WE know that we buy lots of stuff in our consumer society, but over a quarter of waste is made up of the containers and packaging the stuff is in, rather than the stuff itself. Next week, Mold Plastic Reduction is holding a Community Conversation on Food & Drink Packaging to see what can be done – and what is already being done – about food and drink packaging’s contribution to that staggering statistic. Sarah Pratt, chair of Mold Plastic Reduction said: “We’re keen to learn about impending policy changes and new innovative ways of reducing packaging”. Three inspiring guest speakers at the event will throw some light on the hot topic of plastic waste generated by food and drink packaging and finding sustainable environmental solutions.
Fake Boris Johnson drowns in plastic in hard-hitting Greenpeace ad
Natasha Clark
Updated: 18 May 2021, 23:29
Natasha Clark
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A FAKE Boris Johnson was pictured drowning in plastic last night in a damning campaign ad showing how millions of bottles get chucked away and end up abroad.
Greenpeace revealed a powerful new advert showing the PM being swept away by a monumental amount of plastic waste.
A plastic Boris Johnson was pictured drowning in plastic last night in a damning campaign ad showing how millions of bottles get chucked away and end up abroad
Greenpeace revealed a powerful new advert showing the PM being swept away by a monumental amount of plastic waste
Lidl TWO new large-scale Lidl supermarkets have won planning approval. The stores will be built on Carlisle Road, Airdrie and Mossbell Road, Bellshill after permission was granted by planning officers at North Lanarkshire Council. The Airdrie site also allows for a drive thru, which would be used by another operator, and further future retail, which will also provide more job opportunities once trading, the discounter said. The current owner Distell International Ltd will relocate its operations to a newly developed facility in East Kilbride. The firm said the new stores will create up to 80 new jobs for the local economy once opened and represent Lidl’s continued commitment across Scotland .
TWO new supermarkets are to be built in central Scotland, Lidl has annoounced. The stores will be built on Carlisle Road, Airdrie and Mossbell Road, Bellshill after permission was granted by planning officers at North Lanarkshire Council. The firm said the new stores will create up to 80 new jobs for the local economy once opened and represent Lidl’s continued commitment across Scotland . It is part of the company’s £1.3bn investment plans across Great Britain in 2021 and 2022, it said. Construction of the new store in Bellshill will start soon with Airdrie due to commence this summer. This will see Lidl build sustainable stores with 1,256m² sales areas, and facilities including an instore bakery, customer toilets, and ample parking for both cars and bicycles including rapid electric vehicle charging spaces.
A COUNTRYSIDE charity has teamed up with a leading green service provider to launch weekly litter picks across the district. Local volunteers Idverde will provide a truck and driver to follow CPRE Hampshire s litter pickers and screen them from approaching traffic. The group will also loan equipment. The first litter picks were held earlier this month in Brambridge and Badger Farm. John Lauwerys, a CPRE Hampshire trustee who is leading the initiative said: CPRE has a long tradition of seeking to tackle the scourge of littering which has become an increasing problem over recent decades. Many parts of the countryside are disfigured by litter and fly tipping and this has grown worse since the covid pandemic.