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The article reports on the plan of international coffeehouse chain Starbucks to institute a surcharge for disposable cups in its locations in London, England, as an attempt to reduce waste. The chain will serve coffee in ceramic cups for those who prefer to drink their coffee inside the cafe and will urge to-go customers to bring their own reusable cups. Simon Redfern, vice-president at Starbucks Europe, said the company will work with Hubbub to see how the charge could help to change behavior.

The article explores reasons for the declining recycling rate in Great Britain and compares the trend to that of the U.S. It references the article "'Green Fatigue' Behind Falling Recycling Rate" in the May 26, 2014 issue of London, England's "Daily Telegraph." It blames the imposition of inconvenient multi-bin recycling requirements, decreased use of paper and glass, and less funds for recycling education. It also talks about increased emphasis on organics, and yard and food waste collection.

The article focuses on French study on the health risks of genetically modified food crops and glyphosate which allegedly received media attention. It discusses findings on the effects on female rats fed with GM corn and drank water with glyphosate, citing questions and concerns raised on the research by Science Media Centre in Great Britain, Henry I. Miller at Hoover Institution of Stanford University and the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).

Firmly drawing up battle lines over the British government's forthcoming Aviation White Paper, a parliamentary committee has launched a highly critical attack on the government's approach to the environmental impact of commercial aviation. The government is entangled in the problem of pulling together its strategic policy paper on future commercial aviation capacity requirements, including airport expansion.

Reports that Great Britain's limited space budget will at best remain flat over the next three years with the British government's latest space strategy paper just released, focusing on commercial exploitation. General components of the strategy outlined by the paper; Strategic objectives identified by the paper; Pending decision on committing to the Aurora program; downplaying of manned space exploration efforts.

Stericycle, a leading provider of medical waste management and secure information destruction solutions, has published its 2023 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) report. The report highlights the company's progress in prioritizing safety and sustainability, as well as its Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives. Key actions taken during the reporting period include setting global environmental targets to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2045 in the United Kingdom and by 2050 globally, and improving the company's total recordable incident rate by 30% by 2035. Stericycle also reduced carbon emissions through routing efficiencies and launched containers that use 40% less plastic. The report also covers the company's environmental impact, diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts, and corporate governance and ethics practices. [Extracted from the article]

The article reports that Whole Foods Market has set a deadline of April 22, 2008 to eliminate distribution of plastic bags at its 270 stores in the U.S., Canada and Great Britain. The company also said it asked each store to begin immediately to deplete stocks of disposable plastic bags to raise awareness, about the benefits of reusable bags.

The United Kingdom (U.K.) has agreed to take back 42 containers of plastic waste that it had illegally shipped to Malaysia. Britain has agreed to take back 42 containers of plastic waste illegally shipped to Malaysia, the two sides said Monday in a joint statement. [Extracted from the article]

A number of environmental advocates and consumers in the U.K. are criticizing e-commerce and retail giant Amazon after the company began using plastic packaging for its Prime brand that cannot be recycled. Back in February, Amazon reduced the amount of shipments it packs in cardboard boxes and instead opted for lighter-weight plastic mailers to fit more packages in delivery trucks and planes. Amazon has been criticised by environmental groups and customers after introducing a range of plastic packaging that cannot be recycled in the UK. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses the aspects contributing to the successful implementation of municipal food waste collection in the U.S. Majority of the 150 communities with residential food waste collection implemented basic modifications to existing yard trimmings collection programs. Residents are provided kitchen pails for food scrap collection. Some residents use compostable bags. Food waste collection programs in Europe, particularly in Great Britain and Italy, provide replication opportunities.

The article reports on the study of Great Britain's Food Standards Agency which reveals that there are no difference in the nutritional content and health benefits between organic and conventional food. Soil Association policy director Peter Melchett says that the findings have rejected the comparative studies between the organic and nonorganic foods. Meanwhile, Charles Benbrook of the Organic Center says that the study failed to measure some important nutrients such as the antioxidant capacity.

Reports that Japanese artist Tomoko Takahashi, who resides in Great Britain, has been named a finalist for Great Britain's 2000 Turner Prize for his sculptures that use scraps of paper, lamps and electric fans. Organization of Takahashi's materials; Rubbish exhibit created by Tracy Emin in 1999; Prize money to be awarded.

