Natalie Adcock

Tamworth clothing company combines recycling and subcultures

It is unusual for a business nowadays to have such a firm base of environmental concerns, but for a business to be founded on environmental issues and subcultures is almost unheard of. Missfit Creations uses recycled materials and their clothing line Tribute2, with influence coming from some of the most famous icons of the 80’s, [...]

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4am Project shows a different view of our city

Birmingham Recycled joined local residents to take part in the international event 4am Project on the 4th April to get a different view of our city. The project highlighted our landscapes at this ‘magical’ time, including how many lights were on, how much traffic was on the road and how clean our roads are without [...]

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Half term fun in the snow

Birmingham residents enjoyed the school half term this week by spending the last few days sledging, dog walking and enjoying the scenery of Birmingham’s snow covered parks. The snow, which started yesterday (Thursday), covered the city in a white blanket. Many residents took to parks like the Lickey Hills (see photographs below), Cannon Hill Park [...]

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Birmingham students find a lack of knowledge about recycling

Students from Birmingham City University making the documentary A Greener Brum have found that the reason for the public’s mixed response to recycling is a lack of knowledge about the issue. Film student Luke De La Nougerede and his group mates spoke to members of the public who generally said that they did not see [...]

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Delivery van journeys becoming more resourceful

The delivery van industry in Birmingham and across the countery is becoming more eco-friendly with a system that uses their return journeys home, normally done with an empty load, to deliver more goods. This company Anyvan was created by Angus Elphinstone and Ben Goor, who say that it was a result of the frustration they felt [...]

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“There are more pressing things to worry about than climate change”

This week’s Birmingham Green Drinks turned controversial when Nigel Leach from Worcester told the group that they don’t need to worry about climate change because there are more serious things threatening our world like overpopulation and water shortage. He believes that over population is a problem because it is predicted that we will reach eight [...]

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Birmingham Parks: January 2010

2010 is off to a snowy start and our Birmingham Parks are looking beautiful, so Birmingham Recycled is summing up the month’s countryside activities for you to get involved with. As Birmingham Recycled has looked at before, it pays to be a conservation volunteer and what better way to enjoy the winter landscape in our [...]

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Moseley goes green for Christmas

Shoppers in Moseley were treated to a Farmers Market, Arts Market and a Green Christmas Fair last Saturday. All three events were green in nature and came together to give environmentally conscious shoppers in Birmingham a one-stop place to shop for Christmas. The Moseley Farmers Market, which holds the award for best Certified Urban Farmers’ [...]

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