Ben Harrow
- owmyfoothurts: On 4od, Peep Show is listed under 'news, current affairs and politics'... 'nough said? :')
- owmyfoothurts: Just found my incredibly old signed CD of Million Dead demos. £5, handwritten and hand-signed. @fthc (Frank Turner) you utter, utter babe.
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EU landfill diversion targets set a shadow over Birmingham
With the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs setting the targets for landfill diversion across the UK this week, Birmingham’s recycling efforts have come under scrutiny. Commercial and industrial waste is now included in the Landfill Diversion Target, which outlines the amount of waste that can be sent to landfill each year. The changes [...]
Marks and Spencers and Groundworks turn big on Birmingham
With ‘Plan A’ pushing Marks and Spencers towards becoming “the world’s most sustainable retailer by 2015”, the good work has started spreading across the Midlands as well. The 5p charge for all plastic carrier-bags sold in Marks and Spencers now go towards Birmingham-based charity Groundworks, who “work alongside communities, public bodies, private companies and voluntary [...]
Marks and Sparks turn big on the environment, but Birmingham?
Despite Marks and Spencer’s aim to become ‘the world’s most sustainable retailer by 2015′, their proposed presence in the West Midlands is questionable. The eco and ethical plan, entitled ‘Plan A’, outlines bold and adventurous plans to take on the environment almost single-handedly in the retail sector. However localised targets are not being set and [...]
Brumcan or Brumcan’t: the ghost of recycling services’ past
Sometimes, the right causes don’t get the right recognition, and Brumcan is definitely one of those causes. As a result, the Brumcan service was supposedly cut in 2005. Brumcan was a small volunteer run organisation that worked in and around the smaller communities surrounding Birmingham and was modest in its approach. Predictions on the Birmingham [...]