Waste & Recycling


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Should you take for granted that washable nappies are the environmentally friendly choice?
Freecycle is another of those ideas that has leapt across the Atlantic and taken root over here – but, unlike, most it is extremely good for the environment.
Each year, the UK generates a truly mind-boggling 100 million tonnes of waste from commerce, industry and households – and this figure is rising! Although most of us can't directly affect indust...
Wherever possible, we need to try and cut down the amount of waste we generate at source. You can do this by reusing and repairing goods or buying second-hand rather than automatically buying new. Tr...
Taking action on waste is essential, since we are consuming natural resources at an unsustainable rate and contributing unnecessarily to climate change by not recycling all that we can.
To mark World Environment Day 2004 this weekend (5th June), Birmingham Friends of the Earth will be demonstrating the benefits of recycling to the City as well as giving visitors to the Environm...
 





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