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Company Shop redistributes 80 million surplus items, saves members £60m on food
Resource & 'Waste'
The Company Shop Group has revealed that the total number of surplus food and product items it has redistributed within the last year has reached over 80 million, collectively saving its network of members over £64million on their food bill.
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Crocs in the Arctic again? 66 million years of data sends climate warning
Science
An international team of scientists, led by the University of St Andrews, have studied historical carbon dioxide levels spanning 66 million years and conclude that urgent action is needed to avoid a return to prehistoric levels of climate change from 50 million years ago.
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Royal Mail's Bristol delivery office first fleet to go all-electric
Transport
The Royal Mail first ever Delivery Office to operate an all-electric fleet of collection and delivery vehicles will operate from Bristol where 23 fully electric vehicles have replaced the existing diesel collection and delivery vans at the Company's Bristol East Central Delivery Office. Six double electric charging posts have also been installed on the site and the electricity for powering the office and for charging the vehicles is from 100% renewable sources.
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Dorset wire factory saves costs and carbon with 'fittable' solar
Renewables
English wire products manufacturer William Hughes is forecast to save approximately £35,000 in energy costs and reduce carbon emissions by 100 tonnes per year following the installation of a optimised SolarEdge PV system at its headquarters in Stalbridge, Dorset.
Transport
Cleanology switches to electric fleet in its latest sustainability drive
Following a deal signed with Nissan last autumn, London-based cleaning and FM firm Cleanology has now taken delivery of its brand new all-electric London fleet.
Go-Ahead expands air-filtering bus fleet following trial success
• Go-Ahead will increase its unique fleet of air-cleaning vehicles, deploying five buses in Southampton by end of 2019.
• Results from initial pilot show that one bus has the capacity to draw 65g of particulates from the air over 100 days – just over the weight of a tennis ball.
Go-Ahead launches pollution-busting bus to clean up urban air
The Go-Ahead Group, one of the country's largest bus and rail operators, has unveiled the UK's first air filtering bus that makes the air around it cleaner as it travels – allowing the surrounding community to breathe easier.
Green Motion wins Green World Environment Award
Green Motion International has won a Green World Environment Award in the international campaign to find the world's greenest countries, companies and communities.
Turbine technology aims to boost affordability, driving distance, and environmental appeal of Battery Electric Vehicles
Mitsubishi Turbocharger and Engine Europe B.V. (MTEE), a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Group company, introduces the RANGE+, a power generator capable of rapidly charging the battery of a battery electric vehicle (BEV) while driving. It allows for fast recharging, increased driving distance and independence from recharging infrastructure.
