Archive for June, 2009
Eco Toilet Brushes
Toilet industries have set out to help the environment by designing ‘eco toilet brushes.’ They have come up with ideas to create a toilet brush that is ‘eco friendly.’ The environment seems to be impacting many industries, now even the toilet industry. Greenfeet, an online retailer, has been one of the creators of this ‘Eco [...]
Mutant Spiders Are Here!
This is seriously bad news for those house spider haters out there, but according to new research the results show that spiders are getting bigger. Over the last few years studies have shown that the average spider in the UK has actually grown in size by around 2%, with most of these growth spurts taking place in the female [...]
Tic-Tacs introducing new “Eco” packaging
Everybody’s favourite mint, Tic Tac, have announced that they are changing the packaging on all their lines. They will be changing the boxes from polystyrene plastic to polypropylene, which Tic Tac claim will reduce their carbon footprint in a number of ways. Polystyrene, identified by resin code 6 is a common plastic, and is generally [...]
Birmingham Recycled editors contribute to World Environment Day
Birmingham Recycled Editors, Georgie Campbell and Kirsty Booth, have agreed to omit as many electrical appliances from their daily routines in support of the World Environment Day this Friday. Having considered many other possibilities, the two journalism students feel they would make the biggest impact by refusing to use as many electrical house hold appliances [...]
Volfall
Swedish energy provider Vattenfall has partnered itself with car manufactures Volvo to produce a new range of hybrid plug in vehicles. (http://www. energysavingtrust.org.uk/Resources/Daily-news/Cleaner-Vehicles/Hybrid-commitment-from-Volvo The two companies first partnered themselves together in 2007 to develop a plug in technology and have now decided that they would like to introduce themselves to a industrial joint venture. The [...]
Meat emissions
Recent research has shown that more carbon emissions are generated by the meat industry than the whole of the world’s transport put together. (http://www. energysavingtrust.org.uk/Resources/Daily-news/Climate-change2/Massive-carbon-emissions-from-meat-industry) A spokeswoman for charity Friends of the Earth explained that meat being bought from abroad is cheaper than local produce because of the EU subsidies. “In total, the meat and [...]
Recycle computers
Recycle your old computer and help local West Midland projects and underdeveloped countries. As part of an eco-friendly future Service Birmingham are reconditioning old computers no longer needed by their original owners and selling them to low income families at a bargain prices, as low as £40 in some cases. The recycling campaign has been [...]
“Superhomers” take on Eco Wool
Eco Wool is the new energy efficient way to insulate your loft, made from 85% recycled plastic bottles it is green to produce too. So a product that is designed to save you money and almost completely made from recycled goods, what’s the catch? The answer is easy, there isn’t one. Not only is [...]