South West businesses with flushing urinals are costing their organisations over £1,200 in unnecessary bills, and are also failing to cut avoidable CO2, warns Exeter-based Smarti Environmental. The business, which provides eco-friendly waterless urinal technology to the NHS, tourism businesses, hospitality businesses and other organisations, has released its findings to coincide with Water Saving Week 2022 (23-27 May), during which it is launching the world’s first eco-enzyme waterless and PH neutral urinal solution, the Vortex triple seal valve (TSV).
A DEVON printed-packaging company has revealed that last year (2021) it sent more than 95% of its factory and office waste to be recycled (March 2022).
Newton Print Ltd said it generated 3,582kg of waste and 95.2% of it (3,410kg) was recycled with Coastal Recycling in Exeter, 4.5% was used to generate electricity and 0.3% (100kg of waste ink) was sent to landfill.
Simon Besley, Sales and Marketing Director at Newton Print in Newton Abbot, which specialises in assisting artisan, start-up and SME food and drink producers to bring their products to market on time, said: “We...
As you start to plan your festivities and you purchase your Christmas food and gifts. There are some simple steps we can take to make Christmas more sustainable. At this time of year, we generate more waste than any other time. One example of this is the amount of cardboard packaging we produce which is approximately 300,000 tonnes, enough to wrap the London Eye 50,000 times according to Recycle Now. We also need to consider ways we can remove avoidable plastic from our festive preparations. Including Christmas cards, decorations and gifts. Around 12 million tonnes of plastic enters our...
A DEVON plant-based ice cream brand has swapped its printed tubs for a fully recyclable option that still ticks all the compliance boxes while being completely sustainable (September 2021).
Fravocado based in Heathfield near Bovey Tracey is made with nutrition in mind, offering a healthy, allergen free alternative without lacking flavour or indulgence.
Becky Osborne, Founder and CEO at Fravocado explained: “Having a truly sustainable brand is key in the 21st century. We’ve created a wonderful product that not only tastes good but offers a viable allergen free alternative to...
To celebrate the Great Big Green Week 2021, Princesshay is holding a two-day sustainability event in Princesshay Square on Friday 24th and Saturday 25th September in collaboration with key partners across Exeter.
Head to Princesshay on these dates and learn how small changes can make a big difference to our planet, with pop up exhibitors, including Co Cars, Co Bikes, Rapid Charging Devon, St Sidwell’s Point, Liveable Exeter, Exeter City Living, Nourish, Sails & Canvas and Devon Contract Waste, showcasing their sustainable products and initiatives.
A project to remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere will be crucial to the UK’s bid to reach Net Zero by 2050 – and is set to spark the biggest change in land use since the Second World War.
The NetZeroPlus project, led by Professor Ian Bateman from the University of Exeter Business School, is one of five interdisciplinary projects that will receive a total of £31.5m from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) – with each project investigating a different method of removing harmful greenhouse gas emissions from the atmosphere.
A quarter of Exeter respondents source their food locally according to WWF’s calculator
According to analysis by environmental organisation WWF and the Stockholm Environment Institute at the University of York, Exeter residents have one of the lowest carbon footprints in the UK.
Exeter residents taking part in the analysis had the lowest average carbon footprint of any large town or city with a population over 250,000 in the UK - of 11.6 CO2e (carbon dioxide equivalent). 25% source their food locally, while 12% of respondents have solar panels (compared with the UK average of 7...
Students selected to share their views on climate change for Good Energy
An Exeter School pupil has been selected from almost 1,000 applicants to sit on the Good Future board of a British renewable energy company.
Year 8 pupil Jack is one of six young people selected to share their views on climate change for Good Energy, the UK’s first renewable electricity supplier.
The board is made of up of six secondary school-aged students who will feed into how Good Energy is run and make sure the voices of tomorrow’s leaders are heard.
I have worked as an environmental journalist and climate communicator for many years. Climate change concerns me greatly, as I care deeply for all life on this planet and I have two young daughters who will one day inherit the world we have created. Effective climate action is imperative, and it begins at a local level.
Although I have worked on a national and even global scale advocating for climate action, local community has always been at the heart of what I do -it’s where I started out and I am on the committee of a local community group and have been a school governor for...
