Day: 15 September 2019

Co-op urges councils to bin delay to home food waste collections

Stuart Mitchell

The Co-op has urged English local authorities to speed up the rollout of food waste collections from homes as figures reveal approximately 1,000 tonnes a day ends up in landfill when it could be composted or used to create energy and help cut greenhouse gases. Food waste rots and produces methane, which is considered a damaging greenhouse gas, 23 times worse than carbon dioxide. The ethical retailer is campaigning on the issue as it believes a large number of the 1.75 billion single-use plastic bags in circulation could also be…

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Javier Bardem calls on world leaders to agree a Global Ocean Treaty

Stuart Mitchell

On 19 August Oscar winner actor Javier Bardem was in Times Square to demand a “GLOBAL OCEAN TREATY NOW” as an electronic billboard displayed threatened marine life. Later, he will address delegates at the United Nations to urge governments to agree a strong Global Ocean Treaty that could help to protect at least 30% of the world’s seas by 2030. This is the third out of four meetings at the UN to negotiate a treaty that could set the frame for a legally-binding ‘Paris Agreement of the oceans’.  “Whatever happens…

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Hasbro to Phase Out Plastic from New Toy and Game Packaging

Stuart Mitchell

Hasbro, Inc. has announced that, beginning in 2020, it plans to begin phasing out plastic from new product packaging, including plastic elements like polybags, elastic bands, shrink wrap, window sheets and blister packs. The company’s ambition is to eliminate virtually all plastic in packaging for new products by the end of 2022. “Removing plastic from our packaging is the latest advancement in our more than decade-long journey to create a more sustainable future for our business and our world,” said Brian Goldner, Chairman and CEO, Hasbro. “We have an experienced,…

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En + Group Achieves Even More at its “360” Environmental Campaign at Lake Baikal

Stuart Mitchell

En+ Group, announces the results of its 360 ​​environmental marathon held on the shores of Lake Baikal on September 7. At this year’s successful event, 500 volunteers gathered and filled six KamAZ trucks with collected litter. For the first time, volunteers also marked out 540m of nature trails, and established three picnic areas. The “360” environmental campaign is part of En+ Group’s comprehensive programme, first launched in 2011 to preserve Lake Baikal and the protected natural areas of Russia from adverse environmental impacts. The programme includes environmental, social, scientific, educational…

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HeidelbergCement and Equinor sign a memorandum of understanding on CO2 capture and storage

Stuart Mitchell

On 5 September, the Chairman of the Managing Board of HeidelbergCement, Dr. Bernd Scheifele, and the state-owned Norwegian energy Group Equinor signed a memorandum of understanding on the capture and storage (CCS) of CO2 at an international energy conference in Oslo. Since 2011, HeidelbergCement’s Norwegian subsidiary Norcem has been running a project dedicated to CO2 storage in the cement industry at its Brevik cement plant. The CCS project “Northern Lights”, which includes the project at the Brevik cement plant, has been initiated by the Norwegian government in three different industry…

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