Biodegradeable Waste (BDW), ‘plants and animals’, comprises an amazing 59 per cent of your household waste. Do you simply throw yours in the bin? If so you...
… 59 per cent and counting... George Pilkington | 1st … 2006 Ethical Living Compost Composting Waste BDW Worms Vermicompost Vermicomposting … Lifestyle Composting Green Living WasteAndRecycling Green_Living_MAIN_1.jpg …
… into a movement. From consumers to the media and the fashion industry itself, the roots of … our buying, reuse and recycle. According to Wastewatch, two million shoes are thrown in … Kearney predicts will increase. U pcycling Recycling textiles saves energy and, if no …
Local Government Association (LGA) says labelling for all products needs to be improved.
… Better labelling increases recycling Emily Beament | 8th November 2019 … charges for hard-to-recycle products and measures to force producers to pay the full cost of disposing of their waste, the Local Government Association (LGA) …
Is it worse than Mc Donalds? The BLT sandwich is an icon, the ultimate symbol of convenience culture. Tesco alone sells 5 million a year. This is what the £1.80 you pay for your BLT buys...
… BLT Sandwich: The Big Lifestyle Trade Off Jon … it enhances colour and texture and reduces waste by killing bacteria, mainly botulism. … (see Ecologist , July/August 2006). Waste from ‘food on the go’ such as sandwiches …
Having an allotment is no longer a tiresome hobby practised by old geezers in wellies and donkey jackets. It’s an insurance policy against an uncertain future, as Paul Kingsnorth has found out for himself over the last three years.
… Allotments Green Lifestyle Green Living Food And Farming Dig-for-victory_MAIN.jpg Having an … allotmenteering. Suddenly it seems a crime to waste any of my precious crops, so I’ve had to … to ideas – with fellow plotters; and of true recycling. Want to smother the weeds on your …
Paul Kingsnorth meets the Bristol-based chef with an eco-friendly restaurant and a mission to take real food to a wider community.
… Haughton Food Organics Green Lifestyle Food And Gardening Case Study Green Living_53.jpg … chef with an eco-friendly restaurant and a mission to take real food to a wider … a way of thinking – ensuring that nothing is wasted, and everything fits together.’ This …
Are you living the dream? Or walking zombie-like through the nightmare of modern consumerism? Laura Sevier explores the sanity of downshifting
… Or is fresh, clean air, the company you keep, and a less stressful living environment more … condition of overload, debt, anxiety andwaste resulting from the dogged pursuit of … heroes. Because they consume less, are less wasteful and tend to be more sensitive to the …
We’re bombarded by information on the topic of marine litter and plastic pollution, but how much do we really know about the problem?
… Plastic Pollution Marine Conservation Science And Systems Waste We’re bombarded by information on the … improving the business case for mechanical recycling, could be successful. For the …
The world’s favourite precious metal is hiding a dirty little secret. Laura Sevier reports on the truth behind the glitter, and asks whether gold can ever be green
… reports on the truth behind the glitter, and asks whether gold can ever be green When … ring generates on average 20 tonnes of mine wastes. Gold mining today has a giant … is newly mined. The remainder comes from recycling: old jewellery, bars, coins and gold …
Imagine you could turn 30 per cent of your household waste, at no cost, into high-quality compost for your plants, while also reducing toxic emissions from incinerator plants...
… | 1st February 2005 Ethical Living Compost Waste Kitchen Waste Garden Worms Composting … Waste Composter Green Lifestyle Composting Landfills Green Living Energy Food And Farming … peatland natural habitats 3. You are recycling the nutrients that your food, etc, …
If you don't want an incinerator near you, you are either going to have to move to a rich neighbourhood or bin your bin...
… your bin Jon Hughes | 1st July 2006 News Bin Waste Incinerator Incineration Incineration … Green Lifestyle Green Living Health Politics And Economics Pollution Investigates_13.jpg If … to have EFW incineration classified as recycling: the argument being, you take one …
Making the transition from wine writer to viticulturist was a leap of faith for Monty Waldin. What could he expect from his new hilltop vineyard in the Pyrenees?
