by Metro Waste | May 29, 2019 | Recycling & Environmental
Waste Recycling and Environmental Pollution Admittedly, there has been some progress in more recent times but there is still a monumental mountain to climb. Fortunately for us, our younger generation are now far more aware of the problem than ever before so it’s...
by Metro Waste | May 3, 2019 | Recycling & Environmental
As if it wasn’t bad enough to know that microplastics are already polluting rivers, oceans, the soil and even our drinking water supply, a new study suggests that these tiny plastic particles are being blown by the wind to even the remotest places on the...
by Metro Waste | Apr 16, 2019 | All Things London, Recycling & Environmental
With the current air quality crisis in London and the new ULEZ (Ultra Low Emissions Zone) regulations that have recently come into force in April 2019, many people are asking why London’s iconic ‘black cabs’ are still exempt from the charge....
by Metro Waste | Mar 29, 2019 | All Things London, Recycling & Environmental
Reported to be the first of its kind, a new scientific study published on the psychiatry section of the JAMA Network website suggests that young people living in high-pollution areas may be at an increased risk of having a psychotic episode. It may come as no surprise...
by Metro Waste | Feb 1, 2019 | Recycling & Environmental, Waste management
There aren’t many urban woodland areas left that are still undeveloped but if you’re lucky enough to live near one and love to ramble or dog walk your way through them, you’ll no doubt be confronted with a myriad of rubbish along your journey. From...
by Metro Waste | Jan 28, 2019 | Recycling & Environmental
Back in March of 2018, we wrote about the Government’s announcement that it intended to introduce a Deposit Return Scheme for glass bottles, plastic bottles and tin cans. We’re now nearly a year down the road and there’s still precious little...