O2 Recycle, the plan that persuades customers who want an upgrade or are just joining the O2 network to recycle their handsets in exchange for cash has been taking off at an amazing rate. Right now, as many as 66% of UK mobile phone users recycle their old phones. This information has excited the folks […]
Sony Ericsson using more recycled plastics in phones
It is being reported by a mobile phone manufacturer, Sony Ericsson that using recycled plastics and reduced packaging are making mobile phone handsets environmentally friendly. The company will be revealing two new ‘green’ handsets that have a carbon footprint offset lower then other current mobiles phones by up to 15 percent. To achieve this Sony […]
Inverness recycling plant gets green light
A new recycling plant is being planned for Inverness. The new plant will employ 30 workers on a permanent basis and many more will be used in the construction phases. Cost of the plant will run around £20 million. The system will work based on auto-claving, which has a long history of use for sterilization […]
Welsh recycling targets sent to the tip
The Welsh Local Government Association and the Assembly Government are fighting over recycling targets. WGLA members are claiming that the Assembly Government’s target of 70 per cent is unreasonable and will cost local government £30 million to attain. The WGLA claims to be at 40 per cent recycling right now and representatives say that the […]
Oxford playing recycling catch-up
For the last few years, Oxford has been lagging behind in the recycling race, and the Oxford City Council is making a serious effort to catch up. As part of the Cleaner Greener Oxford campaign, the Council has invested about £60,000 in new rubbish and recycling bins. Fifty of the old bins in the city […]