Tag: University of Bath

Calls for government to introduce a charge on disposable cups

Stuart Mitchell

Around 2.5 billion single-use cups are used in the UK every year, yet fewer than one per cent are recycled. They contribute to litter, contaminate recycling streams and increase waste management and street cleansing costs for local authorities and taxpayers.  Research by the Revolution Plastics Institute team, University of Bath, Oxford Brookes University and University of Sheffield found that 92 per cent of customers are unsure whether they are being charged for a disposable cup when they buy a drink.  This lack of transparency means people may not realise that…

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UK citizens call for stronger safeguards as cultivated meat nears regulation

Stuart Mitchell

As cultivated meat moves closer to regulatory consideration in the UK, a new report has set out a series of public-led recommendations aimed at ensuring the technology contributes to a fairer, safer, and more transparent food system. Cultivated meat – which is grown from animal cells rather than produced through traditional livestock farming – has been developed over decades and is now transitioning from research into potential commercialisation. The Cellular Agriculture Manufacturing Hub (CARMA), a collaboration between the University of Bath, the Royal Agricultural University (RAU), University College London (UCL),…

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