Sitting scrolling through social media, reading articles and watching the television, we see countless examples of ‘Waste Bashing’ and the material that seems to get the most attention? Plastics. Claims such as ‘There will be more plastic in the ocean than fish in 2050’ are turning people against the material, showing only the negative impacts … Continued
As we enter another Lockdown, where many public, hospitality and entertainment outlets will be temporarily closed, coupled with a lot of us now having to work remotely, it seems like home is where we will be spending a lot more of our time. With all this time at home and with Christmas nearing, many of … Continued
Always keen to take on new challenges, our team has decided to take steps to help reduce their carbon footprints by removing meat from their diets for a whole month. A light-hearted challenge, that aims to help make a difference (no matter how small) many members of the Cromwell team have chosen to tackle a … Continued
The Government announced last week that England will go into a second lockdown for 4 weeks from Thursday 5th November. As the cases throughout the UK began to rise over the last few months, it seemed inevitable that’s something like this would happen, but still came as a shock to many individuals and businesses. Unlike … Continued
The Halloween season is upon us, and although COVID has put a halt on parties, gatherings and trick or treating, for many of us the celebrations may still continue just from the comfort of our homes or for children in schools. The reduction in public interaction, will not mean a reduction in Halloween waste.17 million … Continued
The battle with food waste in the UK continues to grow, as does the levels of such waste. WRAP 2018 report shows that households throw away 6.6 million tonnes of food waste a year in the UK. It is estimated that a family household will often dispose of £700 worth of food annually. Since this study 2 years ago, … Continued
In its annual survey of UK households’ recycling attitudes and behaviour, WRAP’s Recycling Tracker 2020 indicates levels of recycling are higher and more consistent than last year, but there is still room for improvement. For instance, on average UK households still dispose of 1.5 items that could be recycled into their rubbish collection. 82% mistakenly … Continued
This week has seen the premiere of Londons first-ever ‘Repair Week‘, a newly introduced initiative to tackle rising waste levels via the means of repair. London Repair week features a range of events, tutorials, hacks, tips and tricks, as well as a showcasing Londons ‘Repair Heroes’. Councils, businesses and brands ran repair workshop, gave advice … Continued
Excellent waste management is a skill in which we should all strive for, one which is easily achievable with the right mindset and goals. How we handle our waste has detrimental impacts on the end recycling result, if it is handled in the wrong manner, this will impact the effectiveness and recyclability of the thrown … Continued
Back in January 2020, we expanded our UK manufacturing and recycling base with the acquisition of Moorgreen Flexible Packaging, a long-established recycling and extrusion facility based in Alfreton, Derbyshire. Initially at the beginning of 2020, we rebranded Moorgreen Flexible Packaging under the Cromwell umbrella, renaming the company as Cromwell Plastics Recycling. Since then, this name … Continued