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Plastic PPE waste is to be given another life in a ground-breaking recycling collaboration between Heriot-Watt University and Britain’s largest PPE manufacturer, Globus Group.
The soaring quantities of plastic PPE, including respirators and…
How many diggers would it take to pick up all the plastic waste from the last 12 months?
The UK is one of the worst polluters for single-use plastic per person. We produce 4.9 million tonnes of plastic each year, with ¾ of that eventually ending up in landfills. As a whole, the UK produces...
Be on the right side reducing plastics in the environment
Plastics, particularly waste plastics, are one of the most ubiquitous man-made materials on the planet. Waste plastics can be found on the peak of Mount Everest and the bottom of the Mariana Trench, in the Antarctic and Artic, in the Gobi…
Amey reduces plastic and CO2 waste by 97 per cent across its cleaning operations
Amey has reduced plastic and CO2 waste by 97 per cent across its cleaning operations following the implementation of its new ‘Cleaning Excellence’ model.
In 2020 Amey’s Secure Infrastructure business embarked on a journey to…