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TitleSAMS: The Underwater Hero

EditorsEdie Champion
Marwen Derouiche

DescriptionEmily and Russ find themselves in Oban, Scotland’s best-kelpt secret. As well as being known for its seafood delicacies, this place is also a hub for the UK Seaweed industry. Here they meet Kati, Ryan and Rhianna from SAMS, The Scottish Association for Marine Sciences, who take them through everything, from growing baby seaweeds in their nursery to deploying seaweed and its applications to replace everyday less-sustainable items. They also share their journey to finding more sustainable methods of production and how they are using their Seaweed Academy to train and support the expansion and skills development of the seaweed aquaculture industry in Oban and the rest of the UK.

Websitehttps://greenbritaintv.com/

TitleREINVENTING THE CUP: Circular & Co

EditorsEdie Champion + Marwen Derouiche

DescriptionEmily travels to Cornwall, home of Circular & Co, the reusable cup and bottle company. Walking, talking and sipping coffee along the Cornish coastline with CEO Dan Dicker, they discuss how they are giving “waste” value again, a fundamental part of creating a circular economy. Circular & Co. are trying to replace all of the single-use cups we use every day to get our teas and coffees by offering a reusable alternative made from 50% reused plastic or paper. Dan shows Emily around their local factory and Ashleigh Smith explains how quickly you can reduce your carbon footprint by switching to a reusable.

Websitehttps://greenbritaintv.com/

TitleRECLAIMING GLASS: Mclaren Construction

EditorsEdie Champion & Marwen Derouiche

DescriptionEmily Malkin travels to Doncaster where she meets the McLaren team who have partnered with Saint-Gobain to deliver closed-loop recycling of window glass. Emily goes behind the scenes where she gets to see the mountains of recycled glass, get crushed and turned into cullet. This cullet is then transformed into recycled window glass that is used in building construction projects across the UK.

Websitehttps://mclarengroup.com/

TitleUPCYCLING WASTE: Refactory Recycling

EditorsGeorge Williamson
Edie Champion

DescriptionDid you know that us Brits are the biggest tippers in Europe? But with landfills reaching capacity and pressure form both parliment and the public, the drive to find alternatives is changing the way waste is managed with more and more incentive to recycle and reuse. Green Britain TV travel to Yorkshire waste management firm MyGroup to go behind the scenes at one of their recycling plants where hard-to-recycle waste finds a second life. The plastic and textiles are transformed into multipurpose boards, furniture and much more. Emily meets the team before being tasked with creating a colourful design for one of their boards. The family owned company is also running a fantastic community programme in local schools called SchoolCycled, teaching the younger generations the importance and benefits of recycling.

Websitehttps://myrefactory.com/

TitleZERO TO LANDFILL: iRecycle

EditorsEdie Champion & Marwen Derouiche

DescriptionPresenter Joel Bravette goes to one London's busiest and most famous tourist destinations; Camden Town, to meet with innovative people behind iRecycle, a waste management team who have found a way to recycle and transport over 5 tonnes of market trade waste daily by tapping into London's historic waterway and canal systems. He also meets with some of their employees who are primarily sourced through homelessness charities and discovers how working with iRecycle has transformed their lives.

Websitehttps://irecycle.london/

TitleTIDAL TURBINES: Nova Innovation

SponsorTrainline

EditorsEdie Champion

DescriptionWe are all aware of offshore wind and solar farms but have you heard of tidal turbines? Green Britain TV travels to Scotland to meet with the Edinburgh-based marine renewables experts NOVA INNOVATION who are making waves with their tidal turbines not just in Scotland but across the globe. We speak to its charismatic co-founder Simon Forrest and lead mechanical engineer Lisa Ferrero, who passionately explain the potential of the world's largest untapped renewable energy resource which has little or no impact on the environment. Nova is leading the way in this cutting edge tidal technology that can deliver clean, predictable energy with underwater projects from the Shetlands to Nova Scotia in Canada. We go behind the scenes visiting their impressive workshop and control centre at their headquarters in Edinburgh.

Websitehttps://novainnovation.com/