News & Events – Page 2

16Nov 2022 by Nappi-Cycle No Comments

NappiCycle Interview : Costing the Earth

NappiCycle interview, November 15th on Radio 4 Costing the Earth - How can I be a more sustainable parent? Listen on BBC Sounds Since becoming pregnant, environmental historian and broadcaster Dr Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough has aspired to bring up her two children as sustainably as possible. In 2017, a Canadian study recommended that people could reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by reducing the number of children they have by one. It also pointed out how much bigger the carbon footprint of a child is in the West, compared to a child brought up in Malawi. (more…)

28Sep 2022 by Nappi-Cycle No Comments

NappiCycle in the Media

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Recent media interest in NappiCycle Over the last few years NappiCycle has gained more and more interest and coverage in various media outlets, in print, online and on television. Below are a number of examples and links to the full articles. (more…)

01Mar 2022 by Nappi-Cycle No Comments

NappiCycle Featured on BBC & S4C

Environment, News, Recycling

Delighted to have BBC News and S4C News at our plant to be interviewed about our new innovation. Recognition has to go to our amazing and determined team at NappiCycle and the great collaboration between multiple Welsh companies and Welsh Government. Rob Poyer of NappiCycle / Natural UK Ltd (more…)

21Feb 2022 by Nappi-Cycle No Comments

Washington Post Features NappiCycle

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A highway paved with recycled diapers may change the cloth vs. disposables debate By Karla Adam / Washington Post LLANARTH, Wales — No, it doesn’t smell like poop. We thought it’d be worth preempting the obvious question even before describing how, in what might be a world-first, more than 100,000 dirty, disposable diapers — or “nappies,” as they are called here — are being used to help pave a road in west Wales. (more…)

21Jun 2021 by Nappi-Cycle 1 Comment

Cardiff Council appoint NappiCycle

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Cardiff Council appoint NappiCycle for recovery and recycling of nappies & AHP's. Cardiff Council offers a separate collection service to its residents for nappies and Absorbent Hygiene Products (AHP), in yellow and black 'Tiger' bags. Previously, this waste was sent for disposal but, in line with several other Local Authorities in Wales, Cardiff Council has recently started using the services of NappiCycle. (more…)

04Dec 2020 by Nappi-Cycle No Comments

Ecosia and NappiCycle

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Sustainability Made Simple What if there was a way that businesses could display their intention for a brighter and more prosperous future completely cost-free? Thankfully, NappiCycle has found the answer in Ecosia. (more…)

25Nov 2020 by Nappi-Cycle No Comments

Pura – The History of Our Future

Community, Environment, News, Recycling

In 2018, there were 731,213 new lives brought into the UK. Furthermore, with 3 billion (yes, billion!) nappies being thrown away into landfill annually, it highlights the importance of finding a viable alternative to nappies being left to rot, with nappies sometimes taking as long as 500 years to fully decompose. (more…)

23Nov 2020 by Nappi-Cycle No Comments

PSA: Send your nappies to NappiCycle!

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It has been well-documented over the last few weeks that there was a collection of shipping containers that have been washing up from a recent spillage in the Bristol Channel. It was later reported that there were eleven containers in total, varying between empty and full of incontinence waste. (more…)

10Nov 2020 by Nappi-Cycle No Comments

Wales: Small Country: Big Capabilities

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Recycling has undeniably become a mainstay within our present lives. This is especially the case in Wales, where recycling rates have risen from 5% pre-Millennium to 61% last year! However, there is still so much more work to do. As of 2018, only four countries across the globe recycled the majority of their municipal solid waste (MSW). (more…)

04May 2017 by Nappi-Cycle

NappiCycle Wins Prestigious Award!

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Green Business of the Year award 2017 NappiCycle recently won the 2017 Green Business of the Year award in the Swansea Bay Tourism Awards. Held at the Brangwyn Hall in Swansea, the awards are designed to showcase and recognise the top firms and individuals in Swansea, Neath Port Talbot, Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire. (more…)