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Plastics campaign update
Plastics campaign update – Jodie Etheridge It has been a busy few months. On 10th September we posted our petition to Michael Gove for a Plastic Bottle Deposit Return Scheme. It was a very successful petition and we gained nearly 600 signatures. Campaigners gathered...
Flushed Away?
Flushed Away? Sarah Shaw As consumers we're paying more and more attention to the environmental impact of what we put in our shopping baskets. But what about the stuff we put down our toilets? According to the Marine Conservation Society, around 8.5% of all litter...
Make someone smile with these eco-friendly gift ideas
Make someone smile with these eco-friendly gift ideas By Sunny James If you’re looking for gift ideas for friends or family, or if you know someone who’s thinking about how they can live greener, why not get them an eco-friendly gift? You can make someone in your life...
Latest News
Press Release: Mapped: More than two hundred locations across West Midlands breaching air pollution limits
West Midlands Friends of the Earth press release Contact: West Midlands Friends of the Earth 0121 643 9117, 07720147330 Mapped: More than two hundred locations across West Midlands breaching air pollution limits A data audit* by Friends of the Earth has revealed the...
Warehouse News
Warehouse News - Richard Bickle General Manager Over the winter our team of volunteers have been hard at work decorating office spaces and getting the building ready for new tenants. The main achievement has been the transformation of the old cafe kitchen into a cosy...
The Tysley Incinerator
The Tysley Incinerator – Shaz Rahman A new report from the ‘United Kingdom Without Incineration Report (UKWIN)’ organisation has stated the considerable downsides to incineration as a way of producing electricity. The report is available on their website:...