Biffa Waste Services is convicted of illegally exporting more than 1,000 tonnes of household waste

Biffa Waste Services is convicted of illegally exporting more than 1,000 tonnes of household waste including soiled nappies and hairpieces and labelling it as paper then dumping it in Asia Biffa Waste Services convicted sending more than 1,000 tonnes of waste to Asia Investigation stopped sixteen  25-tonne containers travelling from Southampton Wood Green Crown Court … Read more

Bill Gates wants to spray millions of tonnes of CHALK into the stratosphere

The first test of a project backed to spray millions of tonnes of chalk into the stratosphere, in an attempt to ‘dim the sun’ and cool the Earth, could happen in June. Harvard University experts will test the system by sending a large balloon 12 miles above the Swedish town of Kiruna and have it … Read more

Thought-provoking images show 3.5 tonnes of clothing thrown away every FIVE minutes in the UK

This is how much clothing is thrown away every five MINUTES in the UK: Thought-provoking image sheds light on wasteful fashion as 64% of shoppers admit to owning clothes they’ve only worn once Around 350,000 tonnes of clothing are binned every year in the UK  Image reveals how much clothing is thrown away every five … Read more

Dramatic moment armed police find 2.3 tonnes of cocaine in banana shipment

Dramatic moment armed police arrest ten men in raid as 2.3 tons of cocaine worth £184 MILLION is found in a shipment of bananas at Portsmouth port Around 2.3 tonnes of cocaine seized  – believed to be the biggest ever UK bust Ten men, aged between 21 and 56, were arrested after the armed raid … Read more

Climate: Earth lost a record 28 TRILLION tonnes of ice between 1994 and 2017

A record-breaking 28 trillion tonnes of ice — enough to cover the whole of the UK in a sheet over 300 feet thick — melted from the face of the Earth between 1994–2017. Researchers from the University of Leeds carried out the first ever global survey of ice loss using data collected from satellites orbiting … Read more

Sending just ONE email less every day could cut CO2 emissions by 16,000 tonnes

Sending just ONE email less every day could cut CO2 emissions by 16,000 tonnes – the same as 80,000 flights Research from OVO Energy found half of Brits send unnecessary emails daily  Sending one less every day could cut CO2 emissions by 16,000 tonnes a year This is the equivalent of 81,152 flights from London to Madrid … Read more

Longer and heavier ‘mega lorries’ that will weigh up to 48 tonnes could take to roads

Longer and heavier ‘mega lorries’ that will weigh up to 48 tonnes could take to roads under government plans to cut the number of journeys by freight and slash vehicle emissions Maximum load weight would increase from 44 to 48 tonnes under the new plans Trailer lengths would also be extended by two metres from … Read more

Royal Navy seize 1.7 tonnes of cocaine in £160million drugs bust in Caribbean after joint operation

Royal Navy seize 1.7 tonnes of cocaine in £160million drugs bust in the Caribbean after huge joint operation with US Coast Guard and Dutch warship The UK, US and Dutch troops seized 1.7 tonnes of cocaine and 28kg of amphetamines in the Caribbean Bust was the second in two days after 264kg of cocaine was seized … Read more

Tonnes of carrots are dumped outside Goldsmiths College in London

Baffled students watch 29 TONNES of carrots being dumped outside a London university as an art installation about food waste – before nabbing a few for their dinner Twenty-nine tonnes of carrots were dumped on Goldsmiths college campus Baffled students filmed a truck tipping the vegetables on the floor on Tuesday The bizarre carrot pile … Read more

Tonnes of carrots are dumped at Goldsmith’s University in London

Baffled students watch 29 TONNES of carrots being dumped outside a London university as an art installation about food waste – before nabbing a few for their dinner Twenty-nine tonnes of carrots were dumped on Goldsmiths college campus Baffled students filmed a truck tipping the vegetables on the floor on Tuesday The bizarre carrot pile … Read more