Friday 28th October //
Positive news round-up
Ubuntu Thoughts / 5 Min read
October 28, 2022
Callum Berry
Content & Media Manager
Content & Media Manager
About PNR
From reports of rising temperatures to increased natural disasters, climate news can sometimes come off as all doom and gloom. So we’ve committed to sharing a weekly update called the ‘Positive News Roundup’ (PNR) that showcases just some of the stories of hope for our planet.
If you’d like to contribute or have ideas for upcoming articles, get in touch with PNR editor Callum at callum@ubuntustudio.co.uk.
If you’d like to contribute or have ideas for upcoming articles, get in touch with PNR editor Callum at callum@ubuntustudio.co.uk.
Hello readers, we hope you’ve all been enjoying the gradual seasonal shifts over the past few weeks. We’ve been loving the autumn leaves and crisp air in the mornings, although with the clocks going back this weekend (don’t forget!) we’re sure we’ll be moaning about how dark the days are getting any day now…
On a brighter note, we’ve got a stacked PNR for you today, from hedges to car manufacturers. Let’s get into it.
On a brighter note, we’ve got a stacked PNR for you today, from hedges to car manufacturers. Let’s get into it.
Hedge your bets
A 100-mile long hedge spanning the breadth of the UK is set to be planted in Dorset and could exceed the length of Hadrian’s Wall up on the Scottish border.
A group of environmentalists are taking inspiration from the Romans — who built the 73 mile wall from the east coast in Northumbria to the west coast in Cumbia — and are planting enough hedgerows to recreate Britain’s decimated hedgerow network and help boost biodiversity.
From the 1940s up to the 1990s, about a quarter of Britain's hedgerows were destroyed to make room for prairie-like fields, at a rate of about 4,000 miles a year. However their importance in providing homes and habitats for many of Britain’s rare and endangered species has become increasingly recognised in recent years — as well as acting as “wildlife corridors” that allow dispersal between isolated habitats.
The Great Big Dorset Hedge Project is hoping to revitalise and join up around 100 miles of hedgerows along a pre-existing walking route called the Jubilee Trail, in Dorset.
A group of environmentalists are taking inspiration from the Romans — who built the 73 mile wall from the east coast in Northumbria to the west coast in Cumbia — and are planting enough hedgerows to recreate Britain’s decimated hedgerow network and help boost biodiversity.
From the 1940s up to the 1990s, about a quarter of Britain's hedgerows were destroyed to make room for prairie-like fields, at a rate of about 4,000 miles a year. However their importance in providing homes and habitats for many of Britain’s rare and endangered species has become increasingly recognised in recent years — as well as acting as “wildlife corridors” that allow dispersal between isolated habitats.
The Great Big Dorset Hedge Project is hoping to revitalise and join up around 100 miles of hedgerows along a pre-existing walking route called the Jubilee Trail, in Dorset.
Renault’s renaissance
We’re going to put on our optimist hats for this one! Renault Group is creating ‘The Future Is NEUTRAL,’ which the company claims is the first to operate across the entire automotive circular economy value chain in a bid to help move the industry towards resource neutrality.
The car manufacturing giant says that by bringing together all the existing expertise of the group and its partners in this activity, this new entity offers closed-loop recycling solutions at every stage of a vehicle’s life.
The Future is Neutral is headed by Jean-Philippe Bahuaud and aims to lead the industry in closed-loop battery recycling and to develop old cars as a source of raw materials for new cars — not just for Renault, but for all players in the industry.
The TL;DR of this is that all parts of Renault’s cars (including electric batteries) will be able to be recycled within their company, creating an easier way for them to reduce waste throughout their vehicle’s life cycles. We may be slightly sceptical on whether this can be achieved right now, however this is certainly a necessity and we’ll look out for proof points in the coming months.
The car manufacturing giant says that by bringing together all the existing expertise of the group and its partners in this activity, this new entity offers closed-loop recycling solutions at every stage of a vehicle’s life.
The Future is Neutral is headed by Jean-Philippe Bahuaud and aims to lead the industry in closed-loop battery recycling and to develop old cars as a source of raw materials for new cars — not just for Renault, but for all players in the industry.
The TL;DR of this is that all parts of Renault’s cars (including electric batteries) will be able to be recycled within their company, creating an easier way for them to reduce waste throughout their vehicle’s life cycles. We may be slightly sceptical on whether this can be achieved right now, however this is certainly a necessity and we’ll look out for proof points in the coming months.
Welcome to our shred-talk
Did you know the creation of pulp and paper generates the third largest amount of industrial air, water, and land emissions in Canada, and the sixth largest in the United States?
In fact, the environmental effects of paper production include deforestation, the use of enormous amounts of energy and water as well as air pollution and waste problems.
Meet the paper shredding company that’s making a big difference: Restore Datashred.
Datashred’s Marketing Manager, Kieran Buckley, recently stated that: “Despite the pandemic trying to throw a spanner in the works, over the past year we have nevertheless sent 50,000 tonnes of paper to be recycled into products such as kitchen rolls, industrial paper and tissues.”
For context: It takes 17 trees to make a tonne of paper, so recycling shredded paper means reducing the number of new trees needing to be felled for paper. In fact, 50,000 tonnes equate to 850,000 trees not needing to be felled because of the work that Datashred is doing. In case you didn’t realise, that’s a lot of trees.
In fact, the environmental effects of paper production include deforestation, the use of enormous amounts of energy and water as well as air pollution and waste problems.
Meet the paper shredding company that’s making a big difference: Restore Datashred.
Datashred’s Marketing Manager, Kieran Buckley, recently stated that: “Despite the pandemic trying to throw a spanner in the works, over the past year we have nevertheless sent 50,000 tonnes of paper to be recycled into products such as kitchen rolls, industrial paper and tissues.”
For context: It takes 17 trees to make a tonne of paper, so recycling shredded paper means reducing the number of new trees needing to be felled for paper. In fact, 50,000 tonnes equate to 850,000 trees not needing to be felled because of the work that Datashred is doing. In case you didn’t realise, that’s a lot of trees.
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