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Which is the lesser of the evils? -  landfill waste that biodegrades, or plastic; -  biodegradable waste in the landfill or even recyclables? Read on to assess if biodegradable waste in landfills is even better than recycling. About half of...

Holistic Environmental Footprint Considering the front end and the back end of the production of packaging.   We often focus on waste management and disposal of single-use and disposable of packaging. We are not wrong in doing so as we...

Is your business carbon friendly?   Do you know that 53 cases of 10-inch Cornware 100% biodegradable plates save enough CO2 as electricity to power the average UK home for one whole year? There is substantial evidence that climate change...

Brexit! - Deal or No deal with the Environment?  

The question that begs for an answer is: 
Could Brexit mean an exit of environmental policies or will we now have the autonomy to set our own laws and targets?  

In the curfuffle over deal and no deal, the environment has but, just been forgotten!   An extension to Brexit has been granted in principle by the EU negotiators, but things are still up in the air!

Carbon offsetting is an internationally recognised way undertaken by many businesses to take responsibility for their carbon footprint and portray themselves as environmentally responsible corporations to their investors and customers. A carbon offset is a reduction in emissions of carbon dioxide or greenhouse...

A report in the guardian: The plastics problem: are natural alternatives doing more harm than good?  sounds like a sequel to last week's  blog on ‘The Impossible Compostable’ Yes the race is on to develop more sustainable types of plastics...

Businesses are increasingly using environmental claims  such as 'being compostable' in order to differentiate themselves and their products from their competitors.  But are such claims substantiated and appropriately qualified. Most of the time they are not as it is quite...

If we want to make a significant difference to climate change and global warming, then we need to get serious about investing in nature. Planting trees can help us reach our 2015 Paris Agreement goal of limiting a rise in...

Ever made a meal that was too big or you prepared too much of? Sure; either save the leftovers or throw them in the trash. But often times when we simply throw food in the trash, we are unaware of...