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UK Could Cut the Use of Disposable Coffee Cups by 50 – 300 Million Per Year, New Research Suggests

Posted on April 25, 2017 by admin

Research by Bewley’s and Cardiff University identifies measures that can help encourage the use of re-usable cups by coffee drinkers The use of disposable coffee cups could be reduced by 50 – 300 million annually according to research announced today by leading coffee roaster Bewley’s. An estimated 2.5bn disposable coffee cups are used in the UK each year, creating approximately 25,000 tonnes of waste. The research, conducted from September to December 2016 by Cardiff University…

IFMA Celebrates Publication of Two New ISO Standards for FM

Posted on April 25, 2017 by admin

The International Facility Management Association (IFMA) joins facility management (FM) advocates around the world in celebrating the publication of two International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standards impacting the industry. ISO — an independent, non-governmental organization and developer of international voluntary consensus standards — published two standards in April 2017: ISO 41011:2017, Facility management – Vocabulary; and ISO 41012:2017, Facility management – Guidance on strategic sourcing and the development of agreements. Recently, the increasing cost of…

Landmarc Named Sustainable Business of the Year at Ministry of Defence Sanctuary Awards

Posted on February 23, 2017February 23, 2017 by admin

Caption: L to R, Sustainability Manager Amanda Williams, Project Manager Mark Manning, Mark Lancaster MP presenting the Sustainable Business Award, Programme Manager John Softley and Training Area and Facilities Manager Frank Cann Landmarc Support Services (Landmarc) has been named Sustainable Business of the Year and winner of the Energy Award at the Ministry of Defence (MOD) Sanctuary Awards at a ceremony at MOD Main Building in Whitehall in London today. The company is also part…

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