Sri Lanka sends back 21 containers full of ‘recycling’ to UK because it was full of rotting MEDICAL WASTE Previous illegal containers had rags, bandages and body parts from mortuaries The 260 tonnes of rubbish first arrived in capital Colombo’s main port in 2017 Another 242 containers from Britain remain abandoned at the same port … Read more
Morrisons will trial paper containers for groceries as the supermarket giant moves a step closer to removing all plastic bags from its stores Supermarket Morrisons to run trial with paper bags in bid to remove plastic bags Morrisons was the first UK supermarket to introduce paper carrier bags last year Removing bags for life out … Read more
Morrisons will trial paper containers for groceries as the supermarket giant moves a step closer to removing all plastic bags from its stores Supermarket Morrisons to run trial with paper bags in bid to remove plastic bags Morrisons was the first UK supermarket to introduce paper carrier bags last year Removing bags for life out … Read more
‘Portable coronavirus labs’ built into shipping containers which can be moved about on a truck could provide a new low-cost way to process COVID-19 tests. Scientists from OpenCell.bio and King’s College London worked with a company called Opentrons Labworks to create the rapid robot-powered facility. The team say it is the first fully functional lab … Read more
The end of plastic bottles? Coca-Cola and Carlsberg back new all-plant drinks containers that will rot away to nothing within a year Dutch biochemical company Avantium are developing a new plant-plastic The material would form a protective, recyclable layer inside a cardboard bottle Avantium hopes to have their new drinks containers on shelves by 2023 By … Read more