Consumers could be doing far more to help combat global food wastage with relatively little effort according to a new study showing that every year, a third of all food produced ends up being binned. LAURA BRIGGS reports
… Food Waste - who's to blame? Laura Briggs | 27th January 2017 Ethical Living Food Waste Recycling Consumer Choice … of food being ditched in the bin - adding to waste and impacting on resources such as …
How can we bridge the gap between ‘fast food' living and responsible consumption when mass production and a throw-away mindset still dominate the lifestyles of most people? LAURA BRIGGS has some thoughts...
… desire for convenience. The amount of food we waste is a global catastrophe. In cost alone … one given day. And when it comes to issues of waste, it's not just the food itself, but what … chain alone makes up 50% of their total waste, with food waste making up 20%. The …
An estimated 12 million tonnes of plastic flows into our oceans each year so no wonder we're facing one of the biggest litter crises our planet has ever seen. LAURA BRIGGS reports
… focuses on the sources and impacts of waste in the marine environment and is one of … Plastics which concluded "there is no time to waste" in tackling the problem. Monitoring and … use of plastics. Delphine Lévi Alvarès, Zero Waste Europe policy officer and coordinator of …
Disposing of wastewater from uncoventional gas and oil techniques - including fracking - is one of the big challenges facing the UK.
LAURA BRIGGS reports
… Facing the challenge of toxic wastewater produced by oil and gas companies … 2016 News hydro fracking.jpg Disposing of wastewater from uncoventional gas and oil … is into the impact and environmental costs of wastewater produced by oil and gas companies - …
Mining group Rio Tinto has pulled back from sensitive environmental zone in Madagascar and admits there was no tailings dam.
… for how QMM is containing potentially toxic waste-water from its mining basin from seeping … of this structure - to stop the flow of waste from the mining basins into the estuary, … the mining basin and its potentially toxic waste from the local estuary. No dam, no …
Seaweed is known for its culinary uses and has seen a renaissance in past years thanks to its health claims and a distinctive taste - but there are more ecological benefits to seaweed that currently remain untapped.
… a seaweed biorefinery whereby we reduce the waste products - making the most of the … a seaweed biorefinery whereby we reduce the waste products - making the most of the …
Rio Tinto's QMM ilmenite mine in Madagascar has breached a legal buffer zone, exposing local people to “unacceptably high” environmental risks, a new study by the Andrew Lees Trust has found. YVONNE ORENGO and STEVEN EMERMAN report
Rural people living on the frontline of Rio Tinto’s QMM mine in southern Madagascar are seeing their rights ignored, their lives and livelihoods devastated.
… Pollution The company’s assertions that QMM’s waste water management is successfully … water to affected communities, manage waste waters, improve transparency and …
This day 20 years ago one of Britain's most committed and effective environmental campaigners died trying to save a coastal forest in southern Madagascar from mining, writes Yvonne Orengo. The world has been a poorer place without Andrew Lees - and his fears for the Petriky forest and local indigenous communities have been proved all too close to the mark.
… many high profile campaigns, including toxic waste dumping in Africa, and famously took the …
Marine ecologists have shown how noise pollution is changing the behaviour of marine animals - and how its elimination will significantly help build their resilience. LAURA BRIGGS reports
… on marine ecology, including global warming, waste pollution and over-fishing, to eliminate …
Rio Tinto's QMM mine in Madagascar was meant to be an exemplar of 'corporate social responsibility' and environmental best practice. But the reality experienced by local communities is different, writes Yvonne Orengo, with uncompensated land seizures, food insecurity, deforestation and social deprivation. New concerns are emerging about the infringement of legal buffer zones and radiation exposure. Rio Tinto must be held responsible for its actions!
… waterline has unseen impacts e.g., if toxic waste in tailings, a by product of the …
Fishers' supporters hit by fish poisonings appeal to Qit Minerals Madagascar and Rio Tinto investors to ensure independent investigation - 18 months after mine pollution.
… about how QMM will deal with the toxic waste from this new treatment plant, and how …
A gap in the market and the digital age has seen the British organic cut flower industry flourish over the last couple of years - with chemical-free, low air-mile blooms finally seeing their day in the sun. LAURA BRIGGS reports on the homegrown market that offers a bigger variety of flowers and without the environmental costs of imported ones
… many discerning consumers about the issue of waste packaging. Flowers that come into the …