Two ‘furious’ waste removal men filmed themselves dumping a truckload of a customer’s rubbish over her driveway – as revenge when she reportedly refused to pay up. Jonathan Morgan, 31, and his brother Calum, 27, spent two hours clearing the mess, which consisted of bed frames, mattresses, and doors, outside the resident’s house in Cardiff, Wales, … Read more
Entire buildings were razed to rubble in Beirut yesterday after a chemical explosion punched through the city and wreaked devastation for miles. The industrial port that provides Lebanon with crucial trade routes was virtually flattened by the blast, which is believed by officials to have been caused at a warehouse storing ammonium nitrate. Sobering scenes … Read more
Even immediate efforts to reduce plastic pollution could leave Earth with 698 million tons (710 million metric tonnes) of waste by 2040, scientists estimate. Immediate and globally coordinated action to limit plastic consumption and waste could reduce the rate of plastic pollution by nearly 80 per cent by 2040. However, even if such a ‘best-case … Read more
Boss claims takeover WILL come good, but Melrose shares plunge as coronavirus lays waste to GKN Critics of Melrose, and the men who run it, will seize on this as evidence of a well-deserved nemesis Chief executive Simon Peckham insists the deal will pay off in the end By Ruth Sunderland for the Daily Mail … Read more
If you’ve been wishing there was a magic solution to cutting down your weekly food bill, the secret might just lie in a food waste-fighting app. Laura Williams, 30, from the West Midlands, who has a three-year-old and another child due in August, managed to get a box of fresh food worth £35 for just … Read more
Lockdown was a waste of time and could kill more than it saved, claims Nobel laureate scientist as he says Neil Ferguson overestimated coronavirus death toll ‘by 10 or 12 times’ Michael Levitt won the shared Nobel prize for chemistry in 2013 for the ‘development of multiscale models for complex chemical systems’ Prof Levitt, of … Read more
London Is Open. How many times did we hear the city’s two-bob chancer of a mayor Sadiq Khan parrot that trite slogan in the wake of the Brexit referendum? He even lit up the London Eye in the colours of the EU flag to proclaim that despite the Leave vote, the city welcomes all-comers and … Read more
Millennials rejoice! Laser-based ripeness test ensures PERFECT avocados while reducing waste by up to 10 per cent Avocado ripeness is traditionally assessed by hand or using pneumatic devices These approaches can result in up to 30 per cent of the fruit being wasted Experts have developed a non-destructive approach using lasers and vibrations It cam accurately determine on an individual basis which fruit are … Read more
Scientists develop new regenerating hydrogel that can cool overheating phones and computers and convert waste heat into electricity Thin hydrogel film straps to phone batteries to convert waste heat to electricity The new polymer-based film transfers electrons when heated to generate power Water inside the hydrogel then evaporates to cool the patch has a cooling … Read more
Yes, restaurants are shut, parties banned and relatives reduced to flickering images on computer screens — but at least we have our beloved showbiz to keep us happy on TV, right? Wrong. One of the forgotten casualties of the coronavirus crisis is the entertainment industry — in fact, this is becoming the spring when all … Read more