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Meridian bagless recycling bin

Leafield Environmental, a leading UK manufacturer and designer of recycling and litter bins are proud to have designed the Meridian ‘bagless’ recycling bin, saving thousands of bin bags being used each year reducing carbon emissions. The unique benefit of Leafield’s ...

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The importance of correct lithium battery disposal

Blog from Owen George, Divisional Commercial & Resource Strategy Manager, Grundon Waste Management From laptops to mobile phones, power tools to watches – batteries are at the beating heart of almost everything we touch. While the drive towards sustainability means ...

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Robust bins to keep green spaces clean

Leafield Environmental, the UK’s leading designer and manufacturer of litter and recycling solutions are proud to working together with local councils to provide robust bins to keep green spaces clean. Leafield’s best-selling Heritage Square XL Litter Bin houses a 240-litre ...

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New soft plastics recycling bin range

Leafield Environmental, a leading UK manufacturer and designer of recycling and litter bins have launched a new soft plastics recycling bin range to collect soft plastics packaging in high footfall areas such as supermarkets, shopping centres, service stations and office ...

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Methane reduction: How FMs can get ahead

COP26 saw more than 100 countries pledge to significantly cut emissions of methane – a powerful greenhouse gas responsible for around 30 per cent of global warming to date. Dr Stephen Wise, Chief Strategic Development Officer for environmental biotechnology company, ...

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Cedo launches the UK’s first antibacterial recycled refuse sack for domestic use

‘Good Karma’ antibacterial refuse sacks will go on sale in Morrisons across the UK from 8 November 2021 Each bag is made with 100% recycled plastic and incorporates BactiglasTM Antimicrobial technology, killing more than 99% of bacteria like E.coli and ...

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Reducing carbon emissions through circular economy

The circular economy is to play a critical role in helping to cut carbon emissions. By recycling existing materials the highly energy-intensive production of new raw materials is reduced, accelerating the movement to net zero carbon emissions. What new technologies ...

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Be on the right side reducing plastics in the environment

Plastics, particularly waste plastics, are one of the most ubiquitous man-made materials on the planet. Waste plastics can be found on the peak of Mount Everest and the bottom of the Mariana Trench, in the Antarctic and Artic, in the ...

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Beyond net zero, don’t ‘waste’ the opportunity

Recycling company Paper Round calls for the industry to look ‘beyond net zero’ In recent years, the push to deliver ‘net zero’ has grown remarkably. But is it enough? Not according to leading London & South East recycling company Paper ...

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Step it up this Recycle Week with sustainability insights and solutions from Rubbermaid Commercial Products

As public focus gradually moves away from the pandemic, sustainability has been thrown into the spotlight once more. Rubbermaid Commercial Products’ (RCP) Europe-wide Changing Workplaces study revealed that the Covid-19 pandemic drove 66% of businesses to increase spend on single-use ...

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