September 2014

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 …

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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 …

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