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 improve wheat yields by up to 65 percent using fertilizer created from processed human waste Researchers from Federation University studied ways to improve local soil They treated Australia’s clay-heavy farmland with fertilizer from human waste They found wheat yields increased between 55 and 65 percent in two locations By Michael Thomsen For Dailymail.com Published: … Read more
A local council is seen spending £150,000 removing three football pitches worth of waste left by fly-tippers in a North London suburb, on tonight’s ITV documentary ‘Fly Tipping: Britain’s Lockdown Problem’. This week the government told councils to prepare to reopen tips after seeing an increase in fly-tipping since the lockdown, a problem highlighted after … Read more
What should you make with all the leftovers in your fridge? Home cooks are now making PIZZA OMELETTES to use up their old wilting vegetables A home cook has revealed a simple trick his uses to prevent food from rotting He explained he uses leftover vegetables to create a delicious pizza omelette Facebook users praised … Read more
‘A divisive waste of money’: Standard Life Aberdeen pulls out of the World Economic Forum meetings in Davos By Ruth Sunderland for the Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 23 April 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 23 April 2020 Standard Life Aberdeen has pulled out of the World Economic Forum meetings in Davos because its chief … Read more