Waste and Recycling
Wood fuel plan to cut plane CO2 branded as ‘pipe dream’
Plans to cut airline CO2 using greener jet fuels made from waste wood have been dismissed as a ‘pipe dream’ by environmentalists.
Several high octane, waste-based biofuels are being tested by airlines as a way of curbing CO2. UN officials are set to endorse these fuels as a key part of global plans to stabilise aviation emissions by 2020. But critics say the plans are unrealistic and airlines are not taking the issue seriously.
Non-recyclable coffee cups cost millions to dispose of, LGA says
High street coffee chains must go ‘further and faster’ in developing recyclable cups, councils say.
The Local Government Association (LGA) is urging coffee giants to do more to ensure their cups are easily recycled because of the cost to councils of dealing with the waste.
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