2018 December
Packaging waste ‘immediate priority’ in Defra strategy
December 18, 2018
Manufacturers of packaging and other consumer products face increased costs for the recycling and disposal of their goods – as government seeks to carry out a major overhaul of the producer responsibility regimes for waste. The focus on waste costs, which has long been anticipated within the waste and recycling sector, comes as part […]
...read the full articleClimate change: Report says ‘cut lamb and beef’
December 13, 2018
The number of sheep and cattle in the UK should be reduced by between a fifth and a half to help combat climate change, a report says. The shift is needed, the government’s advisory Committee on Climate Change (CCC) maintains, because beef and lamb produce most farm greenhouse gases. The report foresees an increase in […]
...read the full articlePopular Sheffield Practice reduces its carbon footprint and wins prestigious award
December 13, 2018
Dedicated staff at GP practice, Richmond Medical Centre, are celebrating after winning a prestigious environmental award. The popular centre, in the East of Sheffield, has won the the highly coveted Royal College of General Practitioners’ South Yorkshire Practice of the Year Award for its efforts to reduce its carbon footprint. Dr Honey Smith, speaking […]
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