Katie Wood
Birmingham’s Farmers Market – December
Farmers markets are a great way of supporting local farmers and produce makers as well as being environmentally friendly.
Tomorrow, the 16th December, features New Streets bi monthly farmers market which is open 9.30am until 10pm to anticipate the Christmas rush.
The market features various food produce including free range eggs, freshly baked breads and organic vegetables [...]
Peacocks join Retailers “take- back” scheme
High street retailer Peacocks Ltd has jumped on the recycling bandwagon by raising awareness amongst their staff about the retailers “take-back” scheme.
The scheme has been set up between electrical retailers allowing shoppers to recycle their old appliances when purchasing new ones. For example, mobile phone retailers may take your old phone back or they will [...]
Are you recycling your junk mail?
17.5 billion Pieces of junk mail are produced every year in the United Kingdom using 550,000 tonnes of paper.
This amounts to quarter of our personal mail that each household receives each year.
A spokesperson from Birmingham City Council’s waste and recycling department states that, “The amount of paper that is wasted as a result of junk [...]
Need for Plastic Bottle Recycling Bins in Birmingham City Centre
Birmingham City Centre is in need for plastic bottle recycling bins according to a local recycling activist.
Leanne Carter, a student at Birmingham University, believes that Birmingham can benefit with plastic bottle recycling bins next to the normal litter bins situated in the city centre.
Leanne states that, “almost every person that goes into Birmingham for the [...]
Birmingham City Council continues to recycle computers
Birmingham City Council has continued to pledge their support to the Community MAR computer scheme.
The scheme which was launched in November through Community Computers, based in Shard End, has proven to be a success, allowing residents receiving benefits to buy recycled computers for as little as £40.
The main objective that the Community MAR scheme is [...]
Waste Watch supports need for more education in schools
The environmental charity Waste Watch has pledged its continuous support in educating schools about the environment and sustainability.
This push for more education comes as the government wants to implement more litter fines including fining children as young as 10, £40 if caught littering. Waste Watch believes that education is the best deterrent and will teach [...]
Love Food Hate Waste release their top ten tips to reduce food waste
Love Food Hate Waste has listed their top ten tips on how to reduce the amount of food waste we produce.
Love Food Hate Waste has revealed that due to poor portion control and buying a lot of fresh food that goes off before we have the chance to use it, means we throw away nearly [...]
Birmingham City Council Supports Love Food Hate Waste Campaign
Birmingham City Council has pledged their support to the Love Food Hate Waste campaign as a new study has revealed that £10 billion pounds worth of food is being thrown away each year.
The study, concluded by WRAP (Waste and Resources Action Programme), has announced that we throw away one third of food we buy each [...]