Oltco Plymouth, led by Ben Ure, has expanded its sustainable product offering by launching Recycle Base, a ground reinforcement system made utilising stone and low-grade plastic, including waste ocean plastic.
The company which specialises in creating resin bound driveway, patio, pathway, balcony and pool surround transformations has experience in developing innovative and sustainable products, with Recycle Base following the success of Oltco’s award-winning Recycle Bound solution.
Researchers have estimated that up to 12 million tonnes of plastic ends up in the ocean...
Community groups across Mid Devon and Teignbridge have quadrupled the amount of waste they have put to beneficial use over the last year despite three lockdowns.
Community Action Groups Devon (CAG Devon) comprises of 20 groups and is part of the community support network, funded by Devon County Council and run by environmental consultancy Resource Futures.
Through projects including repair cafes, community fridges, food surplus cafes, tree planting initiatives, composting, refill campaigns and clothes swishes, their aim is to minimise waste, tackle carbon emissions and...
Recycle Devon is encouraging Devon residents to ‘Green Your Clean’ this summer by sharing greener ways to clean our homes to reduce the amount of waste produced by shop bought cleaning supplies
The Green Your Clean campaign launches on Monday 5 July and runs until Sunday 1 August. Devon residents who take part in this waste reduction challenge can win one of 10 greener clean kits containing a range of natural ingredients which can be made into cleaning products for around the home.
Tips for how to produce homemade cleaning products will be shared on Recycle Devon social...
There are many excellent initiatives that businesses undertake to save the environment and create a sustainable space. Ecology-friendly items that reduce our carbon footprint are soon becoming the norm. Most eco-friendly companies are going out of their way to improve their products and promote sustainable products.
One such company is Circular & Co.
Cornwall-based Circular & Co believe that practical change in the right direction can help reduce plastic waste in the world. Waste dumping, landfills, and pollution are constant threats to the environment. To combat...
Devon’s residents and visitors are being urged to ‘find a bin or take it home’ in a new county-wide anti-littering campaign.
As lockdown eases and the warmer months beckon, the multi-agency partnership Clean Devon wants to encourage everyone to take more responsibility for their rubbish whilst enjoying the beautiful moors, beaches, wildlife, countryside, towns and villages.
Littering is an increasing burden on society, both financially and environmentally and the partnership aims to improve the issue through preventing, detecting and deterring this type of behaviour in...
The UK’s first Food Waste Action Week 2021 (1-7 March) is set to highlight the link between food waste and climate change.
And Devon residents can find practical tips and advice on how to reduce food waste and take part in a food waste challenge via Recycle Devon's social media feeds.
Globally, 30 per cent of man-made CO2e greenhouse gases are created from the production and consumption of food.
Yet despite the high levels of energy, land and water required to produce food, a large amount is sadly wasted in the home before it reaches people’s plates. In the UK,...
The UK’s testing capacity for Covid-19 may be helping to avert a further rise in case numbers - but the waste produced means a disposal disaster is looming.
According to Government figures, the UK is now testing over 580,000 people per day - or over 4 million people per week - for the Covid-19 virus which is circulating amongst the population. This number includes tests taken at Covid testing centres, door-to-door tests, and the quicker lateral flow tests being used in workplaces and schools - but does not include antibody tests, which check if a person has had the virus previously...
The staggering amount of waste generated this Christmas in Exeter can be finally revealed, with a total of 534 tonnes of waste being dumped this week alone, as bins are filled to the brim.
“Even with a slightly toned-down Christmas this year, we all know how full the bins get after Christmas – it’s now clear the huge environmental impact all this waste has. The numbers are simply astonishing – 4 tonnes of uneaten cheese chucked out for example”, explains Charlotte Green from
The online survey carried out by TradeWaste.co.uk asked 4,500 people about the contents of their...
Devon residents can make big savings to both their pockets and bin waste this Christmas and have the chance to win one of twenty festive hampers filled with local produce. Until midnight Friday December 20 Recycle Devon is running '20 Days of Christmas', sharing a range of tips and ideas each day to help families keep waste and costs to a minimum. Ideas range from gift suggestions and wrapping alternatives to seasonal recipes and home decorations. Residents also have the opportunity to share their own waste saving ideas via Recycle Devon’s website. Almost a third of us admit throwing away...
93,374 disposable face masks are sent to landfill every single day in Exeter
Exeter is binning an incredible 93,374 disposable face masks every single day, with reports that many face masks are ending up being carelessly discarded in the street and ending up in streams and rivers.
“If you walk around Exeter today you will see disposable face masks being blown around with leaves in the gutter – they are the new cigarette butt – people are simply chucking them after use. We know that 93,374 are being sent to landfill each day in Exeter – but just how many end-up elsewhere...
