Cling film and other hard to degrade plastics could soon be recycled thanks to a machine made in the Britain. It can transform plastic film into oil – the raw material for all plastics – and also works on plastic pouches and crisp packets. The machine – the RT7000 works by a technique called pyrolysis, […]

A snack is to be the first in the world to get a fully recyclable wrapper strong enough for a high speed production line. Nestle has invented the paper packaging to work on machines that wrap 300 bars every single minute. Previously, plastic has been the only material strong enough for the speedy machinery. Nestle […]

  Whether or not Andy Murray wins or loses, one thing is assured at Wimbledon, there will be loads of strawberries and lashings of cream served up throughout the two weeks of tennis. We’ve put together a list of 8 super facts about strawberries for you. Strawberries are full of flavonoids, which contribute towards the […]

UKVending is always striving to reduce or even eliminate any unnecessary plastic waste in our products and services, so it is pleasing to see that some of the world’s leading fast food restaurants have finally sat up and listened and started to put new procedures in place. Take for example McDonalds. The fast food giant […]

    The International Plastic Bag Free Day is a unique opportunity to spread the word that a plastic bag free world is possible and that sound environmental alternatives to single use plastic bags are available. In 2019 scores of organisations and hundreds of citizens around the world will take action to raise awareness on the environmental impact […]

Whether or not Andy Murray wins or loses, one thing is assured at Wimbledon, there will be loads of strawberries and lashings of cream served up throughout the two weeks of tennis. We’ve put together a list of 5 super facts about strawberries for you. Roughly 27,000 kilos of strawberries will be eaten by the […]

It’s what we’ve all been hoping for. It also seems too good to be true. Drinking coffee would help you lose weight, research suggests. Scientists found a cup of coffee can stimulate ‘brown fat’ cells – which generate heat by burning excess calories. These cells have the opposite function of white fat cells, which are […]

We all know it, chocolate is a delicious treat but too much is not good for you. Well it appears that the people at Cadbury are trying to make chocolate, a little bit, better for you by funding research at the University of Reading with the aim of reducing the sugar content of Dairy Milk […]

The shocking truth has been established that the average person consumes around 50,000 particles of microplastics every year! If that weren’t bad enough we also breathe in a similar amount from the air! These startling conclusions have been announced after the first study to estimate the amount humans ingest has been published. The study makes […]

2 in 3 companies that pledged to cut waste have made no progress. Two thirds of firms which pledged last year to get rid of unnecessary single use plastics have shown no progress, a report reveals. The ‘UK Plastics Pact’ was signed with great fanfare by 127 companies, including the big supermarkets and food and […]

If you’re a coffee addict and can’t wait until your next cup then new research will surely put a smile on your face. You can drink 25 cups of coffee a day safely and it isn’t bad for your heart. Previous studies have suggested the drink can stiffen arteries, with caffeine lovers often advised to […]

Energy drinks are still flying off the shelves despite the government’s sugar tax. Britons knocked back 124.6 million litres in 2018. Total energy drinks sales were up \u00a311.8 million to \u00a367 million. But more Britons are turning to diet versions from leading brands such as Red Bull and Monster, with sales up 16 per cent […]

UKVending and thousands of other businesses large and small up and down the country are taking part in National Refill Day on 19th June. It is our collective responsibility to show that we care about our environment and to take action over our over use of throwaway plastic bottles. National Refill Day is an annual […]

Gatwick Airport in Sussex is leading the way with a new trial of returnable sustainable coffee cups. The airport’s Starbucks is offering customers the chance to borrow and then return refillable cups in a bid to reduce waste and to directly challenge the UK’s growing ‘throwaway’ culture. This is a first for a British airport, […]

  Imagine how it must feel to grab your coffee and with it comes a warning that it may cause cancer? Well since March 2018 the residents of California have been living with this situation, but no more as the state regulator declares that there is no evidence of a link between drinking espresso coffee […]

  The TV show Blue Planet showed us just how damaging plastics are to our shared environment and it is reassuring to know that the message is finally getting through to those who use and manufacture some of the most damaging products in our seas and landscapes. We use over 8.5 billion plastic straws every […]

  It reads like something from a Cold War novel or film; but this is real life. The Russians have developed a new strategic supersonic jet bomber called the TU-160 Blackjack and somehow British spies managed to stash top secret plans aboard one which was flying to Venezuela. Where did they stash these vitally important […]

How much is too much to fork out for a cup of coffee? \u00a35, \u00a310 or perhaps $75 in a Californian café chain called Klatch Coffee? Yes, that is how much is being charged for a simple cup of coffee: $75. For that customers with deep pockets can enjoy the world’s most expensive coffee, which […]

When is tea not tea? It’s a question that has been levelled at British Airways recently when they introduced ‘Afternoon Tea’ on their short haul flights\u2026only thing is that there is no actual tea on the menu. The in-flight magazine even states that the selection is: “An indulgent sultana scone served with traditional clotted cream […]

Are you one of those people who always reaches for the sugar pot to pour the sweet stuff into your cup of tea? Well, according to new research you might be wasting your time. A spoonful of sugar, or two, it appears is unnecessary in cups of tea following a study where participants were able […]

  It’s not often that we hear scientists telling us that having a short term binge on chocolate could be okay for us do we? Well, that is exactly what has recently been announced as these scientists have declared that having an occasional chocolate binge may not be as bad for us and our health […]