Powerful deal to phase out greenhouse gases reached by over 150 countries
On Saturday morning at an international meeting in Rwanda, 197 countries agreed to phase out harmful hydrofluorocarbons (otherwise known as…
Author: Andy Jessop
Lockheed Martin spend big in waste-to-energy building spree
American global aerospace, defence and advanced technologies company Lockheed Martin has signed a teaming-up agreement with CoGen Limited to create…
Interview with Gavin Ellis from the #1MoreShot project
Yesterday we reported on giant coffee bins that have been placed on Oxford Road in Manchester as part of the #1MoreShot…
Giant coffee cup bins descend on Manchester
As part of a new campaign to reduce paper cup waste, sustainability charity, Hubbub, has placed 11 coffee cup shaped…
SMEs yearn for sustainability poll finds
A survey conducted by Haven Power, a biomass energy specialist, has found that out of 100 SMEs interviewed, 72 per…
UK’s coffee cups to take 30 years to degrade
Scientists have warned that almost none of the five billion paper cups thrown away are recycled, and that the ones…
One use plastic bag charge hailed as success as Tesco saves 1.5 billion bags
Shopping giant Tesco has announced that over 1.5 billion bags have been saved since the introduction of the single use…
Illegal waste operators costing UK £1 billion a year
The amount of illegal waste sites being discovered is on the rise according to the Environmental Agency, costing the UK…
Coca-Cola HBC pledges to clean up waste and recycle targets
Leading Coca-Cola bottling company, Coca Cola HBC unveiled a range of sustainability goals last week. The targets, based on the…
How to dispose of household asbestos in Leeds
A building material that was used extensively throughout the 20th century and used in housing up until 2000, it is…