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
… suffer as criminal gangs target lucrative clothing recycling sector Louise Hunt | 1st February 2011 News Clothing Fashion Waste And Recycling … public confidence in recycling and increase clothing waste, reports Louise Hunt The …
If the mere idea of making your own clothes sends you running in panic to the high street, why not start with this really simple guide to re-fashioning a T-shirt as a dress
… | 23rd March 2010 Ethical Living Green Living Clothing Waste And Recycling Diy Make Your Own … 3. To enable people to access affordable clothing that has not been produced using …
Eco-label Goodone’s unique collaboration with the supermarket giant is finally bringing green fashion to the mass market
… six months. So what’s the solution to our eco clothing crisis? Well, one option is to buy … is getting in on the act with its latest eco-clothing collaboration – this time with …
What would you do if an American company planned to site a huge incinerator - bigger than the Millennium Stadium - above your town? How would you feel if you knew that no existing technology could prevent that incinerator pumping out toxic chemicals?
… suffer as criminal gangs target lucrative clothing recycling sector Charities, including … public confidence in recycling and increase clothing waste, reports Louise Hunt …
Green Living Editor Ruth Styles answers your eco-lifestyle dilemmas. This week, we're talking textiles
Ask the Ecologist: cotton, hemp and bamboo - which is the green choice? Ruth Styles | 22nd June 2011 Ethical Living Fabric Textiles Bamboo Hemp Cotton Silk Fashion Waste And Recycling Society …
Scavenging is on the rise in the US and is no longer the exclusive domain of the poor. Felicity Carus reports on San Francisco's attempts to close down this informal sector and its impact on a burgeoning recycling culture
… suffer as criminal gangs target lucrative clothing recycling sector Charities, including … public confidence in recycling and increase clothing waste, reports Louise Hunt NEWS …
Gift ideas from businesses channelling their creativity into waste reduction methods.
… in Sweden, the company focuses on outdoor clothing and equipment and is committed to … fair trade products from food and drink to clothing and gifts. * …
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
'Primark effect' still clogging up UK landfills The Ecologist | 19th January 2010 News Waste Food And Farming Recycling Landfill Renewable Waste And Recycling textiles.jpg A million tonnes of textile …
Can sustainability be stylish? If Lost Property of London’s eco-accessories are anything to go by, yes it can
Lost Property of London The Ecologist | 13th April 2011 Ethical Living Bags Fashion Accessories Recycling Waste And Recycling Green Living Society holding.jpg Can sustainability be stylish? If Lost …
Every year we’re landfilling or incinerating 200 million non-recycled, mass produced, unromantic valentine cards. So this year we should all make more of an effort to keep our romance and the planet alive.
… help for homemade goodies from cookies and clothing to handmade photo albums and …
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
UK can achieve 'zero waste' without incineration Tom Levitt | 5th October 2010 News Landfill Waste And Recycling Incineration prel.png Plans for greener incineration plants such as this one in …
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
… waste dumps where workers lack protective clothing and health and safety regulations are …
Biodegradeable Waste (BDW), ‘plants and animals’, comprises an amazing 59 per cent of your household waste. Do you simply throw yours in the bin? If so you...
59 per cent and counting... George Pilkington | 1st February 2006 Ethical Living Compost Composting Waste BDW Worms Vermicompost Vermicomposting Organics Green Lifestyle Composting Green Living Waste …
A tiny workshop in rural Guatemala is pioneering cheap, eco-friendly, pedal-powered machines made from discarded bicycle parts
Reusing bike parts to power water pumps, corn crushers and more Mira Olson | 15th July 2010 Activism Waste And Recycling How To Make A Difference Maya Pedal Guatemala Bicycles Bikes Not Bombs Carlos …
Whether it’s plastic bottles or old magazines, Valentina Jovanovski has a creative way to turn it into something entirely new
Ten of the best…ways to reuse your rubbish Valentina Jovanovski | 5th August 2011 Ethical Living Rubbish Recycling Upcycling Plastic Cans Food Bottles Home Society Green Living Waste And Recycling …
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
ASDA and Marks & Spencer lead assault on packaging waste crisis - but will it work? Aimee Steen | 9th November 2010 News Packaging Waste Tesco Asda M&S Waste And Recycling Investigations waste 2 …
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 policies
Revealed: scandal of Roma people forced to scavenge toxic e-waste Carolyn Lebel | 12th October 2010 News E-waste Roma Investigations Waste And Recycling low-res-web-holder.jpg In the wake of …