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McDonalds to ditch 500 tons of plastic waste

McDonalds to ditch 500 tons of plastic waste

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 […]
International Plastic Bag Free Day

International Plastic Bag Free Day

    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 […]
5 super facts about Strawberries

5 super facts about Strawberries

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 […]
Could coffee help burn off those calories?

Could coffee help burn off those calories?

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 […]
Cadbury Milk is getting 30 percent better

Cadbury Milk is getting 30 percent better

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 […]
An average person consumes 50,000 particles of microplastic every year!

An average person consumes 50,000 particles of microplastic every year!

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 […]
Broken pact on plastics

Broken pact on plastics

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 […]
You can drink 25 cups of coffee a day safely!

You can drink 25 cups of coffee a day safely!

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 […]
Sugar tax fails to slow sales of energy drinks

Sugar tax fails to slow sales of energy drinks

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 £11.8 million to £67 million. But more Britons are turning to diet versions from leading brands such as Red Bull and Monster, with sales up 16 per cent […]

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