Day: 12 June 2015

WRAP’s Liz Goodwin honoured with OBE

Liz Goodwin, chief executive of the UK Government's Waste & Resources Action Plan (WRAP) has received an OBE for her services to business, resource efficiency and the environment.

Simply Cups scales up to drive circular economy

A London-based paper cup recycling initiative that helps retailers and hospitality businesses close the loop on disposable coffee cups is expanding to recover additional waste materials and launching a roadmap to develop new local infrastructure.

Vodafone slashes emissions impact with Internet of Things

Vodafone has helped save its customers more than 3.5m tonnes of CO2e thanks to its ability to connect devices and share information through the Internet of Things (IoT).

Vacuum cleaners sucked into throwaway culture

Vacuum cleaners are often thrown away too early because users fail to maintain them properly and mistakenly think they're broken beyond repair, a new study by Nottingham Trent University has claimed.

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