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Single Use Plastic Plates and Cutlery To Be Banned In England
Single Use Plastics Single use plastic plates, cutlery and other items are set to be banned in England from October 2023; this action is part of England’s 25 Year Environment Plan (2018), which aims to eliminate all avoidable plastic waste by 2042. According to the Department for Environment, Food and…
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WasteTrade | 2022: A Year In Review
As Christmas and the new year get closer, we have decided to take this opportunity to reflect on 2022 and look back at everything we achieved in our first full year. 2022 is the WasteTrade’s first full calendar year, and to say it has been an eventful one would be…
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Energy Prices 2022 | What the Energy Price Crisis Means for Recycling In the UK and Europe
Energy Price Rise It will come as news to no one that Europe is battling an extreme energy price rise. There are many contributing factors to this, such as the general economic slowdown caused by COVID-19 spending. Also, power generators that were shut down during the pandemic due to diminishing…
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WasteTrade Are Sustainability Champions | The Big Sustainability Expo 2022
Last week on Thursday 22nd September, WasteTrade exhibited at The Big Sustainability Expo 2022. This event brought together leaders in corporate sustainability from all sectors of the economy. We had the opportunity to meet with many different individuals and businesses to discuss what we at WasteTrade, together with ThinkCarbon, are…
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WasteTrade Nominated For ‘Waste’ Award | The Big Sustainability Expo 2022
Waste Management Company We are delighted to announce we have been shortlisted as a finalist for the ‘Waste’ Award at this year’s Big Sustainability Expo in St. Mary’s Stadium, Southampton on September 22nd. The waste award we are nominated for is: “From circular principles applied to design, to projects achieving…
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WasteTrade Will Be Attending the Big Sustainability Expo, Southampton 2022.
On September 22nd, 2022, WasteTrade will be attending the Big Sustainability Expo that is taking place at St. Mary’s Stadium in Southampton. This expo is one of the UK’s leading events in corporate sustainability and in the push towards net-zero carbon emissions. Over the years this event has been running…
Read MoreJune 22nd – WasteTrade: The Launch | PRSE 2022 Amsterdam.
The ever-growing waste crisis has been devastating the natural environment across the globe for decades. The waste industry has been struggling for a long time, failing to sustainably process anywhere near the amount of waste we produce. Compliance and regulation issues, coordinating transport and the lack of clarity around the…
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The 2030 Agenda
Sustainability Agenda What is the 2030 Agenda? The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is a set of 17 Sustainable Development Goals set out by the United Nations at the Sustainable Development summit, held in September 2015. The agenda was designed to bring about a more sustainable future for the entire…
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ThinkCarbon
ThinkCarbon is a new project tasked with combatting the excessive levels of carbon emissions being produced around the world. Owing to decades of over-consumption, we are facing a climate catastrophe. However, it is not too late for us to make the important changes we need to make for the sake…
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