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Hazardous waste. It needs to be dealt with in a way that is sensible and responsible so as to prevent damage to humans, the environment and the wildlife. In order to make the severity and the danger of these hazardous substances and materials known, they should be marked with specific labels and symbols. Those symbols…

Christmas is a jolly, fun-filled festive period in our calendar that everyone anticipates. But it is also one of the most wasteful times of the year. We generate 30% more waste at Christmas than at any other time, and it’s easy to see how. Business Waste claims that of 1,100 households surveyed, 99% of them…

More than 100 million bags of waste go into landfill every single Christmas in the UK. This equals about 3 million tonnes annually. However, that waste cannot be recycled and isn’t compostable or biodegradable. In turn, this will pollute our ecosystems, oceans, countryside and everything in between. This will subsequently have a negative impact on…

C Halloween is one of the most popular and widely celebrated holidays of the year in the western world, but with it comes a considerable amount of waste. It’s the season for gory sweets and chocolates, spooky decorations and creative costumes. But have you thought about where all of the waste from one of our…

Climate change and sustainability has long been a priority for the Olympics in general, but it’s never been more prevalent. The Paris 2024 Olympics has pledged to do markedly better when it comes to the environment in comparison to the London 2012 and the Rio 2016 Olympics. So how did waste management at the Paris…

According to Waste Managed, around 9.5 million tonnes of food is wasted every single year. This includes food that’s wasted at every stage of the process, from the production and processing through to distribution, the supermarket and domestic use.  The same source also claims that there are some foods that are wasted far more than…

Hazardous waste is very easily found in and around homes and businesses, and it can be difficult to know what to do with the dangerous waste you find. Even recycling centres will refuse certain types of unsafe waste, such as paint that is not solidified. So how are you meant to get rid of it? …

Glass recycling. It’s something that might seem simple enough on the outside, but there’s far more to it than you might have otherwise thought. According to Business Waste, around 1,500,000 tonnes of glass bottles in the UK are recycled by British households annually. The same source states that recycling just 1 tonne of glass material…

When trying to live a zero waste lifestyle, it can be difficult to commit to it completely. Part of the problem comes from the food, toiletries, cleaning products and many other everyday things. The majority of people in the UK will go to supermarkets to buy what they need. However, the problem with this is…

You might have heard of waste crime, but what you may not know is that it comes in many different forms and the consequences are also very real for those who commit waste crime offences. In this article, we’ll be exploring waste crime in more detail, including what it is, why it happens and what…