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Waste management strategies for festive events

November 02, 2025

When the Christmas lights are switched on and festive markets are springing up all over the UK, it makes for a magical atmosphere. But behind the mulled wine and the...

In the News - Kids growing produce

April 21, 2021

A social enterprise in Lisburn in Northern Ireland has joined forces with an organic materials recycling firm and a potato company to launch an initiative encouraging primary school kids to...

Survey Says that Being Green Makes us Happier

March 30, 2021

A survey by campaign group Beyond the Box has found that doing something good for the environment can actually increase our mood.

Sainsbury’s Announces New In-Store Plastic Recycling Scheme

March 23, 2021

The biggest story in the headlines this week is the news that Sainsbury's have announced they are launching a new plastic recycling scheme, in this scheme customers will be able...

Nissan Builds its First Car Using Closed Loop Recycling System

January 27, 2021

Japanese car giant Nissan said it's new Nissan Rogue is the first global model to be built using a closed-loop recycling system for all of it's aluminium parts.

Survey Finds 1 in 4 Brits Resolve to Live More Sustainably in 2021

January 21, 2021

Research carried out by environmental charity Hubbub has found that 1 in 6 adults have made their new years resolution to live more sustainably. This article hopes to give some...

The World’s Greenest Cities: Ljubljana, Slovenia

December 22, 2020

As being one of the most picturesque cities in central Europe, Ljubljana is one of the world's greenest cities and it even won the European Green Capital in 2016

Christmas Recycling is All Fun and Games in Blackburn

December 14, 2020

Blackburn has joined forces with Darwen Council have asked residents to take part in a festive competition which will give them a chance to win cash prizes but will also...

In the News: Toy Giant Join Terracycles Toy Recycling Program

December 10, 2020

In the news this week there is a focus on two toy companies joining Terracycles toy recycling program in a bid to make toys more sustainable

Christmas Tree Recycling for Charity

December 02, 2020

This week's stories making the headlines focus around Christmas trees and specifically around the Compton care hospice charity

Waste management strategies for festive events

November 02, 2025

When the Christmas lights are switched on and festive markets are springing up all over the UK, it makes for a magical atmosphere. But behind the mulled wine and the...

Laughing Gas Canisters: What you can do when you find them and how to recycle them

March 11, 2024

Discarded laughing gas canisters are becoming an increasingly familiar sight on our pavements and in our parks. These small steel bottles contain nitrous oxide or ‘laughing gas’, which has become...

Tap into behavioural science to boost your business recycling

January 07, 2026

There are plenty of reasons for businesses to introduce a recycling programme. It cuts waste management costs, positions companies as sustainably-minded, and can make them the business of choice for...