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The Government publish the definition of environmental taxes
As reported on the Government HM Treasury website, the definition of environmental taxes have been explained, to encourage effective policy making, and also measure progress against the Coalition Agreement pledge to increase the proportion of revenue that comes from environmental tax...
General
High Street retailers to reduce the number of plastic bag used by customers
Jessica Shankleman of Business Green has reported on how, due to the impact of the Welsh government’s 5 pence bag levy, some retailers in Wales have almost entirely eliminated the use of plastic carrier bags...
General
Greener plastic bottles from Coca-Cola’s PlantBottle technology – replacing fossil fuels with a greener alternative
PET, or polyethylene terephthalate, is a common product used in the production of many items including plastic bottles and carpets...
Latest News
RPS sister company Outpace Ltd join Twitter
Outpace Limited, the sister company of RPS, has joined the world of social media on Twitter. The use of social platforms, such as Twitter and LinkedIn, have revolutionised the way businesses can communicate with one another, and with the extensive expertise of the Outpace packaging consultants, Twitter is just one more way Outpace can help its customers keep up to date with packaging news and information regarding packaging waste regulations and the waste framework directive...
Legislation
ISO 14001 “The World’s Most Successful Environmental Standard”
In a recent article by Business Green, it has been reported that the number of companies with the ISO 14001 environmental accreditation has almost quadrupled since 2008...
General
Is Sustainability following in the footsteps of Health and Safety?
Cast your minds back 30 years and picture the scene – a manager of a factory on their weekly walkabout around the shop floor sees one of his engineers standing on an empty oil drum trying to mend a leaking hydraulic pipe...