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TAKE ACTION to ban 'killer jeans'
Matilda Lee
25th May, 2011
Join Labour Behind the Label in a week of action from 30th May to 5th June to lobby brands to ban the technique of sandblasting denim more...
Five minutes with…Erin O’Connor
Ruth Styles
24th May, 2011
She’s one of the world’s most successful models and a seasoned environmental campaigner. Now Erin O’Connor has the packaging problem in her sights. Ruth Styles met her to find out more more...
Grow Your Food for Free
Andy McKee
19th May, 2011
Packed with useful nuggets of advice; Dave Hamilton’s tome, says Andy McKee, has everything you need to kick start a more self-sufficient way of life more...
UK company implicated in toxic e-waste trail from London to West Africa
Andrew Wasley
14th May, 2011
The Environmental Investigation Agency and BBC Panorama use GPS to prove British electronic waste is being exported to poor African nations where it threatens the environment and human health. Andrew Wasley reports more...
Top 10…cheap ways to green your home
Sella Oneko
29th April, 2011
Greening your home doesn’t have to bust the budget. Sella Oneko rounds up 10 inexpensive ways to make your home a more eco-friendly place more...
Crawford Hollingworth: only corporations can solve global issues
Matilda Lee
28th April, 2011
Crawford Hollingworth's new book - Global Over Development - parodies the typical annual report with an provocative look at the dark side of progress more...
Lost Property of London
The Ecologist
13th April, 2011
Can sustainability be stylish? If Lost Property of London’s eco-accessories are anything to go by, yes it can more...
CAMPAIGN HERO: Shlomo Dowen, UK Without Incineration Network
Matilda Lee
5th April, 2011
The head of the UK's grassroots anti-incineration network on working towards a zero waste economy, encouraging community engagement and avoiding 'defeatist' language more...
Message in a bottle: the retro way to reduce packaging
The Ecologist
14th March, 2011
UK consumers get through 14 million litres of bottled soft drinks every year at a significant cost to the environment. So why not try making your own?more...
Tesco teams up with Goodone to bring ethical fashion to the high street
The Ecologist
22nd February, 2011
Eco-label Goodone’s unique collaboration with the supermarket giant is finally bringing green fashion to the mass market more...
Monsanto agrees clean-up of toxic Brofiscin quarry in Wales
Tom Levitt
19th February, 2011
Environment Agency finds Monsanto, BP and Veolia liable for clean up after thousands of tonnes of cancer-causing chemicals - including PCBs, dioxins and Agent Orange derivatives - dumped in Welsh quarry more...
Monsanto agrees clean-up of toxic Brofiscin quarry in Wales
Tom Levitt
19th February, 2011
Environment Agency finds Monsanto, BP and Veolia liable for clean up after thousands of tonnes of cancer-causing chemicals - including PCBs, dioxins and Agent Orange derivatives - dumped in Welsh quarry more...
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Burying The Truth, the orginal Ecologist investigation into Monsanto and Brofiscin Quarry
Jon Hughes & Pat Thomas
11th October, 2007
What does Douglas Gowan know that everyone else wants to keep hidden? For 40 years the story of Brofiscin Quarry – now the most polluted place in the UK – has been suppressed... more...
The Byocup: a reusable alternative to paper
The Ecologist
18th February, 2011
Millions of trees are cut down for paper cups every year, the majority of which end up in landfill. With that in mind, isn’t it time you swapped your paper cup for something more sustainable? more...
Charities suffer as criminal gangs target lucrative clothing recycling sector
Louise Hunt
1st February, 2011
Charities, including Oxfam and Traid, which rely on donations of unwanted clothes are facing an escalating theft problem - which could undermine public confidence in recycling and increase clothing waste, reports Louise Hunt more...
The Secret Life of Stuff
Ruth Styles
20th January, 2011
Clear and well written, Julie Hill's opus sheds light on the issues of waste and consumption but provides solutions that are too simplistic to be of real use, argues Ruth Stylesmore...
Cut down on food waste: making the most of your Christmas bird
Tom Antebi
28th December, 2010
Have you maximised your festive leftovers potential this year? Here are our top tips for getting the best out of your turkey for Boxing Day and beyond - and a recipe for the perfect roast chicken more...
Ecomodo: the lending website that's sharing the wealth
Laura Laker
27th December, 2010
Why buy when you can borrow? From tools to skills, new social enterprise Ecomodo allows community members to borrow what they need from each other more...
Pick Up America: a cross-country road trip to wipe out waste
Carrie Madren
21st December, 2010
Five committed twentysomethings are making a 2,000-mile trek across the US, picking up litter and educating young people and communities about zero waste more...
Criminal gangs cash in on thriving illegal e-waste trade
Matilda Lee
2nd December, 2010
The Environment Agency and Interpol are being forced to tackle the growing trade in electrical waste to stop our unwanted TVs, computers and refrigerators falling into the wrong hands more...
ASDA and Marks & Spencer lead assault on packaging waste crisis - but will it work?
Aimee Steen
9th November, 2010
As UK supermarkets scramble to reduce packaging in the face of growing legislation and consumer demand, Aimee Steen talks exclusively to those tackling the problem at high street stores and asks what role customers have to play more...
Poverty forces Roma people to scavenge toxic e-waste
Carolyn Lebel and Jemima Roberts
12th October, 2010
Persecuted Roma communities in France are being forced to scavenge for dangerous e-waste, potentially threatening health and questioning the country's recycling policies more...
Revealed: scandal of Roma people forced to scavenge toxic e-waste
Carolyn Lebel
12th October, 2010
In the wake of President Sarkozy's crackdown on the Roma people, an Ecologist investigation uncovers how poverty and discrimination are forcing persecuted communities to scratch a living recycling France's growing mountain of e-waste - potentially threatening health and raising questions over the effectiveness of waste policiesmore...
UK can achieve 'zero waste' without incineration
Tom Levitt
5th October, 2010
Current 'dump it or burn it' mindset can only be resolved by moving away from incineration and landfill and aiming for a zero waste policy, say campaigners more...
Urine: the ultimate 'organic' fertiliser?
Dorienne Robinson
22nd September, 2010
Your bladder's loss could be your vegetable garden's gain, since urine makes for a surprisingly good fertiliser - so why are we wasting our wee? more...Members
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