Waste & Recycling
Are sky lanterns a recipe for disaster during the coronavirus pandemic?
A Twitter storm erupted yesterday when UK company Night Sky Lanterns announced they would be lighting lanterns for the NHS during the coronavirus crisis. We’ve republished a former piece that looks at how damaging to the environment they really are.
Residents urged to correctly dispose of used coronavirus facemasks
Residents in Birmingham are being urged to follow government guidance on how to dispose of
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Burning plastic is responsible for 4.6 million tonnes of CO2 per year
Four of the world’s largest plastic packaging producers, Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Unilever and Nestlé are responsible
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Lego can survive in the ocean for 1,300 years
A Lego brick could survive in the ocean for up to 1,300 years, according to
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New reusable battery to tackle the problem with EV waste
Battery solutions company Aceleron has developed a new recyclable and reusable electric vehicle (EV) battery
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Underwater avalanches transport microplastics from land to the ocean, research finds
Underwater avalanches can transport microplastics from land into the deep ocean, new research has found.
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Opening a plastic wrapper releases microplastics into environment, study finds
Much is known about the microplastic pollution that’s created when plastic wrappers or bottles are discarded into the environment, but a new study has revealed that simply opening plastic packaging releases a small number of microplastics.
Global initative to make plastic packaging out of waste
A new global initiative has been launched to address the need for packaging to be
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New inquiry to tackle electronic waste in the UK
The Environmental Audit Committee has re-launched an inquiry into the disposal and recycling of electronic
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Government’s approach to plastic pollution ‘dysfunctional’, says Green Alliance
The government’s ‘dysfunctional’ approach to preventing marine plastic pollution is unlikely to deliver any lasting
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Leafield’s Cup Bins support Bristol’s ‘For Cups Sake’ Campaign
Leafield Environmental, a Wiltshire based company are proud to have designed and manufactured 100 new
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Manchester project to turn plastic waste into 3D printing material
A €9.6m project will turn single-use plastic waste into a raw plastic material which can
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