SOCOTEC moves away from single-use plastic for analysis
SOCOTEC, the UK’s leading provider of testing, inspection and compliance services, is cutting down on its use of single-use plastic…
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Restaurants could save money from cutting waste
A new study, conducted across 12 countries, has found that for every £1 of waste cut in restaurants, £7 could…
Plastic waste threatening UK wildlife
The RSPCA has warned that British wildlife is under threat due to the sheer amounts of plastic waste that is…
Fashion brands failing on sustainability
A new report published by the government’s Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) investigating the sustainability of the fashion industry has said…
Save a Crust workshops launched to help households make the most of their loaves
Across the UK, 1.2 billion bread crusts are binned each year as one in five people overlook the end slices…
Contact lens recycling scheme launched
A scheme has launched that will help people recycle their contact lenses at over 1,000 public drop off points throughout…
Renewables to overtake fossil fuels in UK energy mix by 2020
According to a report published by EnAppSys, an energy market analyst, renewable energy is set to overtake fossil fuels as…
Government to tackle “scandal” of food waste
Michael Gove has appointed Ben Elliot, philanthropist and co-founder of Quintessentially, to help the government tackle the 250 million meals…
Climate change could cause financial crash investors warn
Investors from the world’s biggest companies have warned that governments around the world need to tackle climate change or face…
Wind generates 98% of Scottish electricity demand in October
It has been announced that wind turbines across Scotland generated enough power to account for no less than 98% of…