Biffa Waste Services is convicted of illegally exporting more than 1,000 tonnes of household waste including soiled nappies and hairpieces and labelling it as paper then dumping it in Asia Biffa Waste Services convicted sending more than 1,000 tonnes of waste to Asia Investigation stopped sixteen 25-tonne containers travelling from Southampton Wood Green Crown Court … Read more
Earth’s glaciers have shrunk by 267billion tonnes per year since 2000 – accounting for up to 21 per cent of rising global sea levels, a new study has warned. Researchers in France have analysed high resolution maps of over 200,000 glaciers from the past two decades to understand how they have changed. Worryingly, their analysis … Read more
The first test of a project backed to spray millions of tonnes of chalk into the stratosphere, in an attempt to ‘dim the sun’ and cool the Earth, could happen in June. Harvard University experts will test the system by sending a large balloon 12 miles above the Swedish town of Kiruna and have it … Read more
The first test of a project backed to spray millions of tonnes of chalk into the stratosphere, in an attempt to ‘dim the sun’ and cool the Earth, could happen in June. Harvard University experts will test the system by sending a large balloon 12 miles above the Swedish town of Kiruna and have it … Read more
This is how much clothing is thrown away every five MINUTES in the UK: Thought-provoking image sheds light on wasteful fashion as 64% of shoppers admit to owning clothes they’ve only worn once Around 350,000 tonnes of clothing are binned every year in the UK Image reveals how much clothing is thrown away every five … Read more
A record-breaking 28 trillion tonnes of ice — enough to cover the whole of the UK in a sheet over 300 feet thick — melted from the face of the Earth between 1994–2017. Researchers from the University of Leeds carried out the first ever global survey of ice loss using data collected from satellites orbiting … Read more
Sending just ONE email less every day could cut CO2 emissions by 16,000 tonnes – the same as 80,000 flights Research from OVO Energy found half of Brits send unnecessary emails daily Sending one less every day could cut CO2 emissions by 16,000 tonnes a year This is the equivalent of 81,152 flights from London to Madrid … Read more
Longer and heavier ‘mega lorries’ that will weigh up to 48 tonnes could take to roads under government plans to cut the number of journeys by freight and slash vehicle emissions Maximum load weight would increase from 44 to 48 tonnes under the new plans Trailer lengths would also be extended by two metres from … Read more
Longer and heavier ‘mega lorries’ that will weigh up to 48 tonnes could take to roads under government plans to cut the number of journeys by freight and slash vehicle emissions Maximum load weight would increase from 44 to 48 tonnes under the new plans Trailer lengths would also be extended by two metres from … Read more
Baffled students watch 29 TONNES of carrots being dumped outside a London university as an art installation about food waste – before nabbing a few for their dinner Twenty-nine tonnes of carrots were dumped on Goldsmiths college campus Baffled students filmed a truck tipping the vegetables on the floor on Tuesday The bizarre carrot pile … Read more