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BBC News
3 hours ago
- Business
- BBC News
Wiltshire's climate summit boycotted by eco company amid planning row
A green recycling firm has declared it is boycotting a climate summit in protest to a council's delay in assessing plans for a "first of a kind" eco-friendly landfill Wiltshire, based near Royal Wootton Bassett, will not attend Wiltshire Council's Climate and Environment Summit on Friday and Saturday, where leaders will consider approaches to lessen the county's environmental firm slammed delays in the council granting permission for a new site which will harvest fumes from landfill to generate Paul Sample, cabinet member for environment, climate and waste, said he was "disappointed" by the decision, adding the process is "completely separate". The company's bosses said their proposed Super-Midden production centre will remove "3,800 tonnes of carbon emissions per year", while "generating sufficient heat and energy to produce affordable fruit and vegetables" for a number of north Wiltshire Ash, director of Sustain Wiltshire, said that they had made the decision not to participate in the summit due to the lack of certainty over their project."From our public consultations in 2023 through to last week, we had not received a single voice of opposition to the Super-Midden", he added. "Now, at five minutes to midnight, we are faced with further questions and a formal objection from the National Highways."We continue to encourage Wiltshire Council's planning officers to fast-track their planning decision. Should this fail, we will have no choice but to appeal to the Planning Directorate." In response, councillor Sample said that it was "inappropriate to comment on an ongoing planning application" and that "the council remains keen to work positively with Sustain Wiltshire to resolve the outstanding issues"."It is a shame that they do not wish to engage in the event, which will celebrate businesses working towards carbon neutrality and share best practice and approaches to accelerate their progress towards net zero," he added.
Daily Mail
10 hours ago
- General
- Daily Mail
Do YOU know which bin soft plastics go in? Major shake-up to how households recycle the items most Brits don't know what to do with
A new kerbside recycling scheme for soft plastic items people often struggle to dispose of is set to be introduced across all councils in England by March 2027. North Somerset Council will be one of the first local authorities to rollout the new scheme which makes it easier to recycle items such as plastic bags, crisp packets, dog food pouches, bread bags and cling film. As of last week, people living in the area were asked to bag up their soft plastic waste and put it in their green mixed glass recycling bin before leaving it outside to be collected. They are asked to use a plastic bag they would already be throwing away, such as a bread bag and no bigger than a carrier bag, squash all the air out and tie it with a knot. Some people's collection day has changed as part of the switch to three weekly bin collections, whereas they were previously collected fortnightly. Anyone who faces a gap of over three weeks between their old and new collection day will have an interim one-off collection, which may be on a Saturday. Most people's recycling and waste collection day will also change in June to increase the efficiency of collections, reduce carbon emissions, and improve reliability of the service. People in North Somerset have one green box for mixed glass recycling, which is now also used for soft plastics, another for mixed paper and card, a third brown box for food waste, a large black bin for general waste and a green one for garden waste. They must also bag up small appliances, mixed textiles and clothes and batteries separately for collection. As of last week, people living in the district were asked to bag up their soft plastic waste and put it in their green mixed glass recycling bin before leaving it outside to be collected (stock image) So far, it is unclear what the rules will be for other councils as the scheme is rolled out across the rest of England over the next two years because each area has varying procedures and bins. North Somerset Council said soft plastic waste accounted for around 10 per cent of black bin waste in the county. It claims the new strategy will save them money by cutting back on black bin collections as they will be emptier and will allow residents to recycle more plastic. The recycled soft plastics will be reused and turned into items such as bags for life or traffic cones, the council said. Out of the 311,000 tonnes of plastics found on supermarket shelves just 6 per cent is recycled, according to one estimate from Recycle Now. Before the scheme, people had to take their soft plastic waste to their local supermarket who collected it and claimed they were sending it off to be recycled. The vast majority of people didn't and instead put it in with their general household waste. But those who did make the effort were perhaps wasting their time as an investigation by Everyday Plastic and the Environmental Investigation Agency found 70 per cent of the soft plastic being collected by supermarkets was actually being incinerated. Other areas which have implemented the new soft plastic kerbside recycling scheme include Solihull in the West Midlands, South Gloucestershire and East Dunbartonshire and Fife in Scotland. Maldon and Penarth are also trialling the scheme.
