Why should my business switch to sustainable packaging? Plastic pollution is an urgent environmental crisis.According to Statista data, global production of plastics reached a staggering 400.3 million metric tons in 20221. This material ends up in landfill – or worse, the oceans – where i...
This circular economy system will reduce excess inventory and storage space – both of which will save your business money – and, of course, lessen the amount of waste that ends up in landfill. 7. Shout about your sustainable logistics practices 79% of consumers are considering sustainab...
The UK only manages to recycle 26.9% of its municipal waste, meaning 73.1% of the waste goes to landfill. The US recycles 23.6% of its municipal waste. The rest ends up on landfill, which is probably why it has landfills exceeding 2000 acres in size. Source 7 PROJECTION OF WASTE GENER...
We have all seen images of plastic flip-flops washing up on beaches and piles of unethically made trainers in landfill. It is now more important than ever to ensure that shoes and trainers are made with eco-friendly materials that will not result in tonnes of environmental waste. In the ...
However, polypropylene is not a sustainable method, and requires oil drilling to create it. At the end of its usage, polypropylene goes to landfill marked hazardous waste. Peat moss has also been used to clean oil spills, however, the mining of peat moss is destructive, and serves to take...
ÆÆReduce waste to landfill. TOOLKIT: HOW TO SET A TARGET Your minimum aim should be to halve absolute emissions (the total quantity of greenhouse gas emissions being emitted) every ten years, but preferably faster. This is a 7% year-on-year reduction. If you choose to...
The increases in temperature vary from region to region, but in cities such as Athens it can be between 8 and 13°C warmer inside than outside the city. For London, in the centre of the city it can be as much as 8°C warmer than the surrounding countryside. The heat island is highl...
Tap into technology to automate as much of your returns logistics as possible. It will save your business time, and provide you with valuable data that will help your business address many of the pain points that are causing returns.