Introduction Did you know that although we are asked to recycle a great deal of our waste these days that recycling is not actually the best environmental option for our waste? Recycling is actually a sort of ‘middle level’ option that is certainly much better than waste … [Read more...] about Is Recycling Really Good for the Environment? Pros and Cons Explained
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Packaging Waste Regulations – Implications of Waste Disposal Fees
Introduction As some of you may be aware a new version of the UK packaging waste regulations was recently released. ‘Large’ organisations now have a responsibility to pay waste disposal fees for the packaging on their products that eventually becomes household waste. … [Read more...] about Packaging Waste Regulations – Implications of Waste Disposal Fees
Deposit Return Schemes Coming to the UK
Introduction It was interesting to see the post here pop up in my news aggregator the other week. It appears that deposit return schemes (DRS) will be introduced in the UK in the near future. This brought back a lot of memories from my youth. I remember my parents buying soft … [Read more...] about Deposit Return Schemes Coming to the UK
Five New Year’s Resolutions for Environmental Practitioners in 2025
Well, I made it to 25 years as an environmental practitioner last year and I am well and truly in the veteran status of my career! It’s been some journey. Every year for the past few years I have written a blog post on new years resolutions for environmental practitioners, and … [Read more...] about Five New Year’s Resolutions for Environmental Practitioners in 2025
Living Planet Index Report Release 2024
Introduction On the 10th October 2024 the latest version of the Living Planet Index (LPI)Report was released. This is an extremely useful publication for environmental practitioners so I thought it might be worthwhile writing a blog post on it. What is the LPI? In a … [Read more...] about Living Planet Index Report Release 2024