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Brighton beaches join the recycling trend
Brighton and Hove city council has this week announced the installation of recycling bins on the busiest beaches in Brighton which will allow holidaymakers to recycle mixed glass, plastic bottles, mixed paper, card, drink cans and food tins. Those who have visited beaches in UK at peak holiday seasons will be all too aware of… »
Recycling facts and figures
Recycling facts and figures are hitting the UK market at a regular rate and surprising many people along the way. Some of the more interesting facts which have caught the attention include:-
One recycled glass bottle can save sufficient energy to run a computer for 25 minutes.
More than 60% of the rubbish in your bin can… »
Recycling in the UK
Recycling in the UK has taken some time to catch on but there have been significant advances over the last couple of years. A mixture of consumer and business markets wanting to do more to protect the environment, save money and “do their bit” together with the introduction of various penalties has certainly focused the… »
PET recycling, recycling plastic bottles and packaging
While the term PET recycling may put the fear of God into pet owners, it has nothing to do with live animals or your family pet!
PET recycling is the industry name for polyethylene terephthalate (PET) which is the raw material used in many packaging materials and plastic bottles. Soft drinks, alcoholic beverages, detergents, cosmetics and… »
Recycled urine proves a hit for NASA
In one of the more bizarre recycling projects it has been revealed that NASA has produced a recycled water system for the International Space Station which recycles urine, sweat and condensed water from exhaled air. After a number of technical issues with the system, it was flown to the International Space Station aboard space shuttle… »
Recycling centres in your region
Recycling centres are literally springing up around the UK on a monthly basis with more and more consumer recycling programs complementing the vast array of local authority recycling centres. However, many people are still not sure where their local recycling centres are even know the Internet now holds the key to the vast array of… »
UK recycling regulations, who is calling the shots?
As we see more and more recycling regulations hit the UK market there is a growing concern that the influence of the European Union is extending beyond that of the UK government. Let’s not forget that the European Union is an unelected parliament which now has the power to control each and every EU member… »
Recycling waste heat
There are many different ways to recycle and save energy, as well as helping the environment in the process, but one trick which the Institute of Civil Engineers believe the UK is missing out on is the recycling of waste heat. The ability to recycle the heat released specifically in the production of electricity could,… »
Recycling and Waste Management exhibition 15 to 17 September 2009 (RWM)
The Recycling and Waste Management exhibition will take place at the NEC Arena Birmingham in what is sure to be an informative and well attended exhibition. There are three different seminars across the three-day event in the business seminar theatre, the energy and water seminar theatre and the local authority seminar theatre. Tickets are free… »
Free energy-saving light bulbs save on recycling
Over the last few months the government has been forced to make significant changes in the light bulb market where the more traditional bulbs are being replaced by energy efficient and longer lasting light bulbs. As a consequence we have seen a number of free energy-saving light bulb offers with The Sun newspaper and Tesco… »