Organisations of all sizes produce waste of some sorts, whether that be paper and cardboard, plastic, or other general materials. With the world waking up to the devastating impact that wrong disposal of waste is having on the planet, most businesses have started a recycling program, or are just getting...
Pandora Achieve Carbon Neutral Product Certification
The prestige jewellery brand Pandora hopes to become more sustainable than ever by reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The world's largest jewellery brand has made changes in its manufacturing processes and material selection which has helped Pandora achieve carbon neutral product certification. This article will also cover what it means to...
Lucozade Sports Bottles To Be Made From Recycled Plastic By The End Of 2021
The soft drinks brand Lucozade has been in business for almost one hundred years in the UK. By June 2021, it was announced that Lucozade Sport bottles will be completely made from recycled plastic by the end of the year. Statista Research Department (2020) estimated that over three and a...
Mobile Household Recycling Centres Head To The Streets Of Birmingham
The bustling city of Birmingham has made efforts to reduce the city’s production of waste due to an increase of fly-tipping. Birmingham City Council has funded a new initiative this summer (2021) to improve recycling rates and clean the streets in a bid to be more sustainable and presentable. Leaving...
Oddbox Pledges To Save 150,000 Tonnes Of Food Waste
Oddbox, which rescues ‘too odd’ or ‘too many’ fresh fruit and vegetables directly from growers and delivers it to members, is marking Stop Food Waste Day (28th April) with the release of its first annual Do Good Report. The Do Good Report sets out the actions that the business and...
Specialized Brings E-Bike Battery recycling efforts to UK
Specialized UK has now outlined its e-bike battery recycling ambition, partnering with Ecolamp Recycling Solutions. Having tripled sales of its Turbo branded e-bike catalogue in the past two years, Specialized, like others in the e-bike space, is frequently asked what happens at the end of a battery’s life. Sold to...
School Trust Launches Uniform Recycling Campaign
A leading school trust, Outwood Grange Academies Trust, is launching a new campaign alongside uniform supplier, Trutex. The campaign between Outwood and Trutex sees the partnership between the two building on the success of the last academic year, which saw over 600,000 plastic bottles saved from landfill thanks to Outwood...
ASICS transforms 5 tonnes of recycled textiles into an earth day running shoe
ASICS brand’s has released its most planet-friendly cross-category collection to date, the new ‘Earth Day Pack’. This move is to introduce a circular manufacturing approach that saw around 5 tonnes of textile waste, the equivalent of 25,000 t-shirts, recycled into new shoes. The pack includes products from across ASICS running,...
Recycling glass can possible help restore Louisiana’s coastline
The southern coastline of Louisiana has lost land from its eroding beaches and marshes. Environmentalists fear that the damage to the coastline has passed the point of return. Every day, the city’s bars and restaurants produce tons of waste in the form of glass bottles, and because the city’s waste...
Molson Coors Replace Plastic Rings With Cardboard Sleeve
Molson Coors replace plastic rings and introduce a fully recyclable and sustainable cardboard sleeve for can multipacks for all major brands, including Carling and Coors. Produced by paper-based solutions supplier, Graphic Packaging International, the one-piece cartonboard wrap features a shaped interior design that securely holds the cans, as well as...