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Axion welcomes ‘all-in’ Deposit Return Scheme proposal
Proposals for an ‘all-in’ deposit return scheme #DRS) for drinks containers have been welcomed by #Axion as a positive move to encourage...


Agriculture, fisheries, food and the environment: Lords ask Defra for update on Brexit preparations
The #HouseofLords EU #Energy and Environment Sub-Committee has written to #Defra Minister the Rt Hon Theresa Villiers MP, to ask for more...


IMechE calls on government to support more local energy trials on UK university campuses
Local #energy technologies are developing rapidly, and a new report from the# Institution of #MechanicalEngineers calls for more trials...


BillerudKorsnäs invests in recycling
#BillerudKorsnäs is investing in the area of #recycling as it acquires a minority holding in the innovative company #Recycl3R. The...


Gloucestershire packaging company boosts green credentials
#Leeways Packaging Services Ltd, which produces #recyclable plastic #trays for food manufacturers across the UK, has invested in the...


Life sized elephant made from 29,649 batteries highlights how many end up in landfill sites
It proved to be a gruelling tusk – but a life sized #elephant was created using 29,649 used #batteries. The installation was created to...


Mayflex continues its efforts to reduce waste and support the environment
#Mayflex, the distributor of Converged IP Solutions, has recently issued each of its office based staff with a #refillable metal water...


Water based coating improves worker environment and lessens VOCs
It can be challenging to balance corrosion protection and worker safety in manufacturing, since many powerful corrosion inhibitors are...


Global overshoot day is here earlier than ever – how can we move the date?
On the 29 of July, we have used the amount of resources that our planet can create or renew in one year. For the rest of the year we live...


More than eight million Brits throw repairable clothes in the bin
To mark the day when humanity has officially used up ‘nature’s resource budget’ for the entire year (#EarthOvershootDay), new research by...


Avery Dennison joins Ellen MacArthur CE 100
Global labelling and packaging materials manufacturer #AveryDennison Corporation has joined the #EllenMacArthur Foundation’s Circular...


BillerudKorsnäs and The Paper Straw Co to launch the first U-Bend paper straw
Together with the #PaperStrawCo, #BillerudKorsnäs has developed the first functional 180° U-Bend #straw, made out of #paper. The straw is...


Crown within striking distance of attaining its emissions reduction goal
Three years into its five year initiative to #reduce #energy consumption and #greenhousegas #emissions, #Crown Holdings has achieved 94%...


The iconic Mini has gone electric – and it will be built in the UK!
The new #Mini #Electric has been unveiled at the company’s Oxford plant, where the very first Mini was built 60 years ago. After 15,000...


World’s biggest Jute Bag created by school kids to encourage people to go plastic free
A #Jute #Bag the size of nine double decker buses has smashed the #GuinnessWorldRecord after it was hoisted to the sky at a primary...
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