560 MEPs voted in the EU to ban the following products by 2021: single-use plastic cutlery (forks, knives, spoons and chopsticks); single-use plastic plates; plastic straws; cotton bud sticks made of plastic; plastic balloon sticks; oxo-degradable plastics and food containers and expanded polystyrene cups. They also voted in favour
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Birmingham builds a legacy with the help of Kingspan
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Kingspan Insulation has introduced the latest advance in XPS insulation — Kingspan GreenGuard — an all new range of boards with excellent compressive strength. Kingspan GreenGuard was developed to handle some of the most challenging applications including the floors of aircraft hangars and industrial units. Kingspan GreenGuard replaces the popular
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Following on from the inaugural exhibition in October 2018, the Bristol Housing Festival’s (BHF) first two projects are now underway. Demonstrating innovation in technology, community building and land use, these projects are being made possible by the multiple partner collaborations on each scheme. Jez Sweetland, Project Director of BHF said “I