The synthetic grass market is set to reach $7 billion worldwide by 2025 thanks to numerous novel uses, a rise in sports investment, and consumers wishing to reduce their water bills.
Popular in commercial and domestic settings, fake grass is undeniably green in colour, but is it green in terms of its environmental impact too?
Join us as we turf out the untruths and investigate how eco-friendly artificial grass is.
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Environmental sustainability is a pressing concern, and businesses across most industries are actively seeking ways to reduce waste and minimise their ecological footprint.
The retail sector must play a significant role in adopting sustainable practices due to its large-scale operations and consumption rate.
Retail waste can encompass everything from unsold products to packaging materials, and waste causes and streams vary significantly between businesses.
With increasing consumer awareness and demand for eco-friendly practices, implementing waste reduction strategies in retail has become more critical than ever.
Let’s look at eight practical methods for retailers to reduce waste and promote sustainability, starting with the logical step of a waste audit.
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School food waste is a significant issue that has plagued the UK’s educational institutions for decades.
If you’re wondering, ‘how much food do schools waste per year?’, you’re in for a shock.
55,408 tonnes of food waste is generated annually by primary schools in England and 24,974 tonnes by secondary schools. That’s a total food waste weight of 80,382 tonnes across England’s schools annually — meaning urgent action must be taken.
Let’s address the reasons behind school food waste before outlining solutions.
Think back to the last party you attended — the chances are it featured foil balloons filled with helium declaring someone’s age or announcing the occasion.
As the UK population becomes increasingly aware of its impact on the environment, items such as balloons are slow to reduce in popularity. In their various guises, balloons have been displayed in celebration of loved ones for decades, so there’s a strong emotional aspect to their use.
As balloons aren’t disappearing off the shelves anytime soon, let’s take a look at why you should reuse them and how to reuse foil balloons to give them another life before landfill.
Litter is a growing problem and discarded waste can be found almost everywhere on the planet.
Unsightly litter can be dangerous too, but what about its environmental impact?
Let’s look at what litter is, how it contributes to climate change, and what can be done about it.
A candle’s flickering flame and scent can soothe an anxious mind and trigger a meditative state.
It’s no wonder candles are such a popular purchase for home décor, with their atmospheric low light and rich, relaxing fragrances.
Unfortunately, burning candles results in leftover containers and wax, but there are ways to make your passion for candles environmentally friendlier.
Let’s take a look at how we can reuse and recycle candle wax and jars, and fix a broken candle wick.
There are 71.8 million mobile connections in the UK, which is 4.2 million more than the UK’s population.
From this data, we can assume most adults have at least one mobile phone, and many have a second connection — often a work phone.
As mobile phones are crucial to many of us and expensive to repair or replace, most are protected by a phone case.
On average, we change handsets every 21 months, which means we all buy a lot of phone cases — but how does this impact the environment?
Let’s discuss phone case waste and how it can be reduced or avoided.
Wool is a natural fibre and textile made from the fleece of sheep. It’s used to manufacture a wide variety of products, from jumpers and socks to blankets, carpets and cushion covers.
While wool offers many benefits like softness, warmth, water repellence, and fire resistance (did you know that firefighter uniforms are made from 100% merino wool?), it doesn’t last forever.
Luckily, it is a fibre that takes very well to recycling.
Let’s take a closer look at wool recycling techniques, what the resulting material is made into, and your options for recycling your old woollen garments.
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Used coffee grounds are often seen as standard waste and are typically disposed of after they’ve been used to make coffee.
However, there are many ways to reuse coffee grounds. Knowing what you can do with your leftover coffee can free up space in landfills, benefiting the environment.
This blog post will explain what coffee grounds are, examine if you can reuse them to make more coffee, and outline various inventive ways to reuse them for other purposes.
As the season progresses and the temperature drops, you may start to find your car windows need a little attention before you head off to work in the morning.
In this blog post, we will delve into why one of the standard methods for defrosting a car window is terrible for the environment; offering some eco-friendlier alternatives for both the prevention of frost and defrosting once the ice has occurred.
Firstly though, let’s begin with the science.
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