When we’ve finished with items we buy or the packaging that they come in, the story doesn’t end there. Just because the bin lorry has turned out of the street, the journey for our unwanted waste still goes on, whether it is dumped in a landfill site, shipped to other countries to be disposed of, incinerated or recycled. We wanted to look into what happens to the things we no longer want or need and help people find ways of reducing waste in the first place.
Ecotricity, the UK's first green electricity supplier, has been researching the feasibility of supplying green biogas to the UK domestic market.
An increase in commercial recycling scheme costs has forced Richmond Council's largest client to find a cheaper alternative.
A new study conducted by WRAP, Waste & Resources Action Programme, published on 28th August 2009, has identified that demand for waste wood will outstrip supply in the next few years.
With Christmas over and a new year begun, many people's attention has passed to what their New Year's Resolution should be.
Everybody knows the importance of saving energy at home, but when you consider the average amount of time spent at work is 37 hours a week, it becomes easy to see the huge amount of capacity for energy saving and being greener in the workplace.
Buying a new outfit or three is most girls' (and a fair few men's) idea of fun, but although throw-away fashion can satisfy most budgets, the implications of fast fashion and keeping the prices low for consumers often cost the environment a great deal more.
Build a compost heap to produce your own nutritious compost for growing fruit, veg and herbs in, and cut down on how much you throw away each week.