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Cutting office paper waste with document scanning: If laid end to end would stretch half way to the Moon
Even in our current technology-driven offices, businesses across the country continue to use and produce documents in a paper format. We might see paper as disposable but our attitudes will have to change.
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A sustainable, on-site, eco-friendly food waste solution – a system that digests up to 180kgs of food waste to grey water in 24 hours
Traditionally, foodservice operators have sent food to landfill but this is not environmentally responsible and will become increasingly expensive.
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Reducing food waste through community focussed initiatives
Many local authorities and waste partnerships have run Love Food Hate Waste (LFHW) activities over the last few years.
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In our haste to recycle have we forgotten how to reuse?
The news that recycling rates in England have topped 40 per cent for the first time has been greeted with some satisfaction. Councils have embraced the trend to get householders recycling more and more
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WRAP reports significant progress on waste reduction
Speaking at WRAP’s annual conference yesterday, Chief Executive Dr Liz Goodwin published results of the organisation’s work over the past three years and set out its future agenda.
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A wheelie big problem
Warwickshire Fire & Rescue Service will be leading the way again this year to reduce the number of wheelie bin thefts and fires in the run up to Halloween and Bonfire Night.
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Is degradable plastic the most sustainable option for the future?
Plastic bags have been one of the top concerns for environmentalists for some time now.
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What makes a good green government?
It was over a year ago that David Cameron pledged that the coalition would be the ‘greenest government ever’. But the UK is still lagging behind most other European countries on the issue. So what can actually be done to make our government green?
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Local and central government need to take e-waste seriously
System failures and abuses allow toxic tech to be shipped to Africa. A TOXIC flood of discarded technology is illegally leaving the UK to wash up in Africa, the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) reveals in its new report System Failure: The UK’s harmful trade in electronic waste
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To sort or not to sort? The co-mingled waste collection debate
Biffa is one of the largest waste management companies operating in the UK. Following its recent merger with Greenstar, which included the Verdant municipal business, the company now has a preeminent position in recycling, with over 1 million tonnes of treatment capacity in three regional super-MRFs (material recycling facilities) and 11 mini-MRFs.
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Nine charged in biggest criminal probe into electrical waste exports
Two-year Environment Agency investigation uncovers e-waste ‘web’.
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Recyc-oil your cooking oil to make biodiesel and soap!
Aberdeenshire Council has installed new collection containers at some Household Waste and Recycling Centres in Aberdeenshire to give residents a more environmentally friendly way to dispose of used cooking oil.
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Positive outlook for recycled plastic industry
The growth in plastics recycling can play a key role in driving the green economy according to a new report published today by WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme).
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Drivers Urged To ‘BAG IT! BIN IT!’ And Help Reduce Roadside Litter
The Highways Agency today called on drivers to help tackle roadside litter on England’s motorways and major A roads.
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