This week WRAP debuted their Food Action Waste week, a brand new initiative to help tackle the issue of food waste and the problems associated with it. As stated on WRAP’s website ‘around a third of the food we produce worldwide is lost or wasted and it’s having a significant impact on climate change. In … Continued
1-7 March marks the UK’s first Food Waste Action Week, dedicated to raising awareness of the environmental consequences of letting this vital resource go to waste. The campaign, from sustainability experts, WRAP, will promote activities intended to help make food loss a thing of the past. This new endeavour feels particularly pertinent now, as the … Continued
A unique set of circumstances have come together recently, resulting in scarcity of polyethylene (PE) and Polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) resins. These virgin materials are used in the manufacture of a range of widely used plastic products including clear food wrap, packaging films, PPE, recycling sacks, textile production. Significantly, PBT is used in compostable plastics, with ever … Continued
We are never far from a story demonising plastics, social media, blogs, activists and other outlets continually share stories about the many negative impacts of plastics. Plastic filled beaches, littered bottles and bags and “unnecessary” packaging is promoted to show what a harmful and unnecessary problem the material is, when in reality, this couldn’t be … Continued
The battle with food waste is often a challenging one, but luckily with new initiatives being introduced, it is becoming far easier to become part of the solution, rather than part of the problem. Food waste is often an inevitable issue within the hospitality and retail sector, but when in a home environment it is … Continued
In early January 2021, the UK Government announced another nationwide lockdown, the third since the COVID-19 pandemic began early last year. With us now as a nation ‘Staying Home’, as the lockdown slogan demands, we have seen a shift in our normal routines and many changes have occurred, one of which being an influx of … Continued
When we enter a new year many of us decide we want to ‘better ourselves’, often in the form of New years resolutions. A new year, a new start for many and the idea to do something meaningful or effective gains a lot of interest. As we progress into January, there are many people who … Continued
Hope is on the horizon this year with vaccines being rolled out, but we must not become complacent. The recent surge in COVID-19 cases has left hospitals in crisis and led to Lockdown3. Strict hygiene and infection control procedures remain central to the line of defence. Here at Cromwell, we have a range of protective … Continued
One of the most confusing things about household waste management is understanding what goes into which bin, and what items can and cannot be recycled. This confusion only deepens with many local councils having differing waste management collections. Depending on where you live, and which local authority you come under will determine how your waste … Continued
UPDATE: Appeal for support Not all heroes wear capes, some carry litter pickers. Towards the end of 2020 we donated boxes of waste sacks to Adrian ‘Ady’, a litter picking hero in his local community, who takes time out of his own day and money from his own pocket to help clean up his community. … Continued