Thousands of protestors take part in Global Climate Strike Thousands of UK children and young people are joining today’s Global Climate Strike against climate change. The strikes are the latest in a series of demonstrations which has seen students and children walking out of lessons and lectures ...
Scotland household waste sent to landfill decreases Scotland’s household waste sent to landfill decreased by 7% in 2018, according to the Scottish Environment Protection Agency’s (SEPA) official statistics. This marks the seventh consecutive decrease in household waste landfilled since ...
Sainsbury's to introduce refillable lines Sainsbury’s will introduce refillable lines for some of its products to reduce plastic waste. Following analysis of the retailer’s plastic footprint, Sainsbury’s will now focus on reducing plastic packaging in milk bottles, fruit and ...
Scottish firms warned to improve sustainability or get left behind Four fifths of Scotland’s carbon footprint is generated through heat and energy from making and transporting materials for consumption, according to Zero Waste Scotland.These items are often thrown away, the environment organisation ...
Ecosurety secures £2m funding from HSBC UK Bristol recycling compliance scheme Ecosurety has secured £2m in funding from HSBC UK. This will help accelerate much needed investment into recycling innovation and infrastructure in the UK and help the compliance scheme grow its ...
Climate change could lead to food scarcity, MPs warn Annual targets to reduce food waste at every level of the supply chain should be set to prevent food scarcity, MPs have said. In a new report, Our Planet Our Health, the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) looked at issues relating to ...
Lucozade Ribena Suntory to use fully recycled or plant-based materials in the next 10 years Drinks brand Lucozade Ribena Suntory will use fully recycled or plant-based materials for all of its products by 2030. The brand’s parent company Suntory Beverage and Food Europe (SBFE) said it aimed to fully move away from virgin ...
Greater London Authority releases greenhouse gas calculator to help reduce emissions The Greater London Authority (GLA) has released an updated greenhouse gas calculator to help the city reduce its emissions. The calculator is used to project the London boroughs performances against the GLA’s Emission Performance ...
UK Cup Fund predicts 35 million more paper cups to be recycled every year An estimated 35 million more paper cups will be recycled every year thanks to Hubbub’s new grant fund.Twelve programmes have been chosen to receive between £50,000 and £100,00 from the grant to develop long-term infrastructure.It has ...
Jeremy Paxman delivers galling speech against 'useless' Defra Seasoned broadcaster Jeremy Paxman delivered a passionate speech at today’s RWM on the problem of litter in the environment and Defra's lack of action. The Clean Up Britain patron pulled no punches during his keynote speech, accusing ... 1 comment
Rebecca Pow joins Defra in latest reshuffle Rebecca Pow has been appointed parliamentary under-secretary of state for Defra.This follows former resources minister Thérèse Coffey’s departure to become secretary of state for the Department of Work and Pensions last week. Pow has ...
Lucozade Ribena Suntory to use fully recycled or plant-based materials in the next 10 years Drinks brand Lucozade Ribena Suntory will use fully recycled or plant-based ...
Greater London Authority releases greenhouse gas calculator to help reduce emissions The Greater London Authority (GLA) has released an updated greenhouse gas calculator ...