News Headlines
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Opinion: Pumpkin waste the real Halloween horror story
Food
With an estimated 18,000 tonnes of perfectly edible pumpkins thrown away in the UK every year, Philip Simpson, commercial director at ReFood, urges consumers to think hard about unnecessary waste this Halloween.
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Carlsberg aim for world's first paper beer bottle
Business
Carlsberg Group has further developed its journey to create the world's first 'paper' beer bottle made from sustainably-sourced wood fibres, claiming it is both 100% bio-based and fully recyclable.
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Findings show human immune cells damaged by microplastics
Pollution
Research presented at the Plastic Health Summit in Amsterdam will reveal immune cells that recognise and attack microplastics will die quickly as a result of the contact.
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Homeless charity shop fed up being treated like costly landfill dump
Resource & 'Waste'
National homelessness charity, Emmaus, is highlighting how charity shops are often used as an alternative to landfill, reporting that one of its communities spent up to £47,000 on taking items to the tip that had been donated but were not fit to be resold.
Health & safety
ASBESTOS AND INNOVATION
CapSure will be presenting at the 4th international conference of the European Asbestos Forum Foundation. This event will take place on the 14th and 15th of November in Amsterdam.
Casella launches intrinsically safe low flow pump for chemical exposure monitoring
Casella, air sampling, noise and vibration specialist, has launched its advanced and lightweight low flow pump, the VAPex Pro. The elite low flow pump is the ideal solution for seamless reporting on employee's levels of chemical exposure, saving occupational hygienists' crucial time in their working day.
THE LAKES ARE ALIVE WITH THE SOUND OF MUSIC!
THE VENUE: LAKES ALIVE FESTIVAL, KENDAL.
THE CLIENT: CHRIS SELKIRK, OF SUSTAINABLE FESTIVALS.
THE KIT: OPTIMUS GREEN ENVIRONMENTAL SOUND LEVEL METER
Cirrus Research unveil new Environmental Noise Measurement Kit
Noise monitoring specialists Cirrus Research has launched its new Environmental Noise Measurement Kit ahead of the CIEH Noise Conference on April 17.
Select hearing protection now available thanks to latest Cirrus' doseBadge5 update
The doseBadge5 noise dosimeter is now available with octave bands filters allowing for effective and accurate selection that enhances employee hearing protection.
Remote sensor assembly enhances Crowcon’s XgardIQ fixed point detection solution
In response to an industry-wide drive towards improved worker safety and reducing maintenance downtime, Crowcon has developed a remote sensor assembly to work alongside its XgardIQ fixed point detector and transmitter.
OPTEX DETECTORS PROTECT LIVELIHOODS 'DOWN ON THE FARM'
The success of a security installation using OPTEX detectors to protect against the theft of expensive machinery and equipment at an arable farm in North Lincolnshire has led to a similar system being deployed to protect turbines at a neighbouring windfarm.
