From plastic bag-free towns to refashioned clothes and bus fleets run on chip fat, here's a guide to what you can do to tackle waste in your community
… How to campaign for less waste and more recycling George Wigmore Matilda Lee | 6th July 2010 Activism Waste & Recycling Energy How To Make A Difference Compost Waste Watch Women's Institute Zero Waste …
The Environment Agency and Interpol are being forced to tackle the growing trade in electrical waste to stop our unwanted TVs, computers and refrigerators falling into the wrong hands
… Criminal gangs cash in on thriving illegal e-waste trade Matilda Lee | 2nd December 2010 News Waste & Recycling Environment Agency E-waste Hazardous Substances WEEE Greenpeace …
Food aid charities argue supermarket food waste could help prevent hunger in vulnerable people. Yet supermarkets' anaerobic digestion plans may eclipse food redistribution says Matilda Lee
… Supermarket food waste to power renewable energy instead of … Farming Politics And Economics Health Food Waste Anaerobic Digestion Food Cycle Tristram … Food aid charities argue supermarket food waste could help prevent hunger in vulnerable …
A decision looms on whether - and where - to build the UK's first deep disposal for nuclear waste. Two borough councils in Cumbria have 'volunteered' - but can the communities be convinced? Matilda Lee reports
… as Cumbrian residents square up over nuclear waste site Matilda Lee | 15th February 2012 … Climate Change Nuclear Radiation Decc Nuclear Waste Politics And Economics … the UK's first deep disposal for nuclear waste. Two borough councils in Cumbria have …
The head of the UK's grassroots anti-incineration network on working towards a zero waste economy, encouraging community engagement and avoiding 'defeatist' language
… Network Matilda Lee | 5th April 2011 Activism Waste & Recycling Incineration UK Without … network on working towards a zero waste economy, encouraging community … of a UK-wide movement for sustainable waste management, i.e. without incineration, …
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
… 2011 Activism Food & Gardening Fareshare Food Waste Homeless Landfill Climate Change … feeding the needy, saving CO2 and diverting waste from landfill What has been your most … made up of individuals they don't want to see waste. What is the best way to motivate …
One of London's most prestigious hotels has had a green makeover as part of a £220 million refit. Ahead of the official reopening, Matilda Lee gets an exclusive preview of the capital's most environmentally responsible luxury hotel
… Combined Heat And Power Biodeisel Food Waste Energy Meters Eco Luxury … 3,000 tonnes. What's more, 90 per cent of waste will be diverted from landfill, food waste turned into electricity, and a green …
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.
… Diapers Reus Landfill Baby Toddlers Community Waste Nappy Schemes Reusables Reusable Nappies … they now form 4 per cent of all household waste, costing the taxpayer £40m each year to … each year add one million tonnes of nappy waste to our already overfull landfill sites. …
With the Japanese nuclear disaster still unfolding, make your voice heard on Britain's sustainable energy future: say no to nuclear...
… - but serious questions about costs and waste disposal remain unanswered COMMENT The … isn’t telling us the true cost of nuclear waste disposal UK plans for ten new nuclear … will create £80 billion worth of radioactive waste that we still have no secure way of …
‘Recycling since 1997’ reads its motto. This year, two tonnes of fashion waste was diverted from landfill and into the funky, fresh designs of the From Somewhere label.
… its motto. This year, two tonnes of fashion waste was diverted from landfill and into the … that From Somewhere could act as a free waste disposal service – and give them good … we might be taking care of all the fabric waste from Northern Italy alone. I dread to …
From the next Erin Brokovitch, to a group of teens cleaning up Kenya's Kibera slum, a clutch of innovative youth film-makers are documenting crucial issues and demanding social and environmental justice
… her community's ground water with toxic waste. The waste seeped off the Air Force Base for years … is to use the streets to dispose of human waste - making the area rife with diseases …
Be an eco-friendly gardener and make a promise to be peat-free
… GREEN LIVING Worm power: turning kitchen waste into compost gold A compost pile in a … practical solution to dealing with your food waste, but if you don't have a garden, a …
Unravelling a garment’s green credentials isn’t easy, says Matilda Lee. Instead of fretting about what not to wear there’s a few simple things we can do (that could save money too)
… The same is true for the overall energy and waste a fabric uses and produces. Another … provide or contribute to the recycling of or waste disposal of their products. Shopping vs … the fastest growing stream in household waste. An environmental select committee found …
Concerned about the state of your food? Here are some ways to tackle the problem at root - from community gardens to animal welfare
… existing fruit trees to ensure they are not wasted, and this year starts work on … TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE Campaign: Fighting food waste through feasts A campaign to force food … manufacturers and retailers to reduce their waste is coupled with an innovative …
Crawford Hollingworth's new book - Global Over Development - parodies the typical annual report with an provocative look at the dark side of progress
… Lee | 28th April 2011 Activism Society Waste & Recycling Climate Change Global Annual … and drugs on a global level, grow the world's waste mountain, erase personal privacy and …
The UK government's scientific advisory group found no link between childhood leukaemia and proximity to nuclear power plants, but German and French research has found an alarming doubling of risk
… as Cumbrian residents square up over nuclear waste site A decision looms on whether - and … the UK's first deep disposal for nuclear waste. Two borough councils in Cumbria have …
Our oceans are suffering from chronic overfishing - but are fish farms any better for the environment? Matilda Lee weighs up the piscine pros and cons in the battle to save world stocks from collapse.
… and crop residues are used as feed, and fish waste is used to fertilise rice farms. Sadly, … eggs and dairy: generating large amounts of waste and entirely removed from ecological … to produce the same amount of nitrogen waste as the untreated sewage of 3.2 million …
Once united in opposition, the environmental movement is now divided on nuclear power. Matilda Lee reports on why some greens say that anti-nuclear is just sentimentalism
… viable than renewables and what's more, the waste issue isn't the problem greens have … to overcome issues such as radioactive waste, then perhaps the greatest frustration … nuclear option It produces less radioactive waste and more power than uranium but the UK …
Matilda Lee, Green Pages editor, was forced to practice what she preaches when faced with her newborn baby and a pile of cloth nappies
… to use cloth nappies – minimise landfill waste, reduce toxic exposure on the newborn, … I’m preventing, literally, one tonne of nappy waste going to landfill, it seems a very small …
The path to many green careers begins as a student. Here are the Ecologist's tips for ensuring that your degree or educational course takes you where you want to go
… takes you where you want to go Youth is wasted on the young, as the saying goes. It's … to green your school School buildings, food, waste - even the curriculum itself should all …
The path to many green careers begins as a student. Here are the Ecologist's tips for ensuring that your degree or educational course takes you where you want to go
… takes you where you want to go Youth is wasted on the young, as the saying goes. It's … to green your school School buildings, food, waste - even the curriculum itself should all …
You can turn it into everything from fuel to plastics. But will the surge in demand for sugar end up having a serious environmental impact?
… grasses, corn stalks, algae and agricultural ‘waste' products - whose cellulose fibers are … - the charcoaled remains of agricultural waste - is being hailed as a huge opportunity … is the science sound, and do we have enough waste to go around? INVESTIGATION Selling …
The EIA has been at the forefront of investigative campaigning for over 25 years, tackling the illegal wildlife trade, timber trafficking and ozone-depleting CFCs. Matilda Lee gets a debriefing
… World Wildlife Crime EIA Tiger Summit E-waste Tigers Ivory Trade CITES Mary Rice … they are currently looking into illegal e-waste trade and illegal fishing, though both …