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01 March 2019
Retailers using tech to make food waste progress
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Five major food retailers have backed ‘chill to freeze’ tech to cut food waste, while an online platform has helped another to redistribute 24 tonnes of food in Greater Manchester over the last year alone.
20 February 2019
Government sets out new recycling and packaging tax plans
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The government has launched a series of consultations to overhaul the waste system, including its new tax on plastic packaging and improved producer responsibility and business recycling systems.
20 February 2019
‘Digitisation’ can cut energy use by a quarter
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Energy management giant Schneider Electric says its own customer projects show that harnessing certain digital technologies can slash energy bills and boost productivity by up to 50 per cent.
20 February 2019
Greater Manchester set for Europe-leading e-bus fleet
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Greater Manchester’s bus operators will invest in 70 new electric buses after receiving a multi-million pound funding boost from government, giving the city one of largest e-bus fleets in Europe.
20 February 2019
‘Digitisation’ can cut energy use by a quarter
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Energy management giant Schneider Electric says its own customer projects show that harnessing certain digital technologies can slash energy bills and boost productivity by up to 50 per cent.
06 February 2019
World only reuses 9% of materials
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A new report launched at the World Economic Forum in Davos suggests that circular business strategies could ‘tip the balance’ against climate change, but the circularity ‘gap’ is widening.
06 February 2019
Companies urged to ‘act now’ on climate risk
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A global survey of 1,000 experts places environmental degradation as “the long-term risk that defines our age”, with firms urged to develop strategies to cope with worsening climate change.
06 February 2019
World only reuses 9% of materials
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A new report launched at the World Economic Forum in Davos suggests that circular business strategies could ‘tip the balance’ against climate change, but the circularity ‘gap’ is widening.
06 February 2019
Do you use chemicals from the EU?
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Companies that manufacture or import chemicals from the EU need to take action now to maintain environmental compliance in the event of a no deal Brexit, the government says.
23 January 2019
Investment in plastic alternatives continues to rise
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The Guardian and Ribena are the latest household names to take action on plastic waste, while the government has unveiled a new £6 million scheme for companies with innovative solutions.
23 January 2019
Waste crime reaching ‘crisis point’
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A Manchester man has been jailed for illegally dumping 100 tonnes of waste in a school car park, shortly after new research identified Liverpool and Manchester as two of the worst cities for fly-tipping.
23 January 2019
One electric car sold every 9 minutes in 2018
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The UK’s electric vehicle market grew by 19% in 2018, with almost 60,000 new plug-in electric cars registered, according to the government-backed Go Ultra Low campaign.