MORRISONS TO USE WINE SCREW TOP THAT USES LESS ALUMINIUM AND IS EASIER TO RECYCLE
A new environmentally wine screw cap that is easier to recycle is being rolled out by supermarket Morrisons.
CIRCULAR ECONOMY EXPERT APPOINTED TO SUPERVISORY BOARD OF DESSO
Global carpet and sports pitches company Desso has appointed Robert-Jan van Ogtrop to its supervisory board.
GERMAN SCIENTISTS DEVELOP NEW TECHNIQUE TO SORT PLASTICS
Researchers at Ludwig Maximilians Universität (LMU) in Munich have developed a new process that will allow the rapid separation of different plastics. Led by Professor Heinz Langhals of LMU’s Department of Chemistry, a technique has been developed that allows for automated recognition of the constituents of a polymer, thus making sorting more efficient.
SITA UK TO TURN LANDFILL SITES INTO SOLAR FARMS
A number of SITA UK’s landfill sites could be turned into solar farms following a deal signed with British Solar Renewables (BSR). Although SITA already generates energy from landfill gas at a number of capped sites, it tendered for the exclusive rights to set up solar farms on closed sites.
NESPRESSO PLANS TO INCREASE RECYCLING CAPACITY FOR ITS ALUMINIUM CAPSULES TO 100%
Nestlé’s premium coffee brand Nespresso has announced plans to increase the recycling capacity for its aluminium capsules to 100 per cent globally. Currently, the capacity exists where 75 per cent of its customers worldwide can order a recycling bag to return the aluminium capsules when they order coffee online as a Nespresso Club Member or […]
215 MILLION FEWER SINGLE USE CARRIER BAGS USED IN NORTHERN IRELAND SINCE 5P CHARGE INTRODUCED
Northern Ireland’s Environment Minister Mark H Durkan has revealed that 215 million fewer single use carrier bags have been used in the first year of the 5p levy. The first set of official statistics since the levy was introduced show that there was a 72 per cent reduction in use of these bags, representing a […]