resource management
How to Green Up Your Lifestyle and Save Money
Isn’t it time to learn how to green up your lifestyle? Unless you live in a cave on a remote island, without any method of communicating with the outside world, you will know one fact. That fact is that climate change/ global warming and resource depletion are environmental issues that are not about to go […]
Hydrogen Forklifts – You Heard of Hydrogen Cars But Now It’s Lifts?
Hydrogen forklifts are making inroads into the powered industrial truck market. Thanks to a more eco-friendly mindset and an emphasis on operational efficiency, hydrogen lifts are now found in a variety of job environments. Everywhere from lumber yards to warehouses, from dockyards to ports routinely use hydrogen forklifts. What are the pros and cons of […]
What is Recycling and What Can We Recycle?
I believe that lots of people still don’t understand what is recycling, why and how we can do it. So, I have decided to write the following piece to inform you and let you know all important things about recycling. I hope you find this informative. What Is Recycling? Recycling, the latest practice for promoting […]
What is Peat Free Compost?
We understand that you would like to know what Peat Free Compost is? Peat free compost is explained here so read-on! What is Peat Free Compost? The Meaning of Peat Free Explained Peat free compost is available for home garden use and to businesses. Just as it says pet free compost contains no peat. It […]
What is Vermicomposting and Why is it Becoming Increasingly Popular?
After receiving a number of queries recently when we were asked; “What is Vermicomposting” we wrote this article in reply. And; “Why is it Becoming Increasingly Popular?” Is also answered here. The humble earthworm has for millennia lived in our soils largely unseen, improving the quality of these materials to support the whole network of […]
The 7 Secrets to Successful Skip Hire
Read on for our successful skip hire guide in the form of a list of the 7 top “secrets” for skip hire selection. Our research suggests that there are over 17 million skips hired in the UK every year for domestic use alone! That’s a lot of skips, and if you’ve ever looked in the […]
What is District Heating and Cooling (DHC)? Combined Heat and Power Systems Explained
What is District Heating and Cooling? Outside the old eastern European block District Heating and Cooling (DHC) Systems are rare, and yet they may be much more common in future. DHC as a concept is often unfamiliar, so we decided that should write this to explain the concept. We also created a video on this […]
UK Waste Strategy 2017 Published
Environment secretary Michael Gove announced a much needed new UK Waste Strategy in October 2017 which is designed for a number of purposes. These include encouraging clean growth, promoting the circular economy, and reducing the UK’s carbon emissions. Many organisations have subsequently welcomed the UK Waste Strategy 2017, and we have included excerpts below from a number […]
What do People Mean When They Refer to Garbage Disposal?
What do you call those indispensable appliances in the kitchen? They chop up the bits and pieces of food waste, allowing them to be washed away when the tap runs. These are sometimes called garbage disposers, waste macerators, waste choppers, and sink grinders depending on where you live.
Landfill Energy Systems Power Ahead in the United States
There have been numerous news items in the last few months showing that activity in landfill energy systems is continuing at a high level in the US. The most popular of the landfill energy systems is landfill gas utilization, and progress with new LFG extraction and generation schemes is being announced every week, following EPA […]
Zero Waste to Landfill and Recycling at the End of 2012
Zero Waste in its literal interpretation is a fabulous idea (as is even the lesser target of “zero waste to landfill”), but not so easy to achieve. Untold billions are being spent by governments worldwide to increase recycling and reduce the amount of waste which ends up in landfills and good progress has been achieved […]
Why You Should Not Send WEEE Waste (Electrical Goods) To Landfill
Many people choose to throw away their electrical goods (e waste), in the bin as materials to be sent to a landfills around the country. We explain why this is bad. In fact doing so contributes to a growing environmental problem that, if not dealt with, will lead to serious damage to the atmosphere.
