Coca Cola has set a target of 100% recyclable packaging by 2025
Coca Cola says: Although we have only recently passed the one-year mark since launch of our World Without Waste program, we have made a...
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1.5 Billion Cotton Swabs Are Produced Every Day - The Last Swab Is A Reusable Cotton Swab
1.5 billion cotton swabs are produced every single day and the average American uses 415 cotton swabs every year. In the UK damage is...
Search Engine ECOSIA uses the money it earns to plant trees, 58 million so far
Each search actually removes 1KG of CO2 Can a search engine offset its carbon footprint and go even further? This is what Ecosia have to...
Co-op is ditching single use plastic carrier bags
Customers will be offered a 10p biodegradable bag for life or compostable bags. To mark World Environment Day (5 June), Central England...
Sainsbury’s first UK supermarket to remove plastic bags for loose fruit, vegetables and bakery items
Supermarket is offering paper and re-usable bags made from recycled materials in efforts to cut plastic with removal of a further 1,284...
CARBON DIOXIDE LEVELS HIT RECORD PEAK IN MAY
This is the highest seasonal peak recorded in 61 years of observations Monthly Average Surpassed 414 Parts Per Million At Mauna Loa...
Study shows we consume at least 50,000 plastic particles a year
Microplastics are ubiquitous across ecosystems, yet the exposure risk to humans is unresolved. The new research is published in the...
P&G launches refillable Olay moisturiser packs in sustainable skincare trials
Olay Regenerist Whip moisturiser will be available in refillable pod, as P&G launches three month trial Consumer goods giant Procter &...
Bank of England confirms that new £50 will be made of plastic containing animal fat
The Bank of England has confirmed that the new £50 will be made of plastic containing animal fat despite provoking backlash from vegans...
Plastics now account for 60% of waste found along our canals
New research states that more than half a million items of plastic reach the oceans from our canals and rivers every year Moorhen nesting...
Climate action urgently required to protect human health in Europe
New EASAC report “The imperative of climate action to protect human health in Europe” highlights an alarming range of health risks due to...
Climate change is destroying a barrier that protects the US from hurricanes
The US East Coast could soon be pounded by more intense and destructive hurricanes than ever before. The cause: greenhouse gases, which...
Nestle's Poland Spring Bottled Water to Use 100% Recycled Plastic by 2022
Poland Spring is on track to be first major bottled water brand in the U.S. to convert its portfolio to recycled plastic. Poland Spring®...
Swifts in trouble
Why are their breeding numbers plummeting? We believe loss of nest sites is at least partly responsible. These migrant birds return from...
Solar deal powers up RSPB nature reserves
The RSPB is planning to install over 700 solar panels across seven nature reserves and is expecting the panels will provide up to 80% of...
Waitrose launches a dedicated refillable zone in the future of shopping test
The test includes the UK's first supermarket frozen ‘pick and mix’ and first borrow-a-box scheme are among a series of ideas being looked...
Motor Fuel Group (MFG), the largest UK independent, has signed a new five-year deal with BP
BP and MFG sign a 1 billion litres a year deal This announcement comes after MFG’s acquisition of MRH last year. The deal commences this...
Shell starts production at Appomattox in the Gulf of Mexico - 175k oil equivalent barrels per day
Production worldwide is on track to reach more than 900,000 boe/d by 2020 from already discovered, established reservoirs. Shell’s...
Nestlé verifies three-quarters of its supply chain as deforestation-free
Nestlé announced that 77% of its agricultural commodities are verified as deforestation-free. Nestlé announced that 77% of its...
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