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Times
28-07-2025
- Lifestyle
- Times
How to make fruit, veg and other food last longer in your kitchen
Mindful about consumption and avoiding waste? There are so many little things we can do to make positive changes; I hope you find these suggestions helpful. I used to buy large packets of disposable sponges — the ones that had a yellow sponge and a scouring green side — without really thinking how bad they might be for the environment. What I didn't realise was that the sponges release microplastics every time they are used, they aren't recyclable and go straight to landfill, where they take up to 500 years (!) to degrade. I made a simple change to plant-based cellulose sponges (£2.20, They are much more durable than their plastic-based counterpart and last for months. You can compost them after you have finished using them. Many washing-up liquids contain chemicals that are harmful to the environment. If you have a local refill shop, use a glass bottle to restock the washing up liquid from an eco-friendly brand (such as Another option is to purchase a refillable foaming washing-up spray and powders (£12, or £18, Replace your plastic dish brushes with wooden alternatives that have Tampico natural bristles. You can find many brands that have replacement heads (£6, They should last for months. When I was a child, disposable kitchen towels were just an expense that my mum didn't buy into — as an adult I feel the same. We have a large basket of tea towels that we use as an alternative to oven mitts and dish towels, and for covering food and general cleaning or mopping up messes. If you are a fan of kitchen towels, you can buy rolls of machine-washable reusable towels, usually made of organic cotton, that you pop onto your kitchen towel handle (£28.70 for 12, • Read more expert advice on property, interiors and home improvement Disposable wipes are so wasteful. In our house we use cloths for cleaning and polishing, and I also use compostable Swedish dishcloths (£5.50 for four, a cross between a dishcloth and a sponge, made from plant-based cellulose and waste cotton. I have them in a number of colours and use a colour-coded system for the different jobs in our house. For on-the-go food storage, I tend to use stainless steel food containers (from £27.95, — they are durable, dishwasher-safe and resistant to scratches and rust. For food storage in the fridge, I have a collection of stackable glass containers with bamboo lids, which I love because I like to see the food inside (£6, I also reuse glass jars for smaller items. I have two favourite types for this purpose: a trusty jam jar and a large pickle jar. For the freezer, I favour silicone as a reusable alternative to standard freezer bags (£12.99 for two, I also freeze smaller amounts of food in glass jars, which requires a little preparation to avoid issues like jar breakage: • Make sure that any food that you freeze in jars is cool before freezing as rapid temperature changes can cause glass to crack.• Leave at least 3cm of headspace at the top of the jar to allow for expansion.• Do not fill past the shoulders of the jar and put on the lids loosely until fully frozen. Once the food is fully frozen, you can tighten the lid.• When you are ready to defrost the contents of a jar, defrost slowly, either in the fridge or at room temperature. I always wash and dry vegetables before storing them. Fill a sink with cold water, add 2–3 tablespoons of bicarbonate of soda and give the vegetables a bath for up to ten minutes. Using a natural vegetable brush, gently scrub the surfaces to remove stubborn dirt. Add your veggies to a colander and rinse thoroughly. Pat them dry with a soft towel and allow to air-dry; they can now be stored. Leafy greensLine a large container with a damp, cotton towel. Place the leaves on top and place in the fridge. Root vegetablesRemove the leafy tops and store in a container in the fridge. Potatoes and sweet potatoesStore in a cool, dark and well-ventilated place. Refrigerating can affect the structure and taste of potatoes. • 6 essential home appliances to buy: from washing machines to air fryers Onions and garlicStore in a cool, dark and well-ventilated place. Refrigerating isn't recommended as it can affect the texture and flavour. Keep onions separate from potatoes, as they can spoil each other quickly. Broccoli and cauliflowerKeep in the fridge and only wash just before eating as the water can cause spoilage. TomatoesStore at room temperature until they are ripe. If you find you have more than you can eat, keep them in the fridge to extend their freshness; just make sure you take them out and bring to room temperature before eating, to maximise their flavour. Peppers, cucumbers and courgettesBest stored in the fridge to prolong their life. I have a cotton 'salad bag' that I use to store them. MushroomsKeep in a paper bag in the fridge. I avoid washing mushrooms before I store them as this leads to them becoming slimy. It's best to brush or wipe them just before use. AsparagusYou can store your asparagus like a little bunch of flowers. Trim the ends and place them upright in a jar with 3cm of water at the bottom. Change the water every few days. BananasStore separately from every other fruit or vegetable. Bananas produce ethylene, which is a plant hormone that accelerates its ripening process and can also ripen the fruit and vegetables around them more quickly. BerriesFind a clean container, pop a small dry towel or reusable kitchen towel in the bottom and place your berries on top. The towel will absorb any extra moisture that otherwise would spoil them. Don't wash berries until they are ready to be used. This is an edited extract from My Plastic-Free Home: Simple Steps to Live More Sustainably by Kate Jones (HarperCollins £12.99), out July 31. Buy from or call 020 3176 2935. Discount for Times+ members. Jones runs The Natural Living Shop in Mawdesley, Lancashire, and is on Instagram @my_plastic_free_home
Yahoo
14-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Expro Secures Contract With Woodside Energy for Trion Deepwater Project
