The World’s Most Environmentally Responsible Companies
It’s quite common for people to think of the biggest companies in the world as heartless, mindless, soulless corporations that couldn’t care less about the environment. We read in the news of companies dumping their waste inappropriately, using unsustainable material sources and unscrupulous practices. However, there are a number of big names in the world […]
Burning Waste For Energy
Burning rubbish is generally considered a bad thing by the public. It produces toxins and pollutants which harm our environment; the public is advised to place their waste into the bin, rather than on the bonfire. However, what if we could use waste as a fuel? What if we could use our daily produced rubbish […]
The Difference Between Biomass and Biogas
Biomass and biogas are growing in popularity – if you’ll excuse the pun – in today’s ever more focussed ‘green society’. So what is the difference between biomass and biogas? To understand the difference between biomass and biogas, first, you must understand biofuels. Both biomass and biogas are what’s known as biofuels. Put simply, a […]
The Energy Lifecycle
The Energy Lifecycle Energy cannot be created nor destroyed. This is a fundamental fact of life (as far as the world’s top scientists are aware). In simple terms, energy is stored within everything, from the blades of grass on the lawn to your kitchen sink and the wood on the log pile. When you burn […]
Plastic – An Environmental Disaster
Plastic was first invented in 1907, by Belgian-born American Leo Hendrik Baekeland who was living in New York State at the time. Whilst looking for an insulating shellac to coat the wires of electric motors ad generators, he combined chemicals phenol and formaldehyde. He noted that the mixture would form a sticky mass and soon […]
What Does the 2040 Petrol and Diesel Ban Mean?
In the past weeks, the UK has announced plans to ban the sale of all petrol and diesel cars from the year 2040. The commitment comes following a similar pledge from France made earlier last month and is part of the governments “Clean Air Plan”. The move hopes to tackle rising public health risks from […]
How Can Your Business Reduce Landfill Waste?
The UK is focusing more and more on sustainability. We are moving away from our reliance on landfill and trying to reduce waste. Businesses are beginning to see the waste that they produce is slowly costing them more and more money. In a recent blog, we focussed on some of the key reasons why your business […]
Why Paper Can’t Be Recycled Infinitely
Paper is widely understood by the general public. When it comes to whether it can or can’t be recycled, the vast majority of people understand how, when and why it’s recyclable. Whilst people may be unsure whether they can recycle a certain plastics or metals, paper is one of the materials that is well understood. […]
Carbon – What’s next?
Whilst the UK is slowly but surely lowering its dependence on carbon, we’re still not completely weaned off the stuff. The UK released over 7 metric tons of C02 emissions per capita in 2013, down from 11.8 in 1970, but still a long way to go before we reach 0. As a nation, we are […]
Last Chance Tourism
Last chance tourism is the tourism industry that is built around the last chance to see something. It could be the last chance to see wild Rhinoceros in Africa, the last chance to see the Great Barrier Reef or the last chance to see Argentina’s glacier fields. If you knew that before long something would […]