The pandemic affected all the business sectors in the UK, but one area that feels the effects is the waste disposal sector. While the government is busy ensuring that frontline workers are okay, the waste sector gets little attention. As…
The climate emergency is becoming more pressing, and finding new ways to limit our environmental footprint has become essential. Nonetheless, recycling is not always easy, and most of the UK household waste does still end up in a landfill. Nonetheless,…
When we were all forced to remain indoors last year , we witnessed something magical, nature restoring itself throughout different parts of the world. The COVID19 pandemic has awakened us to just how rapidly climate change is happening. With the…
It is our collective responsibility to ensure that waste is managed effectively. Waste management is crucial in ensuring that the environment stays clean. A clean environment also means that human beings’ and animals’ health do not get compromised. However, during…
This pandemic has changed the world as we know it, especially in regards to medicine and the environment. Let’s take a look at how the lockdown across the world is having an impact on waste disposal. Medical waste With hospitals…
With most of the country still under lockdown, the only businesses currently open are key stores such as supermarkets, pharmacies, and certain other essential services. As the UK population spends more time at home, it’s inevitable that we’re creating more…
While recycling has become a greater norm than it has been in the past, it still comes with many difficult challenges. Perhaps the biggest challenge is the inability to still recycle certain materials. Most of the materials that cannot be…
Threatening acts and aggression from the public have led to two Leicestershire rubbish tips outfitting their staff with body cameras. Theories suggest that the aggression is linked to budget cuts to waste disposal and recycling centres. Leicestershire County Council hopes…
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has ambitious plans for one of the planet’s largest cities. Released last August, Khan’s London Environment Strategy indicates the mayor hopes to hit the ground running on the big promises he made during the campaign. London’s…
Cuts made to the recycling budget by Leicestershire County Council have left the Loughborough area feeling the pinch enough to make cuts to existing services. Councillors in the area have been forced to make choices about which services to keep…
