Articles Tagged with the word ‘plastic’
Celebrating a Load of Rubbish
22 Sep 2010
Trashcatchers Carnival draws crowds in Tooting, helping unite community behind Transition message
Not Sleeping on the Job
31 Mar 2009
Network Rail's recycling of waste plastic into replacement railwaysleepers will reduce landfill and help replace the worn wooden ones.
Text Your Waste Away
18 Mar 2008
Recycle-more, Valpak's useful recycling information website, has recently launched a brand new text service.
Movement to Ban Plastic
17 Mar 2008
China and Australia are the very latest countries to follow the growing global trend for banning plastic bags.
Guerilla Bag Makers
18 Dec 2007
When English teacher, Caroline Morsman, discovered the remains of adead seabird, choked by a plastic bag, it motivated her to reach forher needle and thread. Every month, a group of friends now join her tomake so-called Morsbags out of donated fabrics.
Bag Ladies on a Mission
18 Dec 2007
The majority of Hebden Bridge traders have stopped giving their customers new plastic bags, shoppers are being encouraged to bring their own instead.
Planet Organic Roots for Corn Crop Bag
18 Dec 2007
Planet Organic, the London-based food chain, has upgraded all itscheckout bags to carbon neutral, compostable carriers. They are thefirst high street retailer to offer the GM-free cornstarch alternative.The upgrade will cost customers just four pence per bag.