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How long does it take a plastic cup to rot away?

How long does it take a plastic cup to rot away?

Here at UK Vending we take our commitment to recycling extremely seriously. We have joined forces with a number of the leading environmental and recycling charities and organisations to ensure we leave as small a carbon footprint behind us as is humanly possible. Therefore it is important to think about how our everyday actions have […]
Roast dinner and all the microplastic trimmings please

Roast dinner and all the microplastic trimmings please

230,000! That’s the amount of microplastic particles scientists discovered on a regular Sunday roast dinner recently. That’s the equivalent of eating two large plastic shopping bags every year, in a single roast dinner meal! If you find these figures are shocking then you’re not alone as the scientists behind the study from the University of […]
Which is best: Sugar or Sweetener?

Which is best: Sugar or Sweetener?

All around the world we’re told we’re sleepwalking into a health crisis as we all pile on the pounds through the consumption of sweetened products. Almost 80 per cent of all packaged foods have sugars added which add considerably to our calorie intakes. Artificial sweeteners when the first arrived signalled a change in our approach […]
The health benefits of drinking six coffees a day

The health benefits of drinking six coffees a day

If you’re the sort of person who cannot face the day without first having a strong cup of coffee to fortify yourself then this blogpost will undoubtedly put a smile on your face. Coffee is widely known to have health giving properties, but did you know that the more you drink the health giving effects […]
Kooky about cookies

Kooky about cookies

In Britain we call them biscuits, but in the United States all biscuits are called cookies and they even have a special day to celebrate all things cookie. World Cookie Day is observed every year on August 4 and here at UK Vending we are celebrating it this year by… eating cookies! Biting into a […]
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 […]

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