The plastic tide is turning – But have we bitten off more than we can chew?
This week, Michael Gove announced that the UK will introduce a plastic bottle deposit return scheme (DRS) to increase recycling rates and reduce the amount of litter polluting our land and seas. The scheme will work by using a “reverse vending” process, in which consumers are refunded money for returning their drinks bottles back to retailers. Research […]
Let’s Recycle!
Recycling award scheme in Epping Forest ‘successful’ The organisers of a scheme in Epping Forest which hopes to increase recycling by offering individual prizes, charity donations and local discounts has said the scheme has so far been successful. Read more
Beyond the blackout – How Earth Hour is raising awareness around the world
This weekend millions of us around the world will be switching off all non-essential lights between 8.30pm and 9.30pm (local time) as a symbolic display of solidarity for the planet. Earth Hour is an annual event and campaign, brought about by the World Wildlife Fund to encourage us to think about the impact our actions have on the […]
Bexley Times
Council launches anti-litter campaign in Bexley The council has today (21 March) launched #DoitforBexley – a new anti-littering campaign which asks local residents to pledge to pick up at least one piece of plastic litter a week from the borough’s streets. Read more
Coventry Telegraph
Slim Your Bin winner is bursting with pride after prize win Catherine Haynes is bursting with pride after slimming her bin – and winning first place in a recycling competition. Read more
Leamington Observer
Warwickshire’s Recycling Champion of the Year named ECO-FRIENDLY Catherine Haynes has been named Warwickshire’s Recycling Champion of the Year. The Slim Your Bin campaign rewards residents for their recycling efforts, with £20 vouchers every month for top performing householder, and £650 donated to the chosen charity of the top performing community every 12 months. Read […]
Stratford Observer
Warwickshire’s recycling champion of the year named ECO-FRIENDLY Stratford resident Catherine Haynes has been named Warwickshire’s Recycling Champion of the Year. Read more
Let’s Recycle!
Warwickshire ‘Recycling Champion’ named Warwickshire County council has named its first ever ‘Recycling Champion’ as part of the inaugural Warwickshire’s Recycling Champion of the Year 2018. Read more
University Business
Strathclyde Uni launches Jump pilot The aim is to boost wellbeing and improve sustainability. The University of Strathclyde has become the first university in Scotland to launch the Jump sustainability and wellbeing behavioural change programme. The programme launched as a five month pilot to an initial 250 employees. Read more
Make the switch: How to incorporate Fairtrade in your life
Fairtrade Fortnight is running from the 26th February – 11th March this year. Fairtrade products ensure decent working conditions, local sustainability, better prices and fair terms of trade for farmers and workers in the developing world. Buying Fairtrade is easy. There are over 4,500 Fairtrade products from food and drink, to clothes and even gold. So if you’re […]
Let’s Recycle!
St Helens announces Food Waste Challenge St Helens council has teamed up with specialist recycling rewards scheme provider, Jump (Local Green Points), to launch a new Food Waste Challenge. Read more
The world’s most successful companies treat people differently
Only 30% of employees are engaged in their jobs, which means the other 70% of our workforce are getting paid to eat, sleep, work, repeat. Finding a way to address this vast amount of people who are sleep-walking through their jobs is the task of Glen Elliot, in his new book: Build it – the Rebel […]