Archive for February, 2010
Moseley Swap Shop sees junk turn into treasure
Birmingham Friends of the Earth encouraged local residents to swap their trash for treasure on Saturday (27th February), as they held their first Moseley Swap Shop.
The event, which was held at the Prince of Wales, encouraged people to bring along unwanted items to exchange for other items that others had donated to the swap shop.
Items [...]
Revolver shows Birmingham their Fairtrade World
Revolver World showed their support for Fairtrade Fortnight on Saturday 27 February by hosting a stall at the Fair and Ethical Market in Victoria Square.
Based in the West Midlands, this Fairtrade certified clothing manufacturer works exclusively with Fairtrade cotton producers in India, including Assisi Organics, and guarantees clothing produced in sweatshop-free conditions resulting in top [...]
Environmental Technology event comes to Birmingham
The event Environmental Technology, part of Sustainabilitylive!, will be held at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) in Birmingham on April 20, 2010.
The showcase will be attended by Government ministers, environmental experts and the public who will be sharing ideas and solutions to environmental issues.
This year’s event will include a new Green Transport and Seminar area [...]
Wind farms on the horizon for West Midlands
Severn Trent Water is currently looking at creating the first wind farms in the West Midlands.
David Wood, who is part of the renewable energy team at Severn Trent Water, explained about plans for future wind farms which have been submitted by himself and Severn Trent Water.
We have not had any plans approved yet, but there [...]
Are we doing enough to support eco-fashion?
This year, London Fashion Week hosted ‘Esthetica’, an initiative launched by the British Fashion Council to promote environmentally-friendly fashion, for the seventh year running.
As of 2010, there are 28 ‘eco’ designers affiliated with Esthetica and these designers adhere to at least one value associated with sustainable fashion, like using Fairtrade fabrics and recycled materials [...]
Recycling’s on the curriculum in Saudi
This Extra Special Green Drinks Birmingham on Thursday focused on the successes of Mauth Aldabbagh, from Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, who introduced recycling lessons into the Jiddah school curriculum.
In a short time, Muath has achieved what many hope to achieve in their lifetime, his work even resulting in recycling sorting centres in Jiddah.
How did he do [...]
Campaign raises questions about Birmingham’s recycling scheme
Birmingham City Council has provided a number of details about their particpation in a new campaign which has lead to several questions being raised as to whether Birmingham’s recycling policy and facilities are sufficient enough.
WRAP’s new campaign raises questions about Birmingham City Council’s recycling scheme compared to others in the [...]
BMW’s new green car proves popular
BMW’s 320ED is the latest green car to hit the roads following its release last month and has already proved popular in Birmingham.
The 320ED produces CO2 emissions of 109g/km and a combined fuel consumption figure of 68.9 mpg.
Martin Timmis, who is a Sales Executive at the Sutton Coldfield branch, believes car manufacturers are starting to [...]