Expro to deliver advanced tubular running and cementing services for Woodside's first ultra-deepwater development offshore Mexico. HOUSTON, July 14, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Expro (NYSE:XPRO) has been awarded a major three-year contract by Woodside Petróleo Operaciones de México, S. de R.L. de C.V. (Woodside Energy) in support of the Trion deepwater oil and gas development offshore Mexico. Under the agreement, Expro will provide industry-leading tubular running services (TRS) and cementing services for what will be Mexico's first deepwater oil production facility - a major milestone in the region's energy evolution. Woodside and Expro have a long-standing partnership, with Expro supporting well construction activities in Mexico during the exploration phase. This latest collaboration further strengthens their well-established presence in deepwater operations across the country. As part of the project, Woodside Energy will manage operations from its Tampico shore base and office, while Expro is actively establishing a new hub in the area, supporting local employment and contributing to the economic growth of the area. The contract enables Expro to deploy its differentiated well construction technologies, designed to offer a seamless solution from top drive to target depth. Services will include TRS casing, completion and drilling support, as well as the provision of casing accessories, cement heads, and Expro's Skyhook® system. In addition to technical execution, Expro's approach is aimed at optimizing well performance, driving cost-efficiencies, and enhancing operational reliability throughout the project lifecycle. Jeremy Angelle, Vice President of Well Construction said, "With our extensive track record and a reputation as a trusted provider of TRS solutions, we are proud to play a key role in this world-class development. This contract win reflects not only the strength of our technical capabilities and commercial offering but also our legacy of supporting Trion exploration wells through Frank's TRS and VERSAFLOTM systems. This project represents an exciting opportunity to showcase our innovative technologies on a historic deepwater development, and we look forward to building a strong, long-term partnership with Woodside in Mexico." Trion is a greenfield development located in the Perdido Fold Belt, approximately 180 km off Mexico's coastline in the Gulf of Mexico, in water depths of around 2,500 meters. Representing the first deepwater oil production in Mexico, the project is a joint venture between Woodside Energy and Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX), with first oil targeted for 2028. Notes to editors Working for clients across the well life cycle, Expro is a leading provider of energy services, offering cost-effective, innovative solutions and what the company considers to be best-in-class safety and service quality. The company's extensive portfolio of capabilities spans well construction, well flow management, subsea well access, and well intervention and integrity solutions. With roots dating to 1938, Expro has more than 8,500 employees and provides services and solutions to leading exploration and production companies in both onshore and offshore environments in more than 50 countries. For more information, please visit and connect with Expro on Twitter @ExproGroup and LinkedIn @Expro. SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS This press release, and oral statements made from time to time by representatives of the Company, may contain certain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include statements regarding, among other things, the success and safety of the Company's tubular running and cementing services technologies, the Company's environmental, social and governance goals, targets and initiatives, and future growth, and are indicated by words or phrases such as "anticipate," "outlook," "estimate," "expect," "project," "believe," "envision," "goal," "target," "can," "will," and similar words or phrases. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from the future results, performance or achievements expressed in or implied by such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based largely on the Company's expectations and judgments and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, many of which are unforeseeable and beyond our control. The factors that could cause actual results, performance or achievements to materially differ include, among others the risk factors identified in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, Form 10-Q and Form 8-K reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, historical practice, or otherwise. View source version on Contacts Media ContactMediaRelations@ Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Globe and Mail
14-07-2025
- Business
- Globe and Mail
Expro Secures Contract With Woodside Energy for Trion Deepwater Project
Expro (NYSE:XPRO) has been awarded a major three-year contract by Woodside Petróleo Operaciones de México, S. de R.L. de C.V. (Woodside Energy) in support of the Trion deepwater oil and gas development offshore Mexico. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: Expro's Well Construction Under the agreement, Expro will provide industry-leading tubular running services (TRS) and cementing services for what will be Mexico's first deepwater oil production facility - a major milestone in the region's energy evolution. Woodside and Expro have a long-standing partnership, with Expro supporting well construction activities in Mexico during the exploration phase. This latest collaboration further strengthens their well-established presence in deepwater operations across the country. As part of the project, Woodside Energy will manage operations from its Tampico shore base and office, while Expro is actively establishing a new hub in the area, supporting local employment and contributing to the economic growth of the area. The contract enables Expro to deploy its differentiated well construction technologies, designed to offer a seamless solution from top drive to target depth. Services will include TRS casing, completion and drilling support, as well as the provision of casing accessories, cement heads, and Expro's Skyhook® system. In addition to technical execution, Expro's approach is aimed at optimizing well performance, driving cost-efficiencies, and