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BBC children’s show Blue Peter has announced that its famous badges will be going green, being made from old yoghurt pots. The programme, which since 1967 has shown kids how to craft things out of old toilet roll tubes and other household waste, will launch two of the new recycled Blue Peter badges this month, with all […]

The United Kingdom and Italy tied for tenth place as the top-ranked municipal waste recyclers in Europe during 2015, figures published today by the European Union’s statistics body Eurostat today (30 January) suggest. According to the figures, which are submitted on behalf of the EU’s 27 member states, as well as other European nations including […]

Recent figures published by Defra show a fall in recycling rate for the first time since recording began in 2010. The combined recycling and composting rate for waste from households stood at 44.3% in 2015. In 2014 the rate was 44.9%. Although there was a drop in the rate from the previous year, the figure […]

Ribbex has obtained FORS accreditation for 17 vehicles that operate out of the Welwyn Garden City depot. The Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme (FORS) is a voluntary accreditation scheme that promotes best practice for commercial vehicle operators. With over 4,250 members, FORS is gaining recognition as the transport industry’s go-to accreditation scheme. FORS encompasses all aspects […]

Figures unveiled by Ziffit.com (a website and app that enables people to sell unwanted books, CDs, DVDs, Blu-rays and games for cash) are reported to show UK households are set to clear out 66 million bin-bags worth of stuff – and that’s just in preparation for the holiday season. The new research released by Ziffit.com […]