It hopefully will be used to wrap sandwiches or carry baked goods instead of the cling wraps and plastics now on the market. The winning design for this year’s international James Dyson Award is a plastic alternative made out of fish waste. The material, called MarinaTex, was developed by Lucy Hughes, a 24-year-old product design […]
Majority of Nespresso coffee pods heading to landfill as company ramps up recycling message Coffee giant Nespresso concedes 71 per cent of its pods are not being recycled, despite a global push to make it more convenient to save aluminium and turn coffee grounds into mulch. Key points: At Steve Martin’s scrap metal recycling business
Tetra Pak, in collaboration with its supplier Braskem, has become the first company in the food and beverage industry to offer packaging made with responsibly sourced plant-based polymers, in line with Bonsucro standards for sustainable sugar cane. The move is part of Tetra Pak’s recently launched Planet Positive initiate, which urges industry stakeholders to drive
When it comes to tires, it’s time to start thinking about the switch from summer to winter wheels, but for two Alberta companies, when it comes to tires the “switch” means they are completely transformed. Eco-Flex turns tires into a crumb and makes entirely new products, things like industrial walkways, curb ramps and even rumble
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NORTHLEACH has opened its first community owned and run café. The Black Cat Café opened in September with the aim of benefitting the local community. It has been opened with the help of community interest company, Northleach Church and Town Enterprise, which will continue to help run the service. Rob Elliott, who works for the
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In one of the most rapidly gentrifying areas in New York City, a group of residents have come together to organize and open the Central Brooklyn Food Coop (CBFC). This month they announced the launch of a crowdfunding campaign with the goal of raising $25,000 by Nov, 22 to support a down-payment for a physical
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PUBLISHED: 16:38 18 October 2019 | UPDATED: 16:38 18 October 2019 Catherine Price Williams with 16 month old shepadoodle Scout outside Denver Windmill. Picture: Sarah Hussain The Grain Loft at Denver Mill was set up by Catherine Price Williams who wanted to promote local eco-friendly businesses. The new shop, which opened three and a half
Fife crafters are being given an exclusive opportunity to showcase their creative talents in the lead up to Christmas, thanks to a new initiative being rolled out by Health Food & More in Kirkcaldy. They are being offered free space within the St Clair Street health store to host one-off pop-up shops to exhibit and
If successful the toymaker said it would look to roll out the scheme beyond the US (Picture: Getty Images) Lego is planning to trial a new scheme in the US allowing customers to ship their unwanted bricks back so they can be given to other children. The Danish toymaker has provided mailing labels which can
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Laura Reynolds Borough Market To Open Sustainable New Street Food Area The eclectic stalls of Borough Market offer myriad lunch options — trust us, we’ve availed ourselves of most of them at one time or another — but not many places to sit and enjoy your nosh. Enter The Borough Market Kitchen, a new space
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