Emma Williams
Government launch £6 million climate change advertising campaign
In a desperate bid to cut carbon emissions, the Government have launched a whopping £6 million advertising campaign.
The prime-time television advert currently being aired nationwide provides a stark warning that climate change will have a major and devastating impact on the world, during the lifetime of today’s children.
If you haven’t seen it yet, the minute-long [...]
Co operative green energy for schools scheme
Schools all over the country are going greener, thanks to the Co Operative’s latest eco-friendly scheme.
Through the scheme, which started in 2007, the Co Operative have invested over £1 million to date in installing solar panels in Primary schools all over the UK.
These solar panels enable schools to save the planet and their electricity bill [...]
Birmingham and Coventry to become “electric car cities”
Yesterday, the Government made a number of promises regarding working towards a more environmentally-friendly Britain.
Birmingham and Coventry were particularly important, as they are part of an initiative to become Britain’s first “electrical car cities”.
Around five cities will share £10 million funding to speed up the transition to electric cars, making for a lower-carbon nation, and [...]
Tic-Tacs introducing new “Eco” packaging
Everybody’s favourite mint, Tic Tac, have announced that they are changing the packaging on all their lines.
They will be changing the boxes from polystyrene plastic to polypropylene, which Tic Tac claim will reduce their carbon footprint in a number of ways.
Polystyrene, identified by resin code 6 is a common plastic, and is generally not recycled. [...]
Local Businesses come together to create “Better Environments, Better Lives”
A conference examining and raising awareness for local environmental issues in the West Midlands was held on the 27 February at the Birmingham Blues Grounds.
The conference, organised by the Environment Agency and Be Birmingham, was entitled “Better Environments, Better Lives”.
There were various guest speakers, including the chairman of the Environment Agency, Chris Smith and Vice [...]
Birmingham Recycled’s Top Ten Parks
Birmingham is known for being an industrial city, and it’s many parks and green areas are too often forgotten about.
Here at Birmingham Recycled we’ve compiled the top ten green parks and conservation areas in Birmingham and the surrounding areas.
So next time you’re looking for somewhere to go with the family on a sunny bank holiday, somewhere [...]
Xerox to release new environmentally friendly printer
Earlier this month, Xerox announced plans of a new printer which will reduce both waste and energy, the Xerox ColorQubeTM 9200
Xerox, who have taken part in various environmental campaigns in the past, claim that the new system will reduce printing waste by a whopping 90%. This is because the new system will use solid ink [...]
Bike Week 2009
”Bike Week”, the UK’s largest mass participation cycling event has been launched to take place this year from Saturday 13th – Sunday 21st June.
With the slogan “Get more out of life – live local, get cycling!”, the week-long event aims to inspire people all over the country to discover the enjoyment and benefits of cycling.
One [...]