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Are air fresheners bad for the environment? 26/11/2020
We are a nation that love to have our homes, cars, or workplaces smelling nice and pleasant. And who could blame us! Walking into a nice smelling home is great. But what do we really know about those products we buy to make it sme …
How to be eco-friendly during COVID-19 27/08/2020
The coronavirus pandemic has thrown a lot of things up in the air, but one positive that seems to have come out of it is its subsequent effect on the environment. Specifically, on global CO2 (carbon dioxide) emissions. Lockdowns …
Recycling Centres in Sheffield - Search Tool 29/01/2020
We are excited to finally share with the world our new recycling search tool. This is something we’ve been working on behind the scenes for the last couple of months with the aim to make recycling in Sheffield that …
The lifecycle of a coffee cup 12/11/2019
Takeaway or disposable coffee cups must be one of the most confusing items when it comes to recycling. Can you recycle them or not? Technically yes, they are recyclable. But only 1 in 400 are recycled. This is due to the fact th …
How to reduce plastic waste in the office 04/11/2019
As some of you may have heard, we had been piloting a single-use plastic ban at Intelligent Facility Solutions headquarters. We recieved quite the attention for it! Our ban was covered by The Times, featured on va …
Plastic pollution facts for kids 24/10/2019
Plastic is everywhere. Most of our food and drink are wrapped up in it, its in the clothes we wear, and in the devices we use. And it’s now also in the deepest part of the oceans and in the most remote parts of the world. Pl …
Can we ban single use plastics in the office? Follow up staff meeting 09/10/2019
As you’ll have read in the initial blog post and watched the accompanying video, Andy put it to us all he would like us to trial a ban on single use plastics to see if we could all, as a team, do more for the environment.
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Recycling plastics in Sheffield – what can we actually recycle? 27/08/2019
One of the most common questions asked regarding plastics is what can we actually put in our recycle bins? We as a nation seem to be unclear on what plastics are recyclable and which are not. But who can blame us? When it comes to …
A ban on plastics – Draconian and infringing on people’s rights or a positive step? 01/08/2019
As the owner of Intelligent Facility Solutions Ltd I have been driving my staff mad about reducing our environmental impact, they have seen me arriving dishevelled and sweaty from cycling across the Sheffield Hills and inve …