… France Farming Biodynamics Organics Wine Beer And Cider Biodynamics Green Lifestyle Lessons … It takes several months for a pile of manure, waste vegetation and used grape skins and … from roadsides. As biodynamics is all about recycling dead stuff so as to bring life back …
Your compost heap can be an untapped powerhouse of energy, says Paul Kingsnorth - it's just a matter of learning to harness it
… rations – kale, leek, broccoli, parsnip and spinach – and bear them home for the pot. … like a pile of brown sludge, rotting food waste, cut grass, bits of torn-up cardboard … would be no food. This is the ultimate in recycling, the ecological principle made …
I know, I know. Every time you think you've gone your greenest, some killjoy comes along and raises the bar a little higher. Apologies in advance.
… Risk Green Living Health Science And Technology BTL_5.jpg I know, I know. Every … groundwater. The Environment Agency and WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme) are … it is also energy-intensive and polluting. Recycling is also problematic because of all …
Derelict cottages restored to former glory, happy holidaymakers and revived communities – all the result of one man’s vision. Richard Hammond reports
… Lifestyle Travel Green Living Society Out And About underthethatchnew.jpg Derelict … restored to former glory, happy holidaymakers and revived communities – all the result of … the owner, only two per cent of the hotel’s waste goes to landfill; the rest is recycled …
It’s versatile, environmentally friendly and has a 5,000-year-old pedigree in the fashion world. Laura Sevier can’t understand why it’s taken so long for hemp to hit the shops
… It’s versatile, environmentally friendly and has a 5,000-year-old pedigree in the fashion world. Laura Sevier can’t understand why it’s taken so long for hemp to hit the … With multiple co-products, nothing goes to waste. The ‘bast’ fibres are used to produce …
You may see your garden as a spare room or a place to be in touch with nature, but changes to planning rules mean it is likely to attract higher council tax if it hasn’t already been snapped up by a developer. Jack Shamash reports
… haven’t noticed, but there’s a bulldozer standing at the ready at your garden gate, … parks. Gardens also play a vital role in the recycling of green waste, through actvities such as composting, …
Far from being a silver bullet for climate change, efficiency is the driving force for ever more gluttonous consumption patterns and all the health and environmental consequences they entail
… for ever more gluttonous consumption patterns and all the health and environmental … production throughout society. ‘Our larger wastes of human effort,’ he said, ‘which go on … that agri-business came up with the idea that recycling diseased animals into feed for …
Alan Simpson, MP for Nottingham South, is on a mission. ‘We can’t survive this century unless we change fundamentally the built environment and move from thinking of buildings as consumers of energy, to thinking of them as generators of electricity.' Ben Willis meets the rarest of breeds, an MP who’s walking the talk.
… Green Lifestyle Urban Living Climate Change And Energy Case Study Interview_38.jpg Alan … systems that retain, rather than waste, 80 per cent of the energy they … aim is for it to be entirely self-sufficient, recycling all the grey water from showers and …
Unravelling a garment’s green credentials isn’t easy, says Matilda Lee. Instead of fretting about what not to wear there’s a few simple things we can do (that could save money too)
… a miracle fabric, famed for its affordability and easy care properties – relatively painless … The same is true for the overall energy andwaste a fabric uses and produces. Another … makers to provide or contribute to the recycling of or waste disposal of their …
Carbon Tracker: petrochemical industry betting on growth in demand for plastics made from fossil fuels.
… industry betting on growth in demand for plastics made from fossil fuels. … oil industry, as the world moves to tackle waste, pollution and climate change, a report … products such as paper, and a huge boost to recycling, could halve costs and plastic and …
The Co-op launches special in-store collection points to encourage shoppers to recycle more flimsy plastic products.
… – including carrier bags, ready meal lids and biscuit wrappers – has been launched by … to educate consumers on what to do with their waste plastic. The deposited scrunchable waste will then be sorted and where possible, …
Why do some environmental issues appeal to the popular imagination more than others?
… Single-use plastic pollution is ubiquitous and tangible – we can see it on our beaches, … community to help pick up plastic and reduce waste, and it feels like you can do good.” … subconscious offsetting is very common, andrecycling behaviour is a classic example.” We …