Waste Management News
Interesting articles you'll want to read
Man accidently ‘recycles’ his life savings of $23,000 in a shoebox
Recycling rubbish can be an expensive business, and that certainly turned out to be the case for one man from North California who inadvertently dumped his $23,000 life savings. The man, who kept the money tucked away in a shoebox, accidentally 'recycled' it with...
Should I crush cans for recycling?
Image by BRRT from Pixabay It may seem like an odd question as you'd think the answer would be self-evident. I mean, why on earth wouldn't you crush a can before throwing it in the recycling bin? For one, it saves on space; if you use a lot of tin cans and plastic...
Builders’ Waste – Skip Hire v Waste Clearance; Which Is Best?
Now summer is in full swing, most London streets are awash with the sound of hammers, power drills and electric saws. It’s at this time of year that you’ll see vast numbers of skips plotted by the side of the road and numerous front gardens with skips on the driveway....
History of Waste Management
Jimmy and Nellie and the Go Green Team
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...
Microplastics now thought to be blown worldwide by the wind
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 planet... and...
Why are London Black Cabs Exempt From ULEZ?
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. According to Transport for...
Could London’s air pollution increase the risk of psychosis?
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...
Will Government Standardise Waste Collections Across the UK?
Depending on where you live, you may have weekly or fortnightly rubbish collections by your local authority. You may get your food waste collected or you may not. Quite frankly, it's a postcode lottery as to what your council will collect, and how often they'll do...
Woodland Trust Spend £1.1m Clearing Fly-Tipping Waste
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 paint tins, old...
Would You Return Your Used Glass Bottles For Free?
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 information available...
Free plastic water bottle top-ups with “Refill London”
According to statistics on the OneLessBottle.org website, Londoners guzzle more mineral water from disposable plastic bottles than anywhere else in the country. On average, each of us buys more than three single-use plastic bottles of water every week and, whilst this...
London’s Waste may get dumped in a quarry in Leicestershire
According to a recent report in the Leicester Mercury, huge amounts of London's rubbish may eventually end up filling a quarry in the Leicestershire countryside once the quarry comes to the end of its productive life.Croft and Huncote Quarry, or Croft Quarry as its...
Royal Mail Asks Campaigners To Stop Posting Empty Crisp Packets
If you've written out all your Christmas cards and are preparing to pop along to post them in your nearest mailbox, you could find that it's already bursting at the seams with empty Walkers Crisps packets. Why Crisp Packets? Well, in case you didn't know, Walkers...
Diesel v. Electric Cars – Which Is Better For The Environment?
Many of us assume that because they're powered by electricity and not fossil fuel, electric cars are far better for the environment than their gas-guzzling counterparts. However, this common view is now being challenged due to new claims that electric vehicles (EVs)...
Tesco urges us to think for ourselves by removing Best Before dates
We reported back in May of this year that supermarket giant Tesco had announced that it intended to remove "Best Before" dates on some of its fruit and veg products in order to help cut down on the amount of food we waste each year. As of today (Monday 8th October...
Lidl Stops Selling Fruit and Veg in Non-Recyclable Black Plastic Containers
We just had to take a few moments out of our day to write a brief post about this snippet of good news. As the title suggests, the popular discount high street store Lidl has announced that it will no longer be selling any fruit and vegetable items in wasteful black...
Recycle… and impress the neighbours at the same time!
OK, OK, I know; we're always going on about recycling and what we can all do help. This post is no exception, although we thought we'd add a sprinkle of humour in today's post instead. The picture you see here is a classic example of fun and innovative things you can...
Death Knell of the Halogen Bulb After EU Ban
In a bid to encourage Europe to reduce its 'Carbon Footprint', it's now not permitted for retailers to replace their stocks of halogen lamps and bulbs. As of September 1st 2018, LED light bulbs will be taking their place, despite the higher purchase price. LEDs use...
Reading Festival 2018 Partygoers Leave Mountains of Rubbish Behind
A recent report highlighting the problem of the sheer volume of rubbish left behind at the Reading Festival in Berkshire is an all too common occurrence up and down the country. With the 2018 summer festival season now coming to an end, it's the same old story at...