Food firms warn government plan to make them pay for litter picking and waste disposal will increase household meal bills by £125 a year Ministers are consulting on the plan to reduce litter and increase recycling Firms would have to pay for cost of disposing the packaging they produce Food and Drink Federation claimed the … Read more
One of Britain’s biggest waste disposal firms has been convicted of illegally exporting more than 1,000 tonnes of household waste for the second time in two years. Biffa Waste Services was convicted of sending more than 1,000 tonnes of waste collected from private homes, labelled as paper, to Asia. An Environment Agency investigation prevented sixteen … Read more
In a world where the urgent need to tackle climate change is clear, it is a shocking fact that 40 per cent of all the food grown on our planet goes uneaten. More than four million square kilometres of land – roughly equivalent to the land mass of the Indian subcontinent – is used to … Read more
Dozens of Britain’s biggest supermarkets, restaurants and food manufacturers have pledged to slash their food waste by 30 per cent as part of a landmark environmental agreement, The Mail on Sunday can reveal. In a major boost for this newspaper’s War On Food Waste campaign, 47 of the country’s leading food companies have vowed to ramp … Read more
Record number of households spending £265 a year on subscriptions they do not even use, according to research by Compare The Market By Toby Walne, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:50 BST, 19 June 2021 | Updated: 21:59 BST, 19 June 2021 A record number of households are spending £265 a year on subscriptions for … Read more
Solar panels are a popular option for those looking to become more environmentally-friendly and save money on their energy bills in the long run. However, many have been put off purchasing them – not only because they can be a costly investment, but also because they worry they will not make the most of the … Read more
Moment woman confronts three fly-tippers caught dumping building waste at Devon beauty spot and shames them into loading it back onto their lorry Three men were caught red-handed emptying debris down a quiet country lane Neighbour Ella ‘ran through them’ filming and taking pictures of the suspects She also grabbed the keys to their van, … Read more
Radioactive DIAMOND battery powered by nuclear waste ‘will run for 28,000 years’ and could go on sale by 2023 The nuclear battery is ‘safe for humans’ as it is enclosed in tamper proof material It works by using microscopic diamonds to move heat from radioactive isotopes The radioactive isotopes come from the waste products of … Read more
Rolls-Royce begins building world’s largest jet engine which is designed to slash emissions for airlines post-pandemic – and runs on waste By Alex Lawson, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 27 March 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 27 March 2021 Rolls-Royce has begun building the world’s largest jet engine which is designed to slash … Read more
Drones are drafted in to wage war on beach litter as local council uses eye-in-the-sky to create real-time map of waste hotspots Drones are being used by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council The aim it to speed up the council’s response to rubbish left behind by visitors The Daily Mail helping to launch Keep Britain … Read more