Last December, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) published the latest recycling data for local authorities in England. The data covered the financial year 2017/18. The following table reflects the top ten recycling authorities in … [Read more...]
Upcycling and Recycling; You Can Make a Difference
If you are worried about pollution and climate change – and let’s face it, you should be - this article will make interesting reading. According to authoritative site gov.uk, UK statistics on waste as at March 2019 showed some improvements. Provisionally, slightly … [Read more...]
Guernsey Sets Example for EU Recycling
The tourist-focussed Channel Island of Guernsey aims to record one of the highest household recycling rates in Europe this year. This makes good sense when the local economy relies heavily on visitors for its main income. Current forecasts predict Guernsey waste … [Read more...]
Mission Critical: Recycling Batteries is Crucial to Our Future
They may seem small and insignificant, but discarding used batteries indiscriminately is not only bad form, it is morally irresponsible. Commonly used batteries include 6V, 9V, D, C, AA, AAA, with tiny button batteries perhaps the most common of all - more on this … [Read more...]
UK Woefully Short Of its 2035 Recycling Targets
The United Kingdom is likely to fall well short of 2035 recycling targets, according to research released by leading British-based international packagers DS Smith. It seems that Brexit-bound UK is a decade behind where it needs to be to meet the agreed targets. How … [Read more...]
