by Jodie Etheridge | Jun 29, 2018 | Blog, Blog
I’m Jodie, stalls and events co-ordinator at Birmingham Friends of the Earth. Stalls season is here once again and we are very much looking forward to it! We have confirmed our attendance at some popular events we have been to before such as CoCoMad and Moseley Street...
by Jodie Etheridge | Jun 29, 2018 | Blog, Blog, Waste & Recycling, Waste isn't Rubbish
For those of you who don’t know of this campaign, we are calling for a national Deposit Return Scheme on plastic bottles. The campaign is going well and starting to really take shape now. Over recent months our focus has been on building support from Councillors....
by Jodie Etheridge | Mar 12, 2018 | Blog, Waste & Recycling
For anyone who doesn’t recognise the campaign name, ‘Don’t Lose your Bottle’ it has been changed to distinguish it from a similar campaign by Campaign For Rural England but the aim of our campaign is similar. The change of name was discussed and voted for in one of...
by Jodie Etheridge | Jan 16, 2018 | Uncategorised
What can you do? Sign our petition in support of a national deposit return scheme on plastic bottles Try to reduce your plastic waste by carrying an alternative drinking bottle and buying less plastic packaging. Take a look at these 9 ways to reduce your plastic waste...
by Jodie Etheridge | Jan 16, 2018 | Uncategorised
At Birmingham Friends of the Earth we are campaigning for a national deposit return scheme on plastic bottles. In Britain, there has been a huge drop in number of plastic carrier bags, as a result of asking people to pay 5p for them. We feel that a similar approach to...
