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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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...
Low-cost e-waste recycling in China releasing catalogue of pollutants
Ecologist
3rd September, 2010
The world's growing waste mountain of mobile phones, computers and other electronic goods is being illegally recycled in unregulated and primitive conditions in China and causing significant toxic pollution more...
Reusing bike parts to power water pumps, corn crushers and more
Mira Olson
15th July, 2010
A tiny workshop in rural Guatemala is pioneering cheap, eco-friendly, pedal-powered machines made from discarded bicycle parts more...
Can a landfill site ever return to nature?
Nick Kimbrell
6th July, 2010
One of the biggest landfill sites in the US is in the process of becoming a nature reserve and a recreation ground. Is this just papering over the cracks, or can our rubbish heaps really turn into something beautiful? more...
Storing food safely in plastic containers
Catherine Zandonella
24th June, 2010
There are certain rules of thumb when it comes to storing, freezing and heating food in plastic containers. Read on to find out how to use plastics safely more...
Annie Leonard: 'computers are great, but do they have to have neurotoxins in them?'
Laura Sevier
15th June, 2010
The waste warrior behind the You Tube hit and now book 'The Story of Stuff', on banning children's advertising, making manufacturers responsible for waste and shifting our values more...
Greening my office: an award for recycling is a nonsense
Sylvia Sunshine
9th June, 2010
Sylvia is riled when her distinctly un-environmentally-friendly office receives a recycling award from a dubious source... more...
The Living Machine: an ecological approach to poo
Tafline Laylin
8th June, 2010
By mimicking the purifying behaviour of wetland ecosystems we can deal with our sewage using one quarter of the energy, and a fraction of the smell... more...
Councils to reward recycling rather than tax waste
Ecologist
8th June, 2010
UK Government decides to scrap plans for a tax on bins, saying it would have 'fuelled fly-tipping', and says reward schemes will be more effective more...
Greening the Hay Festival
Laura Sevier
20th May, 2010
Next week, the Hay Festival in Wales kicks off with its usual big name line-up of writers. Andy Fryers, organiser of the festival's special 'Greenprint' initiative, talks about expanding green events and shrinking footprints more... The new green face of incineration technology
Mark Jansen
18th May, 2010
Incineration is a dirty word amongst environmentalists, its reputation earned through the use of outdated technology. Could new techniques help bring green approval to energy-from-waste facilities? more...Members
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