Birmingham Recycled Podcast

Birmingham Recycled Technology reporter Manish Patel is joined by BBC Midlands Today’s Environment and Science correspondent David Gregory to talk about the latest environment and technology issues affecting the people of Birmingham as well as the UK. In this podcast we talk about: Electric cars: Are these cars, ‘cars for the future?’ HS2 Rail Line: [...]

Recycling your bras

As part of next month’s Birmingham City Council Climate Change Festival, visitors planning on attending the three day event have been encouraged to recycle their bras. The festival will take place between June 5-7 and the underwear that is collected will be sold by local recycling company BCR Global Textiles to women who may not [...]

Low carbon economy on the up?

The construction industry as well as recyclers could profit from existing and future low carbon legislation according to the West Midlands Regional Observatory’s latest research. In a joint venture, the Observatory and Atkins compiled this research project commissioned by Advantage West Midlands to have a better understanding of opportunities the low carbon economy can create [...]

Lib Dems plan to invest in wind power and conservation

The Liberal Democrats have outlined plans for a £3.1bn investment in wind power and energy conservation. The aim of the plan is to create 30,000 jobs through increased investment in wind energy, energy efficiency and green housing. The Lib Dems have vowed to invest in low-carbon projects and infrastructure over the next year. The environmental [...]

Green investment bank announced

Chancellor Alistair Darling has announced plans to set up a £2 billion green investment bank. The money would go towards low carbon industries such as wind energy as well as wind turbine production. This sector already employs approximately 8,400 people from the West Midlands. £1 billion would be raised from the sale of assets including [...]

Advantage West Midlands investing to make region a Low Carbon Economic Area

Advantage West Midlands have announced they will be investing £19.5 million in new Low Carbon Vehicles Technology (LCVT) to help make the West Midlands a Low Carbon Economic Area. The agency has said that the LCVT programme will create between 3,000 and 11,500 jobs in the UK by 2020. The South West and the North [...]

Green technology jobs rise

The West Midlands could see a rise in jobs within the environmental technology sector, according to a survey. West Midlands Regional Observatory found that over 70,000 people from the Midlands are already working in environmental technology. Approximately 400 companies were surveyed and half of them are looking to recruit more staff. Andy Phillips who is [...]

Electric cars are a hit with the police

Three months on from its launch, the Mitsubishi MiEV is proving to be popular with the West Midlands Police force. The MiEV took to the streets of Walsall in December last year under a new scheme created by the Government. It features the West Midlands Police logo and is estimated to be worth £30,000. Sergeant [...]