by Cheryl Hadland | Apr 23, 2018 | Uncategorized
Plastic straws and cotton buds could be banned in England as part of the government’s bid to cut plastic waste. Ministers pointed to one estimate that 8.5 billion plastic straws were thrown away in the UK every year. Mrs May claimed the UK was a “world...
by Cheryl Hadland | Apr 23, 2018 | Uncategorized
Renewable energy delivered more than 100% of Portugal’s energy in March, producing more clean power than it could use! Over the month, Portugal had periods of sole reliance on renewable energy. The country is predicting that renewables will satisfy its mainland...
by Cheryl Hadland | Feb 25, 2018 | Economic Sustainability, Environmental Sustainability
Hadland Care Group (incl Tops Day Nurseries) has announced a collaboration with eSpokes Electric Bikes where an application for an electric bike pool grant has been funded by the Business Travel Network, an initiative set up and supported by Bournemouth, Poole and...
by Cheryl Hadland | Feb 23, 2018 | Curriculum Practice, Environmental Sustainability
Tops Day Nurseries have pledged to remove glitter from all 19 day nurseries across the South Coast, following the discovery of how much damage the sparkly stuff can cause to the natural world. The nurseries waste contractors, Biffa and The Resource South Ltd, have...
by Cheryl Hadland | Jan 2, 2018 | Uncategorized
There aren’t many things that can beat a nice cup of tea, but all is not what it seems. Some teabags actually contain plastic, so in affect, you could be drinking plastic. Polypropylene is apparently added to the paper teabag to help heat seal them during...
