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Five of the best... ways to green up your kitchen
Laurie Tuffrey
6th February, 2012
Home experts Andrew Leech and Chris Askew explain how to make your kitchen a greener place to be more...
Supermarket food waste to power renewable energy instead of tackling food poverty
Matilda Lee
23rd December, 2011
Food aid charities argue supermarket food waste could help prevent hunger in vulnerable people. Yet supermarkets' anaerobic digestion plans may eclipse food redistribution says Matilda Lee more...
Who's to blame for supermarket rejection of 'ugly' fruit and vegetables?
Sarah Bentley
29th December, 2011
Fields of wasted crops lie testament to our fussy shopping habits and the refusal of supermarkets to stock edible but less-than-perfect-looking food more...
Feeding the 5000: every little helps
17th November
Sophie Laggan
Free food from Feeding the 5000 in Trafalgar Square, London. Come along and give your food some thought on Friday 18th November more...
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Investigative films on key environmental and climate change issues from the Ecologist Film Unit more...
Ten of the best…ways to reuse your rubbish
Valentina Jovanovski
5th August, 2011
Whether it’s plastic bottles or old magazines, Valentina Jovanovski has a creative way to turn it into something entirely new more...
CAMPAIGN HERO: Lindsay Boswell of community food network FareShare
Matilda Lee
21st June, 2011
Inspiring businesses to reuse food that would have otherwise be sent to landfill, the pioneering group FareShare collects and distributes it to homeless shelters: feeding the needy, saving CO2 and diverting waste from landfill more...
Love Food Hate Waste: how to eat sustainably
The Ecologist
21st March, 2011
Food production has a huge carbon footprint made worse by the enormous quantities thrown away. There's no need to become a fregan, but isn’t it time you started making the most of leftovers? Celebrity chef Richard Fox shows us how it's done more...
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...
London's Savoy hotel gets five stars for eco refit
Matilda Lee
8th October, 2010
One of London's most prestigious hotels has had a green makeover as part of a £220 million refit. Ahead of the official reopening, Matilda Lee gets an exclusive preview of the capital's most environmentally responsible luxury hotelmore...
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...
Cash-free living: how to survive and thrive without money
Christine Ottery
31st August, 2010
Pounds and pence are important to some but not vital for anyone. From skinny dipping to dustbin dining, there are many ways to live without paying for it. Here are some top tips more...
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Campaign: Fighting food waste through feasts
David Hawkins
17th June, 2010
A campaign to force food manufacturers and retailers to reduce their waste is coupled with an innovative celebration of the rejected food more...
Human waste could be fertiliser and power source
Ecologist
24th March, 2010
Many of the substances that make wastewater a pollutant can also be useful as fertilisers for agriculture and in generating gases for small power stations, says report more...
How to Make and Use Compost: The Ultimate Guide
Ed Hamer
25th January, 2010
Drawing from 40 years of composting experience, Nicky Scott's latest book will inspire confidence in beginners and give new techniques to veteran composters more...
Worm power II: worm composting through the winter
Eifion Rees
19th January, 2010
The tale of the homemade wormery in a second-floor-flat continues... The worms are thriving, multiplying in numbers. Just don't ask about the flies... more...
'Primark effect' still clogging up UK landfills
Ecologist
19th January, 2010
Calls to bring forward ban on recyclable material sent to landfill increase, as reports emerge of big increases in the quantity of textile waste being dumped more...
Peak phosphorus: our most important nutrient running out
Ewan Kingston
12th January, 2010
It has no synthetic alternative and some scientists believe supplies may already be in a terminal decline. But there is still no international effort to tackle the massive agricultural problems that will come when the phosphorus runs out more...
Spring mushrooms show long term effect of climate change
Ecologist
9th December, 2009
Warmer weather and reduced frosts linked to climate change are giving a boost to spring mushroom numbers in the UK and Europe more...
Worm power: turning kitchen waste into compost gold
Eifion Rees
27th October, 2009
A compost pile in a second-floor flat may not be a practical solution to dealing with your food waste, but if you don't have a garden, a homemade wormery might just be the ticket more...
Councils accused of ignoring biogas
Ecologist
7th August, 2009
Find out if your council is about to waste your waste in favour of incinerators with our interactive map more...
Biogas: is your council about to waste your waste?
David Strahan
4th August, 2009
Biogas - a methane-rich fuel made from rotting food waste or sewage - has huge potential as a clean, green fuel for the UK. But a perverse web of subsidies, rules and contracts could mean UK councils are about to kiss goodbye to the real power of waste... more...
Reusable packaging in the UK: cost the major factor
Eifion Rees
29th June, 2009
When it comes to reusable packaging and the environment, consumers are keen to do the right thing, but it seems sparking a refill revolution in Great Britain means getting the price right first more...
Urban Composting
The Ecologist
1st February, 2005
Imagine you could turn 30 per cent of your household waste, at no cost, into high-quality compost for your plants, while also reducing toxic emissions from incinerator plants...more...
Californian Ocean Protection Council calls for a state-wide ban on Styrofoam packaging
Ecologist
16th January, 2009
Little angers environmentalists more than receiving food or products in Styrofoam packaging, and now the Californian Ocean Protection Council has called for a blanket ban on the use of the material in food containers across California. more...Members
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