Rubber roads pave the way for tyre recycling as Tarmac expands asphalt range

A new rubberised asphalt which uses recycled waste tyres has been launched by Tarmac.   The leading sustainable building materials and construction solutions business is the first in the UK to develop a new asphalt technology capable of recycling end-of-life tyres (ELTs) into roads.   With 40 million waste tyres produced every year in the UK, the company has created an innovative asphalt mix using granulated rubber. Tarmac estimates that it will be possible to recycle and reuse up to 750 waste tyres for every kilometre of highway surfaced with the new…

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Waitrose & Partners sets new standard in refrigeration with 40% energy saving

Waitrose & Partners is set to reduce energy use in its stores by more than 40%, after introducing cutting-edge new technology from Wirth Research in all new open-fronted fridge cabinets. Standard open-fronted supermarket refrigerators lose air into the aisles, which is why customers can experience cold feet when shopping. This cold air spill is wasted energy. Wirth Research’s Next Generation Refrigeration (NGR) helps to retain more of this air inside the fridge cabinet, meaning considerably less energy is required to keep food at the optimum temperature – resulting in substantially…

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Fujitsu Expands Initiative to Resolve Ocean Plastic Waste Problem

Fujitsu Limited today announced that the Fujitsu Group is expanding its initiative to reduce plastic use in business activities to resolve the ocean plastic waste problem, which is having an increasingly severe global impact on the ecosystem. Through these efforts, Fujitsu will work on a global scale to raise employee awareness of the plastic waste problem, contributing to accomplishing the SDGs. Background Recently, oceanic pollution from plastic waste has been spreading, and there are concerns about the impact on the ecosystem due to the harm caused by oceanic plastic waste…

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Danone Waters of America, Importer & Distributor of evian® Natural Spring Water in the U.S. and Canada, Becomes a Certified B Corporation® and Announces Reincorporation as a Public Benefit Corporation

Danone Waters of America, the U.S. and Canadian importer and distributor of evian® natural spring water, Badoit® sparkling natural mineral water and Volvic® natural spring water, announces today that the company has achieved B Corp™ Certification and is now a public benefit corporation (PBC). Achieving B Corp Certification and incorporating as a PBC represent the company’s commitment to meeting high standards of social and environmental performance, transparency and accountability. “We are proud to have confirmed through the rigorous assessment of the ways we are already using business as a force…

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Starbucks launches first ever airport reusable cup trial at Gatwick Airport in London

Starbucks and Hubbub are launching the first airport reusable cup trial in partnership with Gatwick Airport. The trial will offer drop off points for Starbucks reusable cups throughout the international airport’s South Terminal to help cut paper cup waste and address throw-away culture. How It Works: Starbucks customers will be offered the option of having their drink in a reusable cup when they get to the till Customers keep hold of the cup for the time they are in the airport Before boarding, cups can be returned to one of…

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