The article reports on the challenges faced by the British military based on the Defense Ministry's Green Paper published on February 3, 2010. According to Secretary of State for Defense Bob Ainsworth, the forward defense program faces real financial pressure despite the fact that the defense budget has grown by over 10 percent since 1998. Prime Minister Gordon Brown has emphasized the importance of the navy's aircraft carrier program.

The article explores the implications of prolonged combat operations for the British air force. Britain's future air systems equipment program is, on paper at least, in comparatively robust health. Unfortunately, the near-term prognosis is less encouraging. Supporting prolonged combat operations in Afghanistan and Iraq is exposing the stresses of an air force operating at levels beyond the Defense Ministry's planning assumptions, with cumulative demands on personnel and equipment.

This article focuses on how there is growing unease in Great Britain that core elements of the government's two-year-old commercial aviation development strategy may face major delays. So far, the government has not come clean on the issue, but industry executives believe it will have to when it unveils a planned progress report on the so-called 2003 Aviation White Paper. A central plank of the strategy was the 2011-12 introduction into service of a second runway at Stansted Airport in southeast England to boost capacity.

Lofty equipment aspirations and base financial reality will confront some of Europe's main defense players with critical choices over the coming months. Following in the wake of Germany's budgetary woes, Great Britain and Italy are now struggling with defense-expenditure dilemmas. Rome is being forced to curtail and delay acquisition programs, while in London, England, the ministry is grappling with both short-and long-term financial difficulties. In Great Britain, the government is trying to paper over a short-term defense funding problem, while the Defense Ministry faces considerable difficulty resolving a mismatch between available resources and requirements in its medium-to-long-term equipment program.

The article offers information on the decline of plastic bags found in Great Britain waters. Topics discussed include role of tax supermarket carry bags initiative; role of British scientists in getting out all sorts of plastic debris from waters; and the impacts of plastic bags found in Great Britain waters and its pollution on environment.

The article discusses program reviews in Great Britain including the Strategic Defense and Security Review (SDSR) and the 2012 program review (PR12). The article argues that the SDSR has not provided substantial reforms and that the government's policy of buying off-the-shelf, combined with low technology and science spending, could harm the British defense industry. The effects of the papers on the defense contractor BAE Systems is examined.

The article reports on industry concerns over the impact of Great Britain's upcoming Strategic Defense Review (SDR) which was finally set in motion in July 2009. A consultative Green Paper is cited as the first part of the planned SDR that will occur after the general election in 2010. The main issue that will be deliberated is the amount of funding any British government will be willing and able to allocate to the defense coffers in the coming years.

The article discusses the efforts to provide greater technical input into the nonnuclear payload and systems of any Trident-based successor to the nuclear deterrent of Great Britain. The country has been studying more involvement with the U.S. should it decide to pursue a future nuclear deterrent that continues to be based on a submarine-launched ballistic missile. Paul Drayson, the British defense procurement minister, said a White Paper reviewing their options with regard to a Trident successor will be made public.

The article focuses on a discussion paper released by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) in Great Britain, which claimed that liberalization of anachronistic airline-ownership rules would benefit both carriers and consumers. The CAA argues that additional liberalization, accompanied by sensible prerequisites should have a positive effect on international safety standards by offering up the prospect of greater market opportunities for airlines meeting the right standards.

This article reports that Great Britain's air traffic authorities have made a push toward further introduction of digital technology, with the country's second busiest airport, Gatwick, to go live with an improved system during the second quarter of the year. Heathrow will follow toward the end of 2006. Stansted Airport in southeast England is being used as the test site for the introduction of the system, which will replace paper flight-progress strips with screen-based information. The National Air Traffic Services quietly switched to an electronic flight-progress strip at the airport in November 2004 last year.

The article discusses Phase 1 of a study sponsored by the Meeting Professionals International (MPI) and conducted by the United Kingdom Centre for Events Management at Leeds Metropolitan University on corporate social responsibility (CSR) in the meetings industry. The study focused on opinions, practices and information on CSR for meetings professionals. The findings include a growing trend in third party CSR, the importance of transparency of CSR, and a need for a clear definition of CSR.

The article focuses on the increase in the number of people purchasing the limited-edition designer shopping bags designed by Anya Hindmarch at retail stores in the U.S. The $15 designer bags were created to call attention to the impact of plastic bags on the environment. It notes that the bags were previously sold out at Sainsbury's in Great Britain.

