables, which delivers organic vegetables and fresh produce to 80,000 customers, is aware of "a mis-match between perception and reality" among its customers. "We cannot rely on consumer pressure to drive positive change," the company's website states candidly.
Posted in the category of recycling food | Wed 13 May 2009
Transport firm chips in with eco friendly bus →
The UK's latest eco bus - powered by fuel made from waste cooking oil from local chip shops and restaurants - is to make its debut on the roads of Bristol this week.
The launch is part of a six-month trial by FirstGroup, which will examine emissions from buses run on 100% biodiesel. And thanks to a partnership with Bristol City Council, local people can also 'chip in' to support the project themselves by donating their own waste cooking oils at either of the city's household waste recycling centres.
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Posted in the category of general | Tue 12 May 2009
Aberdeen Council Introduces Yellow Woods Challenge →
Pupils across Aberdeen will be demonstrating their green credentials over the next seven weeks as they take part in a competition to recycle as many old Yellow Pages directories as possible.
The Yellow Woods Challenge is a simple, educational and fun environmental campaign for schools, run by Yellow Pages working in partnership with the Woodland Trust and Aberdeen City Council.
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Posted in the category of general | Tue 12 May 2009
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