An article on letsrecycle.com yesterday reported that the UK glass recycling rate is below the European standard. On average, 68% of glass is recycles in EU member states, but in the UK it is just 60%, which is even less than the 2009 recorded figure of 62%. So why are we falling so behind our European colleagues [...]
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It’s clear we need to recycle more glass
Posted in Interesting facts, Sustainability & the Environment on March 28, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
www.freerice.com
Posted in Interesting facts, Thoughts on February 21, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
We came across this website recently and think it’s great! As you already know, we like to ‘do our bit’ with the Children of the Andes, and this website is along similar lines. Run by the United Nations World Food Programme, the website has two goals: to educate people and to help end world hunger [...]
How’s your workplace hygiene?
Posted in Interesting facts on July 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
A recent survey has shown that just one in three of British workers wash their hands after going to the toilet. An astounding 63% of women and 73% of men in UK businesses confessed to not always washing their hands after taking toilet breaks – only a third of Britons always do. So perhaps you [...]
