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A ship to capture and recycle all the ocean’s plastic waste

A ship to capture and recycle all the ocean’s plastic waste

A German non-profit environmental organization is working on a project to transform an existing bulk carrier into a floating environmental centre as part of their initiative to collect and recycle plastic waste from the ocean and coastal areas. The group emphasizes that the vessel’s mobility and integrated design offer a comprehensive solution that doesn’t require […]
Cow’s milk or plant based milk? Which is better?

Cow’s milk or plant based milk? Which is better?

A recent study has concluded that the trend for using oat lattes and other milk alternatives might be leaving your body craving as Epidemiologists warn that plant based milks are ‘not nutritionally equivalent’ to cows milk. In the study, which analysed 233 brands of almond, oat and soy milk in the United States, it was […]
Bollards made from sugar

Bollards made from sugar

Admit it. You like the taste of sugar. That sweetness is something we all seem to crave from time to time, but have you ever considered using sugar for other purposes than just to sweeten our food and make boring foodstuffs exciting and flavoursome? No? Well, someone has and they’ve taken it to the extreme. […]
A dunkin’ we will go

A dunkin’ we will go

Biscuits were made to dunk in tea, of that there is no question, but what is the right biscuit for the right tea? That was a question recently asked by the good people at Toolstation of workmen. In a poll of 2,000 professionals they were asked how long they liked their tea brewed for and […]
Space Exploration Day

Space Exploration Day

Today is Space Exploration Day and it made us think here at UKVending about how space travellers drink. Ever since Yuri Gargarin was successfully launched into space in 1961 scientists and astronauts alike have struggled over how to provide their spacemen and women with enough fluids in a zero-gravity environment. To put it mildly water […]
Coffee and espionage

Coffee and espionage

If you’re a fan of 007 then you may recall his love of a Vodka Martini shaken not stirred, but perhaps less so his love of coffee. Fans will recall how in Live and Let Die James Bond uses an extremely complicated contraption to make a single cup of coffee for his boss M. Members […]
One hump or two for your milk?

One hump or two for your milk?

Cow’s milk, goat milk, sheep milk, oat milk, cashew milk, you name it you’ve probably tried every kind of milk out there. But there is a new one that you may not have just yet tried. Camel milk. There has been growing demand for shops, such as Aldi, to stock Camel milk, which has been […]
World Paper Bag Day

World Paper Bag Day

At UK Vending we take our commitment to the environment seriously. That is why we are always interested in promoting ways to improve not just our local environment but globally too. Today is one of those days where by doing a small thing you could make a big difference to the health of planet Earth. […]
The threat of microplastics in coffee cups

The threat of microplastics in coffee cups

How many pieces of microplastic do you think you’re exposed to every time you use a disposable one-use coffee cup? If you’ve ever asked yourself that question, then now, we have an official answer to your inquiry. New research from the Sichuan University in China has determined that a single cup of takeaway coffee per […]

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