Today’s society follows a simple ‘make, use and dispose’ rule. A bigger television comes out so we rid of the old one never to be seen again, a washing machine breaks and we instantly buy a new one.
Adidas has joined environmental group Parley for the Oceans to transform ocean plastic pollution into recycled swimwear.
When doing our weekly shop in the supermarket, many of us focus on one thing, a low price.
Many of us enjoy discovering new ways to push our passion for protecting the environment to high limits, and the attempt to produce ‘Zero Waste’, or as little waste as possible, is a challenge more and more of us are taking on.
Pancake day is traditionally the last day of feasting before Lent begins, where all our leftover rich and indulgent foods are used up to create pancakes. As tasty as this is, the underlying message behind Shrove Tuesday is one of our core focuses here at Paper Round, waste reduction.
Lauren Singer, has impressively fit all of her rubbish from the past four years into one 16oz mason jar! After majoring in Environmental Studies, the 25-year-old made the conscious decision to commit to living sustainably in 2013.
We all try to follow the rules of the three R’s in the waste reduction hierarchy: reduce, reuse, recycle. The first step, “Reduce,” could be the most fundamental. As the more we reduce, the less waste there is to be reused and recycled.
The Zoological Society of London (ZSL) have a new campaign to reduce the number of single-use plastic water bottles in London.
Palm trees stood tall leaning over the sea. While this sounds romantic and scenic, sadly it was overcast with a serious problem. Livingston beach was carpeted in plastic rubbish. It was home to mouldy bottles, discarded shoes, old sandy toothbrushes and much much more. Not only were these inanimate objects present but also colourful specs of broken down plastic particulates were mixed in with the sand.
Like us here at Paper Round, food charity FareShare let nothing go to waste, and this Christmas they have joined Coca Cola to help provide food to those in need.
Here at Paper Round we’re always excited when someone pushes recycling to new limits. And in one particular corner of paradise in Panama they’ve done just that…
Take away some of the gloom of January and order your Christmas Tree recycling sack today.
The Essex Wildlife Trust at Thurrock Thameside Nature Park has a stunning nature park 120 acres which will eventually grow to 845 acres. Essex Wildlife Trust protects over 8,200 acres of land on 87 nature reserves, and it's based on an old landfill site.
Most hotels include complimentary toiletries but have you ever wondered what happens to the ones that are left behind? 70 million bars of soap and 200 million travel sized toiletries are going to waste in the UK every year.
This week is our very own Sustainability Week. To kick us off in a true #MotivationalMonday style we have… ‘My Old Monday’
For anyone with an interest in the environment sometimes the news can seem like a brutal place that is best avoided. In recent weeks, we have faced reports that the world’s wildlife has fallen by 58% since 1970 and protests over the Dakota Access Pipeline have dominated headlines across the world.
Our managing director, Bill Swan, has recently responded to a discussion surrounding MRF quality and the call from the Confederation of Paper Industries over the need for quality from commingled material
For many years Paper Round have been working with The Zoological Society of London (ZSL), and as part of our long standing relationship every year we have a volunteering day at the Zoo, where a group of lovely Paper Rounder’s all lend a helping hand for the benefit of the animals and ZSL.