The article discusses the manufacturing of cardiovascular products in Great Britain. It cites studies which claims that coronary calcium content is a good predictor of future coronary events in symptomatic and asymptomatic populations. It mentions that Coenzyme Q-10 is one of the ingredients that ought to be prescribed every time a physician writes a scrip for statin drugs. Moreover, it states that dairy makes a prime functional ingredient delivery system for all manner of health benefits. INSET: CLAIMING HEALTH ON THE LABEL.

The article talks about a robot designed to eat waste invented by researchers in Bristol, Great Britain and the presentation of the robot at the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and systems held in Hamburg, Germany.

The article discusses the impact of London Inter Bank Overnight Rate (LIBOR) scandal to the real estate industry in Great Britain. It says that Barclays PLC has admitted the false information it has been reporting to the British Bankers' Association to determine LIBOR. It adds that the scandal has provided direct implications to commercial real estate sector, as well as in the country's financial services industry.

The article offers news briefs concerning the food industry and trade in Great Britain. A new government plan is aimed at teaching British teenagers some cookery lessons for them to know how to make eight different healthy meals. TableTopics has added a Gourmet edition to its line to cater questions related to foods. Irish Environment Minister Martin Cullen reports that plastax has become a success because the use of plastic bags has allegedly dropped by more than 90 percent.

The article reports on the warning given by Great Britain Institute of Food Research against mandatory folic acid fortification in flour. The warning was made after the British Food Standards Agency agreed that fortification should be introduced to reduce the number of babies born with neutral tube defects. The Institute issued a Statement of Concern in October 2007 regarding the difference between folic acid, a synthetic version of the B vitamin folate and the natural form.

Focuses on issues related to aviation policy in the 'White Paper' in Great Britain. Details on the findings of the South East Regional Aviation Study; Desire of the government to develop an airport; Reaction of many British pressure groups and environmentalists.

Deals with the report released by the United Kingdom House of Lords Select Committee on Science and Technology regarding air travel and health. Complaints on air travel; Efforts of airlines and aircraft manufacturers to address consumer fears about cabin air systems; Findings on cabin air quality. INSET: Ground hold helped raise issues.

Features observations on restaurants in Great Britain. Historical perspective; The Connaught Hotel Grill Room; Quaglino's; Scott's Restaurant; Bettys; Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons; Arisaig House; Kinnaird.

The article focuses on the attempt of the British government to solve the problem of airport capacity for London, England. It says that the exercise of an election manifesto promise to scrap the London Heathrow (LHR) option is one of the first actions of the Conservative-Labour coalition on coming to power in May 2010. Moreover, the noise and whether the government preferred to opt for more disturbance for a fewer number of people are among the factors which must be taken into consideration.

Highlights from the article: New research from the United Kingdom has demonstrated an advantageous effect of oregano-based eubiotics on sow and progengy health and performance. The research concluded that the inclusion of oregano essential oil helped maintain the body condition score of lactating sows, improved piglet weight gain throughout the first week of life, reduced piglet pre-weaning mortality and significantly lowered incidence of medication usage.

A listing of bizzare stories of employee firings in Great Britain collected by Protecting.co.uk as of February 2015 is presented, including posting a sexy selfie in work uniform on the Internet, sleeping on the toilet for two hours and mixing up personal Twitter account with the corporate one.

An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses various reports within the issue on topics including the annual ranking of the Top 50 small chains and independents in Great Britain and industry opinions on independents.

The article reports that the 2001 outbreak of foot and mouth disease in Great Britain has taught U.S. livestock producers the importance of traceability to slow the spread of the disease. According to veterinarian Soren Rodning, one of the main challenges in dealing with the disease outbreak is tracking the movements of animals. He reports that the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries has launched a program designed to improve the ability to track animal movements in the state.

The article offers news briefs concerning supermarkets. A rise in credit default swaps and heavy volume in stock option positions in Kroger raised rumors that the retailer in Cincinnati, Ohio could be the target of private equity interests. Tesco in London, England is implementing a special bonus for Sir Terry Leahy, its chief executive officer. United Food & Commercial Workers Local 876 in Detroit, Michigan has reached a tentative agreement with Kroger Co.

Relates on the experiences of the author during his farm tour in Great Britain. Criticism of the highway engineering; Description of the countryside; Observation of the agricultural area.

The article offers information on steel cans as of March 2011. Tinplated cans were launched in Great Britain three years after a process to package preserved food using cans was invented by a Frenchman in 1809. Tinplate steel is used to make steel cans, but a chromium wash is now replacing tin in the process of making cans. The recycling rate for steel cans in the U.S. has increased, however, the amount of steel cans in municipal solid waste has reduced significantly.