Once you pop, you can’t recycle: Pringles tubes get eco redesign as its metal base, plastic cap and foil-lined cardboard sleeve make it the ‘number one recycling villain’ Pringles tube could change after criticism that it was too difficult to recycle Recycling Association says plastic cap and metal base make it ‘recycling villain’ Kellogg’s is testing … Read more
Once you pop, you can’t recycle: Pringles tubes get eco redesign as its metal base, plastic cap and foil-lined cardboard sleeve make it the ‘number one recycling villain’ Pringles tube could change after criticism that it was too difficult to recycle Recycling Association says plastic cap and metal base make it ‘recycling villain’ Kellogg’s is testing … Read more
For those who remember militant trade unionists laying siege to newspaper offices in the 1980s, the scenes outside printing plants in Hertfordshire and on Merseyside on Friday night and Saturday morning brought back bad memories. Only this time it wasn’t trade unions stifling a free Press by blocking the distribution of newspapers. The culprits were … Read more
One is a former paratrooper, another a 22-year-old ‘birth-striker’ who vows she will never have children for the sake of the planet. They were among the ragtag – and rather middle-class – band of printworks rebels who attempted to blockade free speech on Friday night. Others included a failed would-be MP and a retired taxman. … Read more
One is a former paratrooper, another a 22-year-old ‘birth-striker’ who vows she will never have children for the sake of the planet. They were among the ragtag – and rather middle-class – band of printworks rebels who attempted to blockade free speech on Friday night. Others included a failed would-be MP and a retired taxman. … Read more
Beauty assistant: Alice Robertson At last, some of the industry’s major players are taking steps to prevent billions of products ending up in landfill May I ask, how many things do you have in your make-up bag? According to research carried out by Opinion Matters last month, each of us has on average 11 items … Read more
Homeowners in England will get up to £5,000 for insulation and energy-saving improvements as part of Rishi Sunak’s £2bn Green Homes Grant Chancellor Rishi Sunak has set aside £3billion for a green employment package It is focused on cutting emissions, improving environment and creating jobs Package will include £1billion to improve energy efficiency at public … Read more
Don’t be fooled by the mild-mannered delivery and shambling, cuddly teddy-bear appearance of the Oscar-winning documentary maker Michael Moore. Whether he’s skewering George W. Bush’s ‘war on terror’, the cynicism of America’s gun lobby or railing against the evils of capitalism in general, he’s a Left-wing rabblerouser who knows better than anyone in the film … Read more
On a cold Wednesday evening, the rain is pelting at the windows of the Slamannan Community Centre, where around 50 people have braved the weather to attend a meeting about soaring energy bills. They are residents of this and other rural villages near Falkirk, in Scotland, where households have seen their bills jump to more … Read more
Don’t be fooled by the mild-mannered delivery and shambling, cuddly teddy-bear appearance of the Oscar-winning documentary maker Michael Moore. Whether he’s skewering George W. Bush’s ‘war on terror’, the cynicism of America’s gun lobby or railing against the evils of capitalism in general, he’s a Left-wing rabblerouser who knows better than anyone in the film … Read more