Day: 3 February 2014

Yorkshire Water among utilities at ‘forefront’ of climate change response

Yorkshire Water is a front runner amongst those in the utility sector responding to the challenges brought on by climate change, according to Climate Change Partnership for Yorkshire and Humber's Jon Clubb.

Landfill ban on valuable commodities would save £1bn, say Tory MPs

A ban on sending plastics, wood, textiles and food to landfill could help councils save £1bn a year, Conservative MPs have said.

IKEA more than doubles share of sustainable cotton in products

IKEA has increased the use of sustainably sourced cotton in its products to 72%, up from 34% in 2012.

McVitie’s unveils ‘Wrappers to Riches’ recycling competition

Recycling specialist TerraCycle and McVitie's have launched a new recycling fundraising competition which encourages people across the UK to collect and send in waste biscuit wrappers, otherwise destined for landfill, to be recycled into new products.

Unilever halves size of male deodorant cans to cut carbon footprint

Unilever has announced that it is halving the size of its male deodorant brands to minimise its impact on the environment.

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