Month: October 2023

Pizza Fans Can Recycle Plastic Bottles for Free Slices and Coke Beverages

Stuart Mitchell

Coca‑Cola is teaming up with local-favorite pizzerias in New York, Atlanta and Chicago for “Toss In, Take Out”, a traveling restaurant takeover celebrating the expanded availability of bottles made from 100% recycled plastic*, and promoting recycling in support of a circular economy. Consumers can bring in any empty plastic beverage bottle (including non-Coke products) to recycle and receive a free pizza slice and ice-cold 20-oz. Coca‑Cola beverage in a 100% recycled plastic bottle*. The rolling restaurant takeover kicks off Oct. 24 in New York at Bleecker Street Pizza before heading…

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BBC Children in Need & George at Asda collaborate for second year with author and illustrator Liz Pichon to create the charity’s official t-shirt for 2023

Stuart Mitchell

BBC Children in Need & George at Asda have today announced their second collaboration with world famous children’s author and illustrator Liz Pichon – who is famous for her illustrated best-selling Tom Gates book series – to create this year’s Official T-Shirt, which will raise money for the charity. This unique unisex t-shirt features BBC Children in Need’s iconic Pudsey character in Liz’s signature doodle style. This is the second t-shirt that Liz has designed for BBC Children in Need and Asda. This year, all money raised through the sale…

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G20 Leaders Endorse IRENA Recommendations for Global Renewable Energy Adoption

Stuart Mitchell

G20 leaders agreed to accelerate efforts to triple global renewable energy capacity by 2030, aligning with recommendations from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) on how the world can move in line with the Paris Agreement targets. In a declaration adopted on Saturday, the Group cites a joint report between IRENA and India’s G20 Presidency, titled “Low-Cost Financing for Energy Transitions”, which estimates a need for over USD 4 trillion in annual investments by 2030. According to IRENA’s “World Energy Transitions Outlook 2023”, released earlier this year in June, the…

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Octopus Energy unveils next stage in smart heat revolution at Energy Tech Summit

Stuart Mitchell

Octopus Energy CEO Greg Jackson today launched the smart heating system Cosy Octopus* with the vow: “This paves the way to heat pumps for everyone.” Jackson launched the heating system at the WIRED & Octopus Energy Tech Summit in London. It will be available from December. It consists of the ‘Cosy 6’, Octopus’ new heat pump; ‘Cosy Hub’, a home controls system; ‘Cosy Pods’, room sensors; a bespoke smart tariff; and the award-winning Octopus 5-star service.   ‘Cosy Octopus’ is free for homes that don’t need any work to fit the…

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Cross-sector partnership launches “game changing” reuse project to tackle single-use packaging

Stuart Mitchell

Reposit, in partnership with City to Sea, Marks & Spencer and Ecover, have recently announced the launch of a “game changing” reuse project. The new project will demonstrate a commercially, operationally and environmentally scalable reuse platform to help accelerate the transition from single-use packaging to reuse. The project is supported by UK Research & Innovation’s (UKRI) Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging Fund.  The new buy anywhere, return anywhere, full reuse platform works across brands, categories and retailers and will include testing prefilled products in returnable packaging on a commercial scale. The…

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