Less than three per cent of household batteries are currently recycled in Britain. Chie Elliott looks into why we're at the bottom of Europe's league tables
… Recycling batteries: Why we need to do more … Elliott | 30th June 2009 Activism Waste And Recycling Battery Recycling Landfill Mercury Lead Waste And …
Mel Poluck visits a flagship environmental project that rescues, reuses and recycles tonnes of wood destined for landfills, doing much the same for those it employs
… CASE STUDY: recycling waste wood Mel Poluck | 9th June 2009 Activism Waste And Recycling Case Study Wood Recycling Salvage Waste Landfill …
It’s the greener way to go, but it seems bicycling can tackle everything from health issues to homelessness. Claire Baylis learns the meaning of true pedal power.
… CASE STUDY: recycling bicycles Claire Baylis | 1st March 2009 Activism Waste And Recycling Case Study Local Hero Bikeworks … resources. Thankfully, the dearth of bike recycling is just one issue being addressed by …
Many dutiful recyclers feel rightly frustrated that so few of their carefully washed bottles and cans put out each week seem to make their way back into the same product.
… used in new products 15th April 2009 News Recycling Alan Whitehead MP Recycling UK Campaigns Recycling Green Living Politics And Economics …
A report from Friends of the Earth reveals the huge extent of the pollution and financial losses caused by our love of landfill and incineration
… Ecologist | 7th October 2009 News Waste And Recycling Incineration Landfill Resources … is woefully lagging behind much of Europe on recycling,' said FoE's Dr Michael Warhurst. … twice as much as we recycle here. 'Our low recycling rate means that we have to import …
Pioneers in the publishing industry have been making tracks in reducing the environmental impact of printing and selling books
How to publish a green book Emma Bocking | 15th December 2009 Activism How To Make A Difference Culture Change Green Books Vegetable-based Inks Recycled Paper 10:10 John Elford Herbs For Home …
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
… Green Living Food And Drink Take Action Waste Recycling Denmark Finland Netherlands … means getting the price right first With recycling, as with so many other green … ’. Included in the 83-page strategy for recycling, packaging reduction and reusability …
Rewarding recycling distracts attention from the real issue of packaging
… | 25th November 2009 Comment Letter seasonal-recycling.jpg Rewarding recycling distracts attention from the real … be rewarded with cash incentives for using recycling bins under Conservative plans to …
Digital UK urged to remind public not to throw out existing televisions when the analogue TV signal is switched off in their region
… | 3rd November 2009 News Television Waste And Recycling oldtv.jpg Exisiting TV's can be … 50,000 televisions were sent to Cumbria-Recycling Ltd - a company that handles … What went wrong with Freecycle in the UK? The recycling network has seen its UK groups halve …
Sundance Renewables in Wales is a pioneering workers' co-operative and social enterprise converting used cooking oil into a low emissions alternative to diesel
… Recycling used cooking oil to power diesel … to diesel Sundance Renewables has been recycling used cooking oil since 2004 at the … and West Wales. This contributes to community recycling and bolsters the local economy. Like …
Earlier this month, campaigner Shlomo Dowen won a landmark High Court case that forced Nottinghamshire council to reveal its financial arrangements with waste contractor Veolia Environmental Services. So what did Veolia want to keep so quiet?
… Dowen | 22nd October 2009 Comment Waste And Recycling PFI Veolia Local Authorities … ensures Veolia is paid against projections of recycling rates made years ago. This has now … people are very happy to do their bit of 'precycling' by separating discarded material, …
Viewed in new light, waste is a resource – to be used again, recycled or resurrected for another use
… The Ecologist | 19th June 2009 Activism Waste Recycling Cradle To Cradle Design Nearly Out … and encourage waste reduction, reuse and recycling’. Through research, monitoring, …
From country cousin to king gold, silver is slowly cleaning up its tarnished reputation, writes Matilda Lee
Can silver ever be ethical? Matilda Lee | 1st March 2009 Ethical Living Green Living Clothing Dilemma Silver Mining Jewellery dilemma_april_01.jpg From country cousin to king gold, silver is slowly …
Richmond council has become the first in the country to run its entire vehicle fleet on 100 per cent recycled biodiesel, while Lincolnshire is using the stuff to patch roads
… Councils Local Authorities Energy Waste And Recycling Transport biodiesel1.jpg Richmond …
High-street fashion at bargain prices, charity shops are the ethical way to accentuate a wardrobe. All you need is a sense of adventure… By Laura Sevier
… 2009 Ethical Living Charity Shop Clothes Recycling Fashion Ethical New Wardrobe Fashion Charities Recycling Green Living … visit www.charityshops.org.uk TRAID (Textile Recycling for Aid and International …
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...
… Strahan | 4th August 2009 News Waste And Recycling Energy Climate Change Biogas Biofuel … – and that prevents further increases in recycling and means less feedstock available … on the county achieving 50 per cent recycling rate, but there are no plans for …
Stella McCartney talks to Matilda Lee about designer activism and the release of her second 'eco collection'.
Fashion conscience: Stella McCartney Matilda Lee | 1st May 2009 Ethical Living Green Living Fashion Stella Mccartney Clothes stella_01.jpg Stella McCartney talks to Matilda Lee about designer …
Leaked documents show that the US Environmental Protection Agency has launched an inquiry into the health risks of tyre chippings
… an EPA spokesman told Waste and Recycling News . 'I wish we did.' News of the … on the safety of the tyre chippings. The tyre recycling industry maintains that previous …
Next time you grumble that it's too much effort to seperate you plastic from your cans, imagine doing it as the bullets are flying over head
… Barr | 28th March 2009 News Composting War Recycling Indigenous Peoples Composting … Peoples Politics And Economics Waste And Recycling Archive_181.jpg Next time you … round the houses to talk to each family about recycling and compost, before convening a …
Is it possible to help the environment, local community and give the homeless a second chance at life? The charity Emmaus is living proof that the answer is yes
… August 2009 Activism Case Study Waste And Recycling Emmaus Homeless Recycling Second-hand Furniture Abbe Pierre … Emmaus communities fund themselves by the recycling and selling-on of goods, crucially …
Ten festivals worth digging your wellies out for this summer
… and environmental causes. Car sharing and recycling are also strongly encouraged and the … no trace’ policy with a heavy emphasis on recycling. It hands out recycling bags, and has teams of volunteers …
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.
… EPR Campaigns Fast Food US Plastics Recycling Packaging Recycling Pollution Waste And Recycling News web pic 2_2.jpg Little angers …
A cleaner, greener, more ethical approach to outdoor gear, Finisterre swept into UK shops on a surfing brainwave. Laura Sevier meets the team behind the eco-active clothing company
On the crest of a green wave Laura Sevier | 28th January 2009 Ethical Living Surfing Eco Clothing Active Clothing Fashion Green Lifestyle Green Living Surf-a-green-wave_MAIN_2.jpg A cleaner, greener, …