How Hoarding Mobile Phone Users are Damaging the Environment
How Phone Users Waste Money & Damage the Environment Needlessly When YOU Finish With Your Old Smart Phone Will YOU Recycle it? Read our Infographic, be shocked by the potential for environmental damage, and then Make Yourself a Few Quid by Being Green! What Will You Do? – When You Finish with your Old Smart […]
How Much Plastic is Recycled – US and UK Recycling Video Explains
We looked-up how much plastic is recycled on the US EPA website and found a statement that the recycling rate of plastic PET bottles and jars was 29.1 percent in 2017, and the rate for HDPE natural bottles was 31.2 percent in 2017. The total amount of plastics combusted in MSW in 2017 was 5.6 […]
Mattress Lifespan – How to Increase the Life of Your Mattress
Extending mattress lifespan and learning how to increase the lifespan of your mattress, is important on two levels. Firstly, every bit of saving from keeping a mattress for longer, helps to reduce the cost of living. Who doesn’t want that! Second, the amount of waste produced by society can be reduced if every mattress lasts a […]
Zero Waste Events: Purpose Planning and Services Offered
The idea of Zero Waste Events is spreading. Sustainability is becoming a mainstream concept within most organisations and communities across many nations. It’s also becoming much easier to run “Zero Waste to Landfill” events. The purpose is to raise awareness of the impact of their waste among the guests/ attendees, and actually reduce the waste […]
Green Technology Tips and How to Lead a Sustainable Lifestyle
For those that want to know how to lead a sustainable lifestyle, what better way to start than through adopting green technology? So, read-on for our green technology tips. If you are looking to live a more sustainable and eco-friendly lifestyle, technology has opened the door to a variety of products and techniques to help […]
Stop Recycling – It’s a Waste Of Time, Energy And Money?
OK, let’s say we were to stop recycling in the UK, surely not much would happen. Maybe we should do that if it’s true that it’s a ‘Waste Of Time, Energy And Money?” Well, that’s OK if you do as suggested in the video and stop buying the stuff in the first place! Is Recycling […]
How to Avoid Single Use Plastics and Why It’s Imperative Not to Recycle Plastic Film
To Avoid Single Use Plastics today you can adopt your own single-use avoidance policy. Instead of buying items new, save and reuse all paper bags, rubber bands, twisties, boxes, and packaging material to reuse it yourself. Switch from using plastic bags to reusable ceramic, glass or metal containers. How to Avoid Single Use Plastics […]
Anaerobic Digestion is Now Economically Viable in Europe
Anaerobic Digestion is both a waste treatment technology and a highly sustainable energy technology. Recent rises in energy costs, coupled with EU member state incentives, and waste management policy, now mean that economic viability has been attained. That’s what we said in 2006! In general it is still true, however, in many EU nations, Britain […]
Halving Landfilled Waste by 2012 Achieved by Major UK Contractors
Halving Landfilled Waste: In 2008 we carried an article announcing that leading UK construction contractors had signed up to halve the waste they sent to landfill by 2012. Now is time to look back an review their performance. We can confirm that they do appear to have done just that! The original article below explains […]
The AD Process Which Makes Biogas Plus Landfill Diversion
The AD Process is the way biogas is produced. The “Anaerobic Digestion Process” to give it its full name, is simply rotting or composting in the absence of air. It can be a form of Waste Management, but most importantly it produces biogas. Biogas used wisely produces renewable energy, natural fertiliser, biomethane. It is a […]
PAS100 Compost: Accredited Quality Protocol for UK Composting Industry
Find out about, PAS100 Compost the Accredited Quality Protocol for the UK Composting Industry. Updated BSI PAS 100 Compost Quality Standard A brand-new upgraded version of the 2011 standard was added in 2018. A new ‘compost quality’ condition has been inserted making more clear the existing needs to produce compost that is fit-for-purpose (suitable for […]
6 House Clearance Chores Good Local Rubbish Removal Companies Will Happily Do
Here is our list of six house clearance chores your local rubbish removal company will do for you. Not many people realise that good local waste skip companies are often willing to quote you a price, for additional labour. They’ll give prices, not just for providing a skip and collecting it later, but for doing […]