enhancing operational reliability throughout the project lifecycle. Jeremy Angelle, Vice President of Well Construction said, 'With our extensive track record and a reputation as a trusted provider of TRS solutions, we are proud to play a key role in this world-class development. This contract win reflects not only the strength of our technical capabilities and commercial offering but also our legacy of supporting Trion exploration wells through Frank's TRS and VERSAFLO TM systems. This project represents an exciting opportunity to showcase our innovative technologies on a historic deepwater development, and we look forward to building a strong, long-term partnership with Woodside in Mexico.' Trion is a greenfield development located in the Perdido Fold Belt, approximately 180 km off Mexico's coastline in the Gulf of Mexico, in water depths of around 2,500 meters. Representing the first deepwater oil production in Mexico, the project is a joint venture between Woodside Energy and Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX), with first oil targeted for 2028. Notes to editors Working for clients across the well life cycle, Expro is a leading provider of energy services, offering cost-effective, innovative solutions and what the company considers to be best-in-class safety and service quality. The company's extensive portfolio of capabilities spans well construction, well flow management, subsea well access, and well intervention and integrity solutions. With roots dating to 1938, Expro has more than 8,500 employees and provides services and solutions to leading exploration and production companies in both onshore and offshore environments in more than 50 countries. For more information, please visit and connect with Expro on Twitter @ExproGroup and LinkedIn @Expro. This press release, and oral statements made from time to time by representatives of the Company, may contain certain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include statements regarding, among other things, the success and safety of the Company's tubular running and cementing services technologies, the Company's environmental, social and governance goals, targets and initiatives, and future growth, and are indicated by words or phrases such as "anticipate," "outlook," "estimate," "expect," "project," "believe," "envision," "goal," "target," "can," "will," and similar words or phrases. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from the future results, performance or achievements expressed in or implied by such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based largely on the Company's expectations and judgments and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, many of which are unforeseeable and beyond our control. The factors that could cause actual results, performance or achievements to materially differ include, among others the risk factors identified in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, Form 10-Q and Form 8-K reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, historical practice, or otherwise.
Yahoo
02-07-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Hurricane warning for Mexico coast as Flossie rapidly strengthens
Flossie has strengthened into a hurricane off Mexico's southwestern Pacific coast. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said Flossie became a Category 1 hurricane Monday night and has maximum sustained winds of 130 kph (80 mph). The hurricane center said Flossie was about 280 kilometers (175 miles) south of Manzanillo and was moving west-northwest off the Mexican coast at 17 kph (10 mph). Flossie was expected to skirt the coast for a few days while dropping rain on several Mexican states. Mexico's government earlier issued a tropical storm warning along the southwestern coast from Punta San Telmo to Playa Perula. A tropical storm watch remained in effect for other areas on the southwest coast from Zihuatanejo to Cabo Corrientes. A watch means tropical storm conditions are possible in the area within two days. While its center is forecast to remain offshore, rainfall up to 150 mm (6 inches) was likely for parts of the Mexican states of Guerrero, Michoacán, Colima, and Jalisco into Wednesday, with the possibility of life-threatening flooding and mudslides, especially in steep terrain. Flossie is forecast to strengthen over the next 36 hours before weakening over cooler waters. Meanwhile, the remnants of Barry were bringing heavy rain to Mexico's Gulf coast after it came ashore as a tropical depression south of Tampico with maximum sustained winds of 30 mph, the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said.
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The Independent
01-07-2025
- Climate
- The Independent
Hurricane warning for Mexico coast as Flossie rapidly strengthens
Flossie has strengthened into a hurricane off Mexico 's southwestern Pacific coast. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said Flossie became a Category 1 hurricane Monday night and has maximum sustained winds of 130 kph (80 mph). The hurricane center said Flossie was about 280 kilometers (175 miles) south of Manzanillo and was moving west-northwest off the Mexican coast at 17 kph (10 mph). Flossie was expected to skirt the coast for a few days while dropping rain on several Mexican states. Mexico's government earlier issued a tropical storm warning along the southwestern coast from Punta San Telmo to Playa Perula. A tropical storm watch remained in effect for other areas on the southwest coast from Zihuatanejo to Cabo Corrientes. A watch means tropical storm conditions are possible in the area within two days. While its center is forecast to remain offshore, rainfall up to 150 mm (6 inches) was likely for parts of the Mexican states of Guerrero, Michoacán, Colima, and Jalisco into Wednesday, with the possibility of life-threatening flooding and mudslides, especially in steep terrain. Flossie is forecast to strengthen over the next 36 hours before weakening over cooler waters. Meanwhile, the remnants of Barry were bringing heavy rain to Mexico's Gulf coast after it came ashore as a tropical depression south of Tampico with maximum sustained winds of 30 mph, the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said.
