PRINCE WILLIAM TO LAUNCH EARTHSHOT PRIZE

PRINCE WILLIAM TO LAUNCH EARTHSHOT PRIZE

The Duke of Cambridge, Prince William has announced the Earthshot Prize:  an ambitious set of challenges to inspire a decade of action to repair the planet. In what is set to be a “super year” for the environment, with crucial summits including the Convention on...
Carlsberg Develops Paper Beer Bottle

Carlsberg Develops Paper Beer Bottle

Carlsberg has developed what it claims to be the world’s first paper bottle for beer with two new prototypes of its Green Fibre Bottle. Both are made from sustainably sourced wood fibres and are fully recyclable. They come with an inner barrier, with one prototype...

Schijvens pilot – creating new work wear from old

During the first pilot, corporate clothing specialist Schijvens developed a yarn that consists of 50 percent recycled textile – comprising 30 percent post-consumer textile and 20 percent textile waste – 50 percent recycled polyester from PET bottles....

Tipping Point

Antisocial, illegal, environmentally damaging and an unnecessary drain on stretched local authority resources, fly-tipping continues to be a significant waste issue for the UK. According to figures from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra),...
Poppy Recycling

Poppy Recycling

Now that Remembrance period is over, don’t throw your poppy away – you can recycle it at Sainsbury’s any time until November 29. For the seventh year running, Sainsbury’s will be providing a recycling service for paper poppies in their stores. All collected poppies...