The Independent
12 hours ago
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Coldplay to reissue albums on records made from recycled plastic bottles
Coldplay are to reissue nine of their previous albums on clear records made from recycled plastic bottles. The EcoRecords are claimed to reduce carbon emissions during the manufacturing process by 85% compared with traditional vinyl production. Jen Ivory, managing director of the band's label Parlophone, said: 'We are incredibly proud to partner with artists such as Coldplay who share our commitment to a more sustainable future for music. 'The shift to EcoRecord LP for their releases is a testament to what's possible when innovation meets intention. 'It's not just about a new product, it's about pioneering manufacturing that significantly reduces environmental impact, providing fans with the same high-quality audio experience while setting a new standard for physical music production.' Each 140g LP is made up of approximately nine recycled bottles, after they are cleaned, processed into small pellets and then moulded into records. Coldplay will re-release debut album Parachutes (2000), A Rush of Blood To The Head (2002), X&Y (2005), Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends (2008), Mylo Xyloto (2011), Ghost Stories (2014), A Head Full Of Dreams (2015), Everyday Life (2019) and Music Of The Spheres (2021) in the series. The band's latest album Moon Music, released last year, has already been released on an EcoRecord LP. It comes after Coldplay claimed they had exceeded their climate change target while attempting to put on one of the greenest tours in history. In 2024, the group claimed its CO2 emissions were 59% less for the first two years of their Music Of The Spheres Tour compared to their stadium tour from 2016 to 2017, surpassing an initial 50% target. The group used rechargeable batteries fuelled by renewable sources for the shows along with other efforts. Coldplay have long campaigned for climate action, with frontman Chris Martin saying in 2019 they would not launch a globe-trotting tour for their album Everyday Life due to environmental concerns. In October last year, Martin claimed his band would stop making albums after their 12th record, with Moon Music being their 10th. All of the London-formed band's albums have reached number one on the UK albums chart and the group have also had two number one singles in Viva La Vida and Paradise. The latest series of reissues will be released on August 15 with pre-orders open on Coldplay's website.
Yahoo
12 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Coldplay to reissue albums on records made from recycled plastic bottles
Coldplay are to reissue nine of their previous albums on clear records made from recycled plastic bottles. The EcoRecords are claimed to reduce carbon emissions during the manufacturing process by 85% compared with traditional vinyl production. Jen Ivory, managing director of the band's label Parlophone, said: 'We are incredibly proud to partner with artists such as Coldplay who share our commitment to a more sustainable future for music. 'The shift to EcoRecord LP for their releases is a testament to what's possible when innovation meets intention. 'It's not just about a new product, it's about pioneering manufacturing that significantly reduces environmental impact, providing fans with the same high-quality audio experience while setting a new standard for physical music production.' Each 140g LP is made up of approximately nine recycled bottles, after they are cleaned, processed into small pellets and then moulded into records. Coldplay will re-release debut album Parachutes (2000), A Rush of Blood To The Head (2002), X&Y (2005), Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends (2008), Mylo Xyloto (2011), Ghost Stories (2014), A Head Full Of Dreams (2015), Everyday Life (2019) and Music Of The Spheres (2021) in the series. The band's latest album Moon Music, released last year, has already been released on an EcoRecord LP. It comes after Coldplay claimed they had exceeded their climate change target while attempting to put on one of the greenest tours in history. In 2024, the group claimed its CO2 emissions were 59% less for the first two years of their Music Of The Spheres Tour compared to their stadium tour from 2016 to 2017, surpassing an initial 50% target. The group used rechargeable batteries fuelled by renewable sources for the shows along with other efforts. Coldplay have long campaigned for climate action, with frontman Chris Martin saying in 2019 they would not launch a globe-trotting tour for their album Everyday Life due to environmental concerns. In October last year, Martin claimed his band would stop making albums after their 12th record, with Moon Music being their 10th. All of the London-formed band's albums have reached number one on the UK albums chart and the group have also had two number one singles in Viva La Vida and Paradise. The latest series of reissues will be released on August 15 with pre-orders open on Coldplay's website.
Bloomberg
17 hours ago
- Science
- Bloomberg
Scientists Stumble Upon Way to Reduce Cow Dung Methane Emissions
Twice a day at milking parlors all over New Zealand, the world's biggest dairy exporter, sheds are hosed down to wash away cow dung into large manmade ponds. In an attempt to recycle the water in the lagoons, two local scientists — Keith Cameron and Hong Di — began testing the addition of polyferric sulfate, a chemical that's been widely used in wastewater treatment to separate liquids from solids. The process worked, but that didn't prove to be their most interesting finding.
