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
… & Gardening Fareshare Food Waste Homeless Landfill Climate Change … food that would have otherwise be sent to landfill, the pioneering group FareShare … needy, saving CO2 and diverting waste from landfill What has been your most successful …
Do you want the best for your baby, but don’t want to harm the environment? Then use reusable nappies. Contrary to popular belief, modern reusables are cheaper and more hygienic than disposables, and you won't have to spend hours cleaning them.
… 2005 Ethical Living Nappies Diapers Reus Landfill Baby Toddlers Community Waste Nappy … Reusables Reusable Nappies Plastics Children Landfills Recycling Consumerism Green Living … UK every day, around 7.5 million end up in landfill sites. Disposable nappies use three …
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...
… Waste Composter Green Lifestyle Composting Landfills Green Living Energy Food And Farming … 1. It reduces the amount of rubbish sent to landfill sites and incinerators. A third of … per year of compostible rubbish not going to landfill or incineration sites. 2. You can …
From food to fun, we've got the skinny on how to make this year's festivities the greenest ever
… country – but up to a billion will end up in landfill. 50,000 trees will be cut down to … are sent in their millions and end up in landfill in their millions too. The FAO (Food … of CO2 during its lifetime from production to landfill. A real tree on the other hand, …
Upcycled, recycled and 100 per cent green, Ali Gane, owner of online ethical accessories boutique onfriday, rounds up the 10 best eco bags around
… hoses that would otherwise have ended up in landfill. Elvis & Kresse scrub away two … truck and bicycle inner tubes destined for landfill. Sourced from all over Argentina, the … each year and are usually sent straight to landfill. And this is where Harveys step in - …
With the big day just around the corner, Ruth Styles says it’s time to give Valentine's Day a green-over
… cause problems when used condoms end up in landfill, or worse, are flushed down the … Predictably, many of these end up in landfill, so the Rainforest Alliance … A green valentines day Every year we’re landfilling or incinerating 200 million …
In producing nuclear power we are taking the benefits today but leaving the burden of cleaning up waste and accident risks to future generations, argues a study on nuclear ethics
… message to future life is likely to be a landfill. Beyond the significance of our … READ MORE... NEWS Nuclear waste dumped in landfill The UK Atomic Energy Authority … radioactive nuclear waste into a conventional landfill site and allowing radioactive …
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
… time, every tonne of textiles diverted from landfill through reuse saves approximately 20 … Traid, which has diverting textiles from landfill as one of its charitable aims and … the Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) stream to landfill • The remainder is unaccounted for …
Green design doesn't have to mean scrimping on aesthetics; as George Blacksell discovered, combining style with sustainability is easily achieved
… sending end-of-life products straight to landfill can become a thing of the past and we … 2020; notably a zero carbon footprint, zero landfill and zero hazardous waste generation. … drinks bottles. Diverting plastic from landfill sites is Sarah’s aim - currently 80 …
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?
… every year, the majority of which end up in landfill. With that in mind, isn’t it time you … statistics: 58 billion paper cups end up in landfill every year and 20 million trees are …
From shirts made from recycled plastic to Fairtrade balls, supporting your team sustainably is easier than ever
… polyester shirts being relegated to the landfill site. But following your team doesn’t … take an estimated 500 years to decompose in landfill - to make polyester football shirts. …
The head of the UK's grassroots anti-incineration network on working towards a zero waste economy, encouraging community engagement and avoiding 'defeatist' language
… resolved by moving away from incineration and landfill and aiming for a zero waste policy, … waste in your community INVESTIGATION Can a landfill site ever return to nature? One of the biggest landfill sites in the US is in the process of …
Whether it’s plastic bottles or old magazines, Valentina Jovanovski has a creative way to turn it into something entirely new
… 44 million tonnes of waste is sent to landfill in the UK every year and only 40 per … longer be reused or recycled will be sent to landfills. But achieving this goal will mean …
<strong>UKWIN represents more than 85 anti-incineration groups in the UK and advocates more sustainable approaches to waste management. Compared to incineration, recycling and re-use are cheaper, more flexible and better for both the environment and the economy.
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… does not prevent waste from having to be landfilled, because incineration produces … that is disposed of at specialist hazardous landfill sites. Incinerator operators often …
Firehose isn’t an obvious choice of textile for an accessories range, but for the entrepreneurs behind Elvis & Kresse, it’s simply perfect. Gavin Haines reports
… of old fire hose was going straight to landfill.’ Not only did this create a problem … and other packaging from being consigned to landfill sites. ‘There are some amazing … that would have otherwise gone straight to landfill. www.windbagcompany.ca READ …
Whether organic, upcycled or even recycled, make sure your underwear draw is a green one
… of knickers go straight from linen draw to landfill when the elastic starts to go. So … into cotton insulation. Either way, it beats landfill hands down. To find out more or to …
There are plenty of ways to keep your wardrobe fresh without having to hit the high street. Hannah Corr reveals a few tips on making the most of what you've got
… average person sends 30kg of old clothes to landfill every year where they slowly start to … clothes needn’t spend their final days in landfill either. Patch them up with …
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
… to reduce all the waste that ends up in landfill and making use of what you have. It’s … plastic bottles and cans are sent to landfill every year, where they then take …
Make do and mend might not sound particularly exciting but, says Julia Nelson, a little creative upcycling can turn junk into something spectacular
… the pieces I upcycle have been rescued from landfill and although I work with anything, … every year, the majority of which end up in landfill. With that in mind, isn’t it time you …
Creating extra waste and encouraging over-consumption; Halloween isn’t the greenest holiday. But as Ben Hudson explains, you can still have a scarily good time without it costing the planet
… the streets until they are committed to landfill. Rather than splashing out, get … plastic and, as with costumes, end up in landfill. With the cover of darkness and some …
Are SUVs a crime against civilisation, or paragons of efficiency? Are they ugly, arrogant and antisocial, or bright, beautiful and mobile? And do the polar passions they arouse pit the politics of envy against the Americanisation of British culture? Paul Kingsnorth and Michael Harvey discuss
… Transport Cars Petrol Road Oil Incineration Landfills Community Climate Change …
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
… 2011 News Monsanto Toxic Waste And Recycling Landfill PCBs Dioxins Brofiscin Bp …
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
… 2011 News Monsanto Toxic Waste And Recycling Landfill PCBs Dioxins Brofiscin Bp …