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Queen to ban plastic straws

Queen to ban plastic straws

The tide against single use plastic straws and plates is definitely gaining momentum and with some exceptionally well placed people leading the charge it will undoubtedly gain even more traction. The news this week that Queen Elizabeth II has ordered her staff to ditch plastic straws, eat from china plates and drink from glass bottles […]
Sizzling teas to try on Valentine’s Day and er..night too!

Sizzling teas to try on Valentine’s Day and er..night too!

  We all hope to receive something special from our love one this Valentine’s Day, but how would you react if you received a box of tea bags? Well if you receive a particular brand of tea bags you should expect to have a wonderful time on Valentines, as this particular brand has been proved […]
Medway Council becomes a single use plastic free authority

Medway Council becomes a single use plastic free authority

UKVending is proud to have its base in Rochester in the heart of the Medway Towns in Kent. We are also encouraged to read that Medway Council has recently voted to become a single use plastic free authority. So what exactly does this mean for the people and businesses of the Medway Towns, such as […]
Waste in the sky

Waste in the sky

Few of us, as we sit in our comfortable airline seats, really think too hard about the impact our flight is having. Be it in the fuel being burnt by the hugely powerful Rolls Royce, Allison or Pratt and Whitney turbine engines or even down to such after thoughts as the plaster stirrers, plastic cups […]
A whole lotta bottle

A whole lotta bottle

The traditional milkman with his electric truck and the clinking and clanking of milk bottles in his cart could be making a comeback. The reason for this apparent about face is all about our over use of plastics and a desire to return to the traditional glass bottle for milk. The current generation probably cannot […]
Sugar on the high street

Sugar on the high street

The Government’s war on sugar is gaining pace as the threat and implications of the so called sugar tax start to become clear. A large number of high street favourites are already hitting the news headlines for changing the recipes of their favourite products. Paradoxically for a good news item some of the brands, such […]
EU and Britain working together on plastics

EU and Britain working together on plastics

The last year has been a difficult one for the relationship between Great Britain and the rest of the EU nations. Brexit has clouded discussions on many things that all nations of Europe have concerns about including the threat posed to the environment by the uncontrolled spread of discarded waste plastic. The EU in late […]
2018 the year of the Chocolate Chip Cookie

2018 the year of the Chocolate Chip Cookie

In 2018 you may hear an awful lot about cookies. Why is that? Well it’s all about a lady who had the name of Ruth Graves Wakefield. In her time Ruth Graves Wakefield was a household name, but now she has slipped from the public consciousness, which is a shame because she is the lady […]
Flouride in tea

Flouride in tea

  We often hear about fluoride in our toothpaste providing a healthy addition to our daily oral hygiene routine, but some recently published research has claimed that fluoride in our tea could actually be harmful for us and in particular our bones. The study published in the journal Environmental Pollution states that some teas may […]

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