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 …
Last week's 'War on Waste' - throwaway coffee cups were the deserving target - was an exemplar of effective single-issue campaigning by Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall. But the answers to our waste problems go way beyond recycling. We must begin to plan a societal transition to a post-consumer culture of caring, sharing, and knowing when we have enough.
… | 3rd August 2016 Comment Waste Consumerism Recycling Economics Green Economy Society UK … answers to our waste problems go way beyond recycling. We must begin to plan a societal … of potential resources, hidden from use. Recycling is perhaps the most commonly …
How can we reduce our ever increasing throughput of raw materials? By breaking out the the 'iron cage of consumerism', writes Mariale Moreno: make things to last - whether clothes, houses, cars, or washing machines. Join a car club. Share domestic appliances with neighbors. And bring back the laundromat!
… Recycling is not enough! Sharing is the way to … Living Green Economy Consumerism Waste Recycling laundromat-cut.jpg How can we reduce … have to target what consumers really want. Recycling has thus far been the main focus of …
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 …
At ReTuna in Sweden everything sold is recycled or reused or has been organically or sustainably produced. NATALIE BENNETT reports on the benifits of a more circular economy and what we can learn from the world's first recycling mall.
… and what we can learn from the world's first recycling mall. Back in 2006, which feels like … of 14 shops, and students being trained in recycling, to be repaired, upcycled, reused or … it perhaps wouldn’t. for such upcycling and recycling does rely on goods having a basic …
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
… Sevier | 15th June 2010 Comment Waste And Recycling Consumerism Marketing Advertising …
Crude oil may be running out, but Brighton's transport revolution is powering up. Jan Goodey meets Tom Druitt, the driving force behind the Big Lemon Bus
Big Lemon Bus: Tom Druitt Jan Goodey | 25th June 2009 Activism Take Action Local Hero Chip Fat Fuel Oil Bus Transport big_lemon.jpg Crude oil may be running out, but Brighton's transport revolution …
Crude oil may be running out, but Brighton's transport revolution is powering up. Jan Goodey meets Tom Druitt, the driving force behind the Big Lemon Bus
CASE STUDY: starting a local biofuel bus service Jan Goodey | 1st October 2008 Activism Transport Case Study Chip Fat Fuel Oil Bus Biofuel big_lemon.jpg Crude oil may be running out, but Brighton's …
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
… Sevier | 20th May 2010 Activism Waste And Recycling Transport Car Share Bus Service Hay … has been on waste. We were doing very little recycling back in 2005. Last year about 55 per …
Our economy demands that we make consumption our way of life, the that we seek our spiritual satisfaction in consumption…
… Sustainability Landfill Consumerism Landfills Recycling Green Living Politics And Economics … and in spite of Apple’s wholesome in-store recycling program, many of the 40 million sold … have their very own ‘Carpet to Carpet™’ recycling process, which it claims prevents …
From cars to petrochemical giants, every man and his dog has green credentials to show off to the world, but just how genuine are they? John Naish takes a closer look
… aspect of production: emissions, energy use, recycling. In practice, that can’t be done.’ … Carbon Trust, on selected Tesco products. The recycling body WRAP is working with grocers on …
Under its minority Green administration, Brighton & Hove is an exemplar of progressive politics that is realising huge social, economic and environmental gains, writes Rob Shepherd. Maybe that's why political opponents are so desperate to brand it a failure ...
… then official strike by the city's refuse and recycling collectors and street cleaners. The … with mountains of refuse sacks and unemptied recycling boxes. The dispute also exposed … city centre is adjusting to a new communal recycling scheme that in time is expected to …
Backlash against the decision to ban Iceland's orangutan advert over-emphasises the power of green consumerism.
… we live”. While individual actions such as recycling and conscious purchasing will have … they are always severely limited. Take recycling as a well known example. Although recycling rates in the UK have shown great …
Electric cars are no longer just a 'pipe dream' claims transport minister as he announces £60 million in funds for charging points and grants for people buying new vehicles
UK announces £5,000 subsidy for electric car buyers from 2011 Tom Levitt | 14th December 2010 News Electric Cars Renewables Energy Transport electriccar.jpg Government advisors have said the UK …
With the UK capital struggling to get commuters to work on time following strike action by tube and train drivers this week, JAN GOODEY reports on a project that will bring the first solar-powered electric buses to the public in the Spring
Solar-powered electric buses ‒ a UK first Jan Goodey | 10th January 2017 Ethical Living Transport Rewewables Green Energy solar bus story.jpg With the UK capital struggling to get commuters to work …
Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) says iPhone maker continues to swerve questions on its environmental record.
… as well as how it promotes repair, reuse and recycling. Speed So far, the committee said it … causes. “A circular economy with repair and recycling at its heart is crucial if we are to …
Green party deputy leader AMELIA WOMACK tried to cut plastic out of her life after witnessing haunting images of a bird struggling because its stomach was lined with waste. But the ingrained nature of plastic in modern society made the task much harder than expected. This is her story.
… Consumerism Environmental Damage Waste And Recycling Bird with crisp bag Green party …
Advanced new catalysts are poised to stimulate a clean energy revolution, writes Tim Radford. An organic replacement for the precious metal platinum would allow surplus electricity to be cheaply converted into hydrogen fuel, then burnt in low cost fuel cells to propel 'green' vehicles and generate power on demand.
… alive the hopes of the ultimate in energy recycling. In the first process, water …
Every summer a team of cyclists set off across Britain stopping along the way to perform an eco-themed play to schools, festivals and communities. Welcome to the Otesha Project...
… HOW TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE CASE STUDY: recycling bicycles It’s the greener way to go, … of true pedal power. HOW TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE Recycling used cooking oil to power diesel …