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Are you a waster?
WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme) announced that an average of £10 billion worth of food is being wasted by us Brits alone every year. The ‘Love food hate waste’ campaign are attempting to encourage household owners to use the food we have by offering a guide of how we can use leftovers. A Birmingham [...]
RWM achieves best success yet
September’s RWM 09 has been described as the ‘most successful ever.’ The event, which was held at Birmingham NEC, has been confirmed as the number one recycling and waste management exhibition in the UK. This year it had its highest number of visitors and exhibitors since its launch over a decade ago. Visiting demand has [...]
Top retail supermarkets team up with RWM for this year’s exhibition
This year’s Recycling Waste Management Exhibition (RWM) is creeping closer and closer to Birmingham’s NEC with less than an month to go before the big launch. Set to take place on 15 – 17 September, RWM have prepared for a highly informative and interesting exhibition concerning environmental issues, with over exhibitors, a live recycling plant [...]
Nappucino mornings aim to decrease landfill waste in Birmingham
Last Tuesday saw the introduction of a series of Nappucino mornings held specially for parents within Birmingham. The event took place at Cocks Moors Woods Leisure Centre at 1:30pm hosted by the recycling department of Birmingham City Council. The first Nappucino morning was focused on introducing the more recycle friendly ‘Real Nappy’ (which is reusable [...]
Council cracks down on out of town recyclers
July 2009 has seen the introduction of the ‘Proof of Residency Scheme’ by Birmingham City Council in order to stop members of other councils from using Household recycling facilities specifically for Birmingham residents and encourage them to use their own! The councils plan is to have residents verbally announce their postcode when arriving at a [...]
What’s up with the weather?
The erratic weather that we have been experiencing all year shows the changes that global warming has made to our usual climate. Strange weather changes are likely to have perculiar effects on the environment. Below is a slideshow presenting images of different areas of the UK that have been affected by different types [...]
‘Green WINE’ – The next eco friendly step
Ways of being green continue to broaden as recycling and eco friendly lifestyles increase in all areas of the UK. After tackling a large amount of recycling materials, eating organic foods and using energy efficient electricity, it is time to take the next step in living an eco friendly lifestyle. A new ‘green’ version of [...]
Gadget recycling is the way forward
Recycling is on the rise as recycling production of various household materials has increased by up 85% since 2003 including paper, glass, cans, plastic bottles, plastic bags, food waste, garden waste and old clothing. http://soer.justice.tas.gov.au/2003/image/307/index.php However it doesn’t have to end there as many companies including Envirofone.com recommend turning in your old mobile phones and [...]