Nine ways to waste time By Stuart Heritage For You Magazine Published: 00:02 GMT, 1 November 2020 | Updated: 00:02 GMT, 1 November 2020 Banana bread? Baked. Jisgaws? Completed. Now, says Stuart Heritage, we’re taking the art of doing nothing to new heights Scrolling through Rightmove If lockdown taught you anything, it’s that you dislike … Read more
Households wishing to take advantage of Government’s new green home improvement scheme say they are struggling to find approved installers By Lily Canter, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:52 BST, 17 October 2020 | Updated: 21:52 BST, 17 October 2020 Households wishing to take advantage of the Government’s new green home improvement scheme say they … Read more
Tea-drinking Brits waste enough water to fill 28 Olympic swimming pools a day by boiling double amount of water they really need, says energy supplier Utilita. The 49.7 million British tea drinkers, who drink an average of four cups of tea a day, are actually boiling enough water for around 400 million drinks a day, … Read more
Tea-drinking Brits waste enough water to fill 28 Olympic swimming pools a year by boiling double amount of water they really need, says energy supplier Utilita. The 49.7 million British tea drinkers, who drink an average of four cups of tea a day, are actually boiling enough water for around 400 million drinks a year, … Read more
PUNT OF THE WEEK: Jubilee Metals makes money by processing the waste produced by other mines By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 9 October 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 9 October 2020 What is it? An AIM-listed company that processes and extracts metals from the waste produced by other mines, which … Read more
Sadiq Khan is accused of letting Transport for London waste tens of millions of pounds on taxis and water coolers as he seeks billions in Covid bailouts from government Sadiq Khan accused of letting Transport for London waste millions of pounds Tories highlight contracts on taxis, water coolers and ‘mystery shopper’ surveys London mayor is … Read more
Modern dual-flush toilets intended to save water actually waste BILLIONS of gallons every year, reveals report Some 88 million gallons of water is wasted by toilets in the UK every day Up to eight percent of toilets are leaking, experts say, mostly dual-flush toilets The two buttons also confuse users, who often use the wrong … Read more
Future Jaguar Land Rovers will have interiors made from recycled waste plastic recovered from oceans British vehicle manufacturer has teamed up with Italian-nylon maker Aquaful It will used Econyl materials in its new cars which is recycled waste products The nylon is created from ocean plastic and landfill waste from around the world Floor mats and … Read more
Scientists have been inspired by Pacman to create a plastic-eating ‘cocktail’, which could help eradicate plastic waste. It’s made up of two enzymes – called PETase and MHETase – produced by a type of bacteria that feeds on plastic bottles, called Ideonella sakaiensis. Unlike natural degradation, which can take hundreds of years, the super-enzyme is able to … Read more
Do you know how much household waste ends up in landfill and in our oceans? According to a report by the National Audit Office in 2019, more than half of the packaging reported as recycled is sent abroad for processing – with little guarantee it won’t be incinerated, buried in landfill or dumped in the … Read more