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Fancy a baggage carousel? Heathrow to flog entire contents of Terminal 1 in landmark auctionBaggage carousels, security scanners and even customs signs are all set to go under the hammer when Heathrow Airport begins to sell off its entire contents of Terminal 1 in a landmark auction.A total of 110 check-in desks, nine travelators, information boards and thousands of seats and security cameras will go on sale on Saturday April 21.
Which? wants fire-risk fridges taken off the marketConsumer watchdog Which? has called for plastic-backed fridges to be "urgently" removed from sale because they pose fire risks and could speed up blazes.Its investigation of 500 refrigeration appliances found backing material on almost half was made of unsafe plastic.Which? has labelled 250 models "don't buys" and is recommending consumers do not purchase plastic-backed models.It says a number of plastic-backed models sold as "flame-retardant" could also speed up the spread of a fire.All plastic-backed fridges, freezers and fridge-freezers on the market pass current safety standards but Which? says the tests are "inadequate, not fit for purpose and do not come close to replicating the source of a real house fire".The current British Standard requires refrigeration appliances to pass a glow wire test to assess their fire resistance. This involves putting a hot wire through a sample of the fridge or freezer backing material to determine if it catches alight.However, when conducting more stringent fire tests, Which? found that no plastic backing sample was able to withstand a flame for 30 seconds.In the event of a fire, it would not sufficiently prevent the flame from reaching the flammable insulation used in all fridges.
*Unconfirmed* but heard Kefalonian Lines have bought the Andreas Kalvos from Zante Ferries
Under the sea: Fighting Greece's plastic trash problemDressed all in black and preparing his diving gear with loud zips and clicks, George Sarelakos looks like he's part of a Greek naval operation ready to storm an island or take down smugglers.He's not — but he and four other volunteer divers do have a challenging mission: Clearing the plastic trash from the sea floor that's suffocating Greece's marine life."Most beaches are clean because they're tidied up by municipalities. But the big problem is on the seabed. It's is like a garbage dump," Sarelakos said.
Scientists suggest a giant sunshade in the sky could solve global warmingScholars from developing countries call for greater say in solar geoengineering research, arguing poor nations have most at stake
Fraudster made €1m from 'recycling' bottles, German court hearsMan manipulated machines for plastic deposit scheme to make repeated claims for bottlesThe 27-year-old is accused of having defrauded drinks manufacturers to the tune of 1.2m euros by disabling the shredding mechanism on two machines, allowing him to claim back deposits for the same bottles over and over again.With each plastic bottle usually earning a 25 cent return, the accused man would have had to “recycle” his set of bottles 4.8 million times.
QuoteFraudster made €1m from 'recycling' bottles, German court hearsMan manipulated machines for plastic deposit scheme to make repeated claims for bottlesThe 27-year-old is accused of having defrauded drinks manufacturers to the tune of 1.2m euros by disabling the shredding mechanism on two machines, allowing him to claim back deposits for the same bottles over and over again.With each plastic bottle usually earning a 25 cent return, the accused man would have had to “recycle” his set of bottles 4.8 million times.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/05/fraudster-made-1m-from-recycling-bottles-german-court-hears
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