The waste hierarchy is a 6-step process, often displayed in a pyramid style, to provide guidance for best waste disposal practices. Starting from the top of the ‘pyramid’, consumers are encouraged to work their way down each point of the list to help manage their waste better, with the final option in the chart, option … Continued
‘Freedom Day’ has arrived and lockdown restrictions have been lifted once again, however, the number of people self-isolating is on the rise, which is resulting in businesses being short-staffed. This has been an ongoing issue over the past few months, and with the newly scrapped restrictions, it seems to have only increased the issue. This … Continued
The COVID-19 pandemic has enhanced the importance of good hygiene practices, with constant reminders to wash our hands, use sanitizer and wear facemasks. These messages are helping to keep ourselves and surfaces clean, but what about things like food, which cannot be sanitized? This is where the value of food packaging comes in. Despite the … Continued
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle – Achieving Circularity Over the past few years, there has been a far greater emphasis on living a ‘greener’, more eco-friendly lifestyle, and our waste management efforts play a significant role in this. We cannot stop waste production entirely, but everyone can make a significant contribution, by educating ourselves on best practices … Continued
The Flexible Plastic Fund is a brand new initiative, introduced to help boost flexible plastic recycling in the UK. Recycling is a vital step towards supporting a circular economy & living a more eco-friendly life. Recycling plastics takes 88% less energy than making new from raw materials while helping reducing fossil fuel consumption. Although most plastics can be successfully … Continued
We are now more than halfway through the year and the vast majority of us are very eager to try and get things back to normality after a very long and uncertain 16 months. With restrictions set to ease over the next few months, and something ‘more normal’ on the horizon, we are setting our … Continued
There is no question that litter is a very significant environmental issue, one which is damaging wildlife and our diminishing planet. Littered streets, waste plagued parks and oceans containing spilt materials are some of the scenes as a result of littering. These issues occur due to ignorance, neglectful behaviour and poor waste management. It is … Continued
With ten months to go until the Plastic Packaging Tax comes into effect, are you and your suppliers getting prepared? From the 1 April 2022, this new tax of £200 per metric tonne will apply to plastic packaging manufactured in, or imported into, the UK which contain less than 30% recycled plastic. Although we have … Continued
Every year our team dusts off our litter pickers to join Keep Britain Tidy’s annual Spring Clean. We have been taking part in the nationwide litter pick for several years now, and 2021 proved no different, in fact, we were able to cover more areas than ever before, with our new ‘Flexi-Pick’ initiative. Cromwell’s Flexi-Pick … Continued
Culinary queen Prue Leith and food expert Dr Rupy Aujla have teamed up to help tackle the growing issue with food waste in the new Channel 4 show Cook Clever Waste Less, which is in partnership with Hellmans. In the UK, 6.7 million tonnes of food is wasted per year, around 40% of this goes directly to landfills, where it … Continued