Reusable nappies VS disposables
Reusable nappies have, in the past few years, managed to become fashionable again. Not only are several charities built around the concept of using reusable or “real” nappies but local councils themselves advise citizens to use them. While it may be harder for parents to find and buy reusable nappies at their local supermarkets, these [...]
Birmingham Shines in Clean Britain Awards
Birmingham has been recognised for the cleanliness of its city centre in a national competition. The British Cleaning Council, an organisation established in 1982 and dedicated to the cleaning industry, revealed last month the winners of their Clean Britain Awards. The winners were announced on March 10 during a ceremony during the Cleaning show at [...]
RWM Seminars aim to help industry and environment in times of crisis
RWM are preparing for seminars relating to the Exhibition in September which will take place at the NEC, Birmingham. The show is set to advise people on how to cut costs, improve efficiency, stay ahead of the competition and remain sustainable in a difficult economy. Seminars have been introduced by the company in order to [...]
Birmingham has ‘can do’ attitude for workplace recycling.
Birmingham has been specially chosen as the city to launch a new ‘Every Can Counts’ scheme that encourages workers to recycle used drink cans. This new campaign headed by Advantage West Midlands (www.advantagewm.co.uk) will see Birmingham at the forefront of recycling in national workplace recycling throughout the UK. Businesses and workplaces throughout the city will be encouraged to recycle [...]
This week on Birmingham Recycled
It’s holiday season and hopefully everyone is enjoying Easter and not doing too much hard work. There has been a few interesting stories on the site this week including our second Birmingham Recycled podcast, a 25 minute interview with Chris Unitt about a possible solution to climate change. So if you haven’t had the chance [...]
Podcast Episode 1: Waste & Recycling
The Waste & Recycling team; Alice Tidey, Chloe Botting, Rebekah Douglas and Katie Wood discusses carrier bags, littering in the streets and recycling around Birmingham. A local Asda store advertised that they might start to charge for carrier bags. Some stores are already taking these measures, Alice asks whether it’s a good idea or not. [...]
Recycling in schools should be compulsary
Not much is being to encourage recycling in schools. Currently, classes on recycling are not being built into the school timetable. However annoyed parents feel as though recycling classes should be made compulsory. Children are taught about Maths and English, but not taught about the skills of living a ‘green lifestyle’, which would inevitably provide [...]
The recession – the more we suffer, the more the environment suffers
Since the recession came into tact it has caused many industries to suffer, including recycling. This is one of the most under looked areas which is a shame as it is so important. All aspects of recycling have been reduced in amount, and one can expect that the longer this recession precedes, the more communities [...]