Special consideration is needed when dealing with clinical waste, which requires different treatment and disposal methods appropriate to the hazard it may present – offensive, infectious, contaminated with medicines, cytotoxic. Yellow or Orange bags may be used for collection, storage, transport, treatment and disposal, with printed information pertaining to the standard design weight (contents capacity) … Continued
Plastic offers a vast number of benefits, in particular hygiene and health advantages, but a very small amount of plastic packaging helps reduce food waste by prolonging shelf-life. If wasted food was a country, it would be the third largest producer of carbon dioxide in the world, after the United States and China. However, plastic can help … Continued
Food waste is a growing household problem, with 13 billion tonnes of food waste being thrown away from UK homes each year. WRAP carried out a study that showed household food waste in the UK increased 4.4 per cent between 2012 and 2015, despite a target to cut household waste by 5 per cent by 2015. … Continued
Studies been carried out have shown that there is estimated 12.7 million tonnes of plastic in the ocean – including everything from bottles to bags. There is a lot of bad press about plastics at late, but there are also so many benefits to the material that many people forget, ignore or maybe don’t even … Continued
Have you ever been puzzled by the different symbols on your plastic products? A recycling logo with a number inside should be viable on these types of product, this logo is a Plastic Resin Identification Code. This identifies the type of plastic resin used to make the item by providing a ‘Resin Identification Code’. It is … Continued
Waste is a major, growing global issue at the moment, with oceans, the environment and landfills cluttered with rubbish and debris. Television and the media are constantly telling us to reduce our waste, in particular plastics, but often do not give advice on how we do this. This leaves people in a quandary – they … Continued
Waste is fast becoming one of the most publicised and talked about problems, with retailers, business and individuals putting into place a range of different measures to tackle this waste consumption – this often starts with segregation. Where some of these changes have made a positive impact on reducing waste and helping the environment, in … Continued
In the midst of the plastic recycling boom, people are taking drastic measures to reduce plastic waste and reduce the numbers of single use plastics. Cotton buds, straws and stirrers are the 3 known things that are going to be banned by April 2020, with plans to add more plastic items to this restricted list. … Continued
Cromwell Polythene annually participates in beach cleaning and litter surveying activity on behalf of the Great British Beach Clean, and to mark Recycle Week (23 September – 29 September). A team of ten volunteers from Cromwell Polythene, which supplies products for the capture and containment of recyclables took to their local beach at Filey on … Continued
Composting and the use of home-composters have increased in popularity over the past decade, now more and more people are using food waste caddies and composters to reduce their household waste and greenhouse gases. It is not just keen gardeners that are now turning to composting, it has become one the the most efficient and … Continued