A £1 million modernisation at Peterborough City Council’s materials recycling facility (MRF) will be unveiled by Councillor Graham Murphy, Cabinet member for the environment, on Friday (16 May) at 2 pm.
The investment includes the region’s first installation of state-of-the-art technology, which has made it possible for Peterborough residents to recycle glass bottles and jars through […]

Coca-Cola has reduced the weight of its famous glass ‘contour’ bottles by 20% to make them more eco-friendly.
The 330ml bottle is 13mm shorter and 0.1mm wider than the original design.
All Coca-Cola, Diet Coke and Coke Zero glass bottles will be made in the lighter-weight format from now on.
The new redesigned bottle weighs in at 210g compared […]

Actress Joanna Lumley has today launched a nationwide recycling campaign to highlight the massive amount of extra waste generated during the festive season, and to encourage households to take action to recycle this waste. 
The campaign is being run by Recycle Now, and will encourage householders to recycle their old Christmas trees, compost their vegetable peelings and […]

Google has launched a UK Carbon Footprint Project which aims to help people in the UK to calculate, track and compare their carbon footprints with other people living in the UK.

Waverley council in Surrey has been recognised as the best council in England for promoting recycling and reducing the amount of household waste being sent to landfill.  Waverley council, which covers Farnham, Godalming and Haslemere, was recognised by Defra for having the “largest decrease in total household waste per head”.
Councillor John Sandy of Waverley council said:
“In […]

A Northamptonshire company has been prosecuted by the Environment Agency for breaking recycling laws.  Eden Industries (UK) of Wellingborough has been fined £8,000 and ordered to pay costs of £1,250 for failing to comply with packaging regulations for two years.
The Wellingborough magistrates were told that the failure to recycle had been revealed during a routine […]

A new simplified recycling logo has been backed by the British Retail Consortium and the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP). 
The idea was proposed following discussions between a number of retail groups, including Alliance Boots, ASDA, B&Q, Marks & Spencer, Sainsbury’s Supermarkets, Tesco Supermarkets Ltd, The Co-Operative Group and Waitrose.
The British Retail Consortium said the logo would replace […]

The Sunday Times has today launched a search for the most environmentally friendly companies in the UK.  The project follows other successful surveys, such as the The Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work For, and the results are expected to be published next May. 
Working with Bureau Veritas, which is one of the world’s main environmental management consultancies, […]

The Mayor of London Ken Livingstone has expressed concern about the municipal waste management performance of the city.  Livingstone’s announcement from last week came in reaction to figures published by Defra that showed regional recycling rates ranged from 22% in London to up tp 35% in the East Midlands and South West.
Mr Livingstone said, “These latest […]

According to a recent survey by Tesco Mobile, up to 11 million new mobile phones will be bought this Christmas.  Although some of the old mobile phones will be reused or recycled, many will end up being thrown away.  In response to this survey, Tesco is rolling out a new online mobile phone recycling service to encourage their […]