Palvika Rathod’s eco fashion store is a success in Birmingham
Palvika Rathod has brought an eco edge to the Birmingham fashion scene, proving that great style doesn’t have to cost the earth. Her chic shop, located in Piccadilly Arcade, New Street, is full of glamorous goodies with a twist; she makes everything out of recycled materials. This includes fabric from the ends of rolls, which [...]
Black Country recycling firm fights back to prove ‘green’ is best
An industrial waste management company in the Black Country is proving that being ‘green’ does pay – and also offers vital employment for those affected by the current economic climate. Recycled UK – based in Coseley, Wolverhampton – has rapidly expanded over the past 12 months and is now projecting a turnover of £1 million [...]
Supermarkets will reveal eco strategies at RWM
Supermarkets will reveal their eco strategies later this year at the Recycling & Waste Management Event at the NEC. The exhibition is the biggest event for the recycling and waste management industry and takes place on 14th – 15th September. Leading supermarkets Asda and Marks & Spencer will reveal their strategies for reducing landfill costs [...]
EcoTeams initiative comes to Birmingham
Birmingham will become the latest city to be introduced to the United Nations endorsed ‘EcoTeams’ community project, with the city’s first training event to be held on 20th March 2010. EcoTeams, which claims to have 30,000 members, is a community-driven initiative, with residents forming groups to help each other lower their carbon emissions and increase [...]
Marks and Spencers and Groundworks turn big on Birmingham
With ‘Plan A’ pushing Marks and Spencers towards becoming “the world’s most sustainable retailer by 2015”, the good work has started spreading across the Midlands as well. The 5p charge for all plastic carrier-bags sold in Marks and Spencers now go towards Birmingham-based charity Groundworks, who “work alongside communities, public bodies, private companies and voluntary [...]
Agencies call for more efficient recycling methods
The Waste Improvement Network and Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) have called for waste and recycling methods to be even more efficient. Both agencies have offered suggestions as to how council recycling policies and facilities can be improved and WRAP are offering further advice on how to streamline services to save tax payers’ money. This comes [...]
Biffa to develop new recycling plant in the West Midlands
Waste management service Biffa has announced it will be developing a new recycling plant in the West Midlands that will be active by 2010. The company said yesterday that the plant will be constructed at the new Midpoint Distribution Centre off Water Orton Lane, Minworth and will be fully operational by September 2010. In January, [...]
Bromsgrove chargeable waste collection a ‘success’
Local authorities in Worcestershire appear to be achieving success with their ‘green’ waste collection services, despite charging residents for the scheme. Bromsgrove District Council – one of several authorities in the county – launched the chargeable garden waste collection in March 2009 – replacing a service that previously was ‘free’ of charge. Residents wishing to ‘opt [...]