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'Just throw it out' - Council advice on toxic lightbulbs
Ian Randall
9th March, 2010
An Ecologist investigation reveals that three quarters of London Boroughs are advising their residents to simply throw compact fluorescent lightbulbs in their general waste, despite the hazard posed by their mercury content more...
Councils' 'just throw it out' advice on toxic lightbulbs
Ecologist
10th March, 2010
Ecologist investigation reveals three-quarters of London councils giving out wrong advice on the safe disposal of mercury-containing compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) more...
Shipbreaking: clampdown in Asia will send it to Africa
Ecologist
2nd March, 2010
Following our exclusive investigation, Ingvild Jenssen from the NGO Platform on Shipbreaking explains how tougher regulations simply relocated the shipbreaking industry, and how the public can help stop the trade more...
UK sending ships to deadly scrapyards in Bangladesh
Ecologist
24th February, 2010
Workers are dying in conditions described as 'hell on earth' yet the west's shipping industry continues sending ships to the country for disposal more...
How we poison Bangladesh with toxic ship carcasses
Andrew Hickman
23rd February, 2010
Workers are dying in Bangladesh’s shipyards because the west's shipping industry - including UK companies - is not taking responsibility for the disposal of ageing vessels more...
UN warns India and China over growing problem of e-waste
Ecologist
22nd February, 2010
African and Asian countries need proper electronic waste recycling systems to prevent the surge in consumer demand creating toxic e-waste mountains more...
UK warned toxic ship would be scrapped on Indian beach
Ecologist
18th February, 2010
Campaigners say the Environment Agency failed to heed warnings that the gas tanker Margaret Hill would be sent to ship-breaking yards in India more...
The Landfill Prize Top Ten
John Naish
16th February, 2010
Golf club shaped urinal anyone? Digital fridge magnet? Nominate your contenders for Britain's most useless consumer product before 22nd February...more...
Scrapstores: turning waste into arts and crafts
Giovana Zilli
9th February, 2010
The Watford Scrapstore is a treasure trove for children, teachers and eco-conscious artists on a budget. Here, scrap materials are transformed into community art more...
Atlantic Rising: Ghana's slums recycle Western waste
Tim Bromfield
28th January, 2010
The slums of Accra in Ghana are being used as a dumping ground for Western consumer waste, including toxic electrical components. more...
Worm power II: worm composting through the winter
Eifion Rees
19th January, 2010
The tale of the homemade wormery in a second-floor-flat continues... The worms are thriving, multiplying in numbers. Just don't ask about the flies... more...
'Primark effect' still clogging up UK landfills
Ecologist
19th January, 2010
Calls to bring forward ban on recyclable material sent to landfill increase, as reports emerge of big increases in the quantity of textile waste being dumped more...
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How green are tetrapak food cartons?
Emilie Filou
19th January, 2010
They're becoming more and more common - wrapped around everything from milk to chickpeas. But just how environmentally friendly are composite cartons compared to the good, old-fashioned tin or jar? more...
Peak phosphorus: our most important nutrient running out
Ewan Kingston
12th January, 2010
It has no synthetic alternative and some scientists believe supplies may already be in a terminal decline. But there is still no international effort to tackle the massive agricultural problems that will come when the phosphorus runs out more...
Spring mushrooms show long term effect of climate change
Ecologist
9th December, 2009
Warmer weather and reduced frosts linked to climate change are giving a boost to spring mushroom numbers in the UK and Europe more...
Recycling batteries: Why we need to do more
Chie Elliott
30th June, 2009
Less than three per cent of household batteries are currently recycled in Britain. Chie Elliott looks into why we're at the bottom of Europe's league tables more...
Councils using chip fat as fuel and road filler
Amy Dickson
5th November, 2009
Richmond council has become the first in the country to run its entire vehicle fleet on 100 per cent recycled biodiesel, while Lincolnshire is using the stuff to patch roads more...
Plastic bag art: how to spoil any view
Laura Sevier
30th November, 2009
Many plastic bags end up as waste on our streets, parks and beaches. Rosie Barnes' photographs capture these blots on the landscape more...
The Ecologist's green Christmas guide
Laura Sevier & Matilda Lee
16th November, 2009
How to be festive and green - from rentable Christmas trees and organic turkeys to original ethical gift ideas and tips on recycling electrical waste... more...
10 groups campaigning against waste
Ecologist
19th June 2009
Viewed in new light, waste is a resource – to be used again, recycled or resurrected for another use more...
CASE STUDY: running a sustainable waste service in Kenya
Nate Wright
29th October, 2009
Worldbike is using customised bicycles to kick-start rubbish-hauling enterprises in Kenya's poorest neighbourhoods more...
CASE STUDY: giving old furniture a new home
Lucy Thompson
20th August, 2009
Is it possible to help the environment, local community and give the homeless a second chance at life? The charity Emmaus is living proof that the answer is yes more...
CASE STUDY: building sustainable houses from rubbish
Laura Sevier
19th June, 2009
They’re made from recycled materials, and are entirely self-sufficient. Laura Sevier meets the renegade architect behind Earthships more...
CASE STUDY: recycling waste wood
Mel Poluck
9th June, 2009
Mel Poluck visits a flagship environmental project that rescues, reuses and recycles tonnes of wood destined for landfills, doing much the same for those it employs more...
CASE STUDY: recycling bicycles
Claire Baylis
1st March, 2009
It’s the greener way to go, but it seems bicycling can tackle everything from health issues to homelessness. Claire Baylis learns the meaning of true pedal power. more...Members
