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.
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.
So Sainsbury's have become the latest supermarket to remove carrier bags from their tills. This adds their name to a growing list, along with Asda and Co-Operative Food, and what a good idea! Take the bags away, and it will encourage people to use their own bags instead! Well.
If you go to a festival this year, take your tent home with you. Thousands of tents get thrown into landfill each year because they are abandoned by festival-goers; many of which could be cleaned or repaired then used again.