Yearly Archives: 2014

Sweden Recycles 99 Percent of Waste

Friday, October 24th, 2014
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“The rubbish incineration plant at Spillepengen, Malmö, Sweden” by jorchr, CC BY-SA

What a win ! Our rubbish removal specialists found out a glorious achievement in terms of waste management efficiency ! Sweden is doing something interesting. Less than 1% of their waste ends up in landfills. How? By recycling the waste they produce. However, there’s a catch: they recycle only half of it. The rest is being converted to energy through incineration. But that’s not an issue of efficiency. Incineration plants are not a bad thing and I will tell you why in a bit. Continue reading

China 3D-prints Buildings From Waste, Reducing Landfills

Monday, August 4th, 2014
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3D Printed House by Win Sun, CC BY-SA

Many people think that 3D printing is a timely hype. Yes, it’s new, it’s interesting, but from what most of us have seen – it’s nothing revolutionary. Still, its most famous uses are for guns and human organs. And we can definitely see why people think it’s over-hyped. Organs haven’t had big success and guns.. well, I don’t think we need more weapons, especially so easily obtained ones. But a Chinese company is trying something else. Check out what Rubbish Begone, waste removal London company has prepared for you in this blog post. Continue reading

Space Junk – An Infographic Backed Up by Science

Friday, July 11th, 2014

Welcome to the next special blog post edition of Rubbish Begone, rubbish removal London services company.

First off, a big, intergalactic Thank you(!) to the fine people of World Science Festival for letting us post their wonderful infographic on our website. And what an infographic it is! Synthesizing data from various scientific organizations, including NASA, it shows how much rubbish is swirling around the planet and compares the mass and volume to various objects we are well accustomed to. Continue reading

New Type of Recyclable Coffee Cups to Save Billions From Landfill

Friday, July 4th, 2014

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An UK-based inventor by the name of Marting Myerscough has a very fresh idea which will change the coffee business for good. Okay, maybe not that radical, but it will reduce the waste by a lot and will save billions from ending up at the landfill. But what makes it so great? Let’s take a look and hope there will be less plastic and cardboard waste for Rubbish Begone, London rubbish removal company to deal with. Continue reading

Recycling Week! Bring Your Old Phones to London Station!

Tuesday, June 17th, 2014
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“Liverpool Street Station, London” by Ian Carroll, CC BY

This week is Recycling Week. Network Rail and mobile operator O2 have started a great campaign, too. From yesterday you are able to ditch your old mobile devices at the specified recycling points in central London. More specifically – the Liverpool Street station. You have the whole week including Sunday to do so!

As a part of the National Recycle Week there will be recycle tubes sprinkled all around the station. The idea is to have sustainable and secure collection points where you can dispose of your old mobile phones. Of course, the materials will be reused for the creation of various items. Continue reading

Canary Island Gets a Full Eco-Friendly Energy Coverage

Monday, June 2nd, 2014
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“El Hierro” by SPOT Satellite, CC BY-SA

The month of May marked a new(ish) era for energy efficiency and ecology alike. The Canary Island El Hierro (also named the “Meridian Island”) went 100% eco-friendly. It is now being powered only by wind and water. How did they achieve this? Mostly by being small, by having the will for it and through European financing. Continue reading

Risk of Malaria in Britain

Friday, May 23rd, 2014

water-butt​The incoming warm weather does not bear only good things. Sadly, it seems as summer draws closer, the risk of tropical diseases like malaria and West Nile Virus becomes greater. It all stems from the newly installed water containers in people’s gardens. It’s fantastic and we absolutely support the idea of rain collection for the sake of saving drinkable water, but there is one rule – Safety first. Continue reading

The Solar Panel Roadways Project

Wednesday, May 21st, 2014

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How do you do?

I recently came across a very curious publication about a solar panel roadways project. As both you – and us – are striving to make the planet a cleaner and overall a better place to live on, I will convey the most useful parts of information to you. Continue reading

Record Levels of Air Pollution in London Today!

Thursday, April 3rd, 2014
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“London” by David Holt, CC BY-SA 2.0

03 April, 2014. South-East, Greater London and parts of Eastern England woke up to a 9 out of 10 air pollution level. Some of the reasons are well-known, others are still a mystery to those who haven’t read the news. The dangerously high levels of smog have been reached thanks to the usual continent pollution, local emissions, light winds and, surprisingly, dust coming all the way from Sahara. Continue reading