Articles Tagged with the word ‘waste’
Easter at CAT
06 Apr 2006
If you go down to The Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT) this Easter, you're in for a big surprise!
Eco Footprints
07 Mar 2006
Students from 30 schools created 3,000 cardboard footprints that blazed a trail through the Hong Kong Jockey Club Urban Jungle Exhibition.
Plans for controversial incinerator blocked
20 Feb 2006
Plans for a controversial and potentially hazardous waste incinerator in East Sussex have been blocked until the Government can consider local objections.
Why Nuclear is Not the Answer
19 Dec 2005
Nuclear power looked dead its credibility in tatters after years of cost overruns and safety fears, unanswered questions about radioactive waste and the use of many countries' civilian nuclear programmes to make weapons.
More Than Waste High
02 Dec 2005
A giant sculpture, over seven metres high and weighing more than three tonnes, the Royal Society of Art's WEEE which stands for Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment, is a sober re-minder of how wasteful society can be. Constructed out of household electrical appliances, mobile telephones, games consoles and other gadgetry, it shows just how much WEEE an average UK...
BioRegional Developments Group wins Banksia Environmental Foundation Award
29 Jun 2005
The BioRegional Development Group, is this year's winner of the prestigious International Award from the Banksia Environmental Foundation, Australia. The award is in recognition of BioRegional's visionary work on developing cost effective solutions to sustainable living which reduce our global ecological footprint.
Apple Core Curriculum
29 Jun 2005
Loads of hammering, sawing and screwing has been going on in South Gloucester schools as a fun way of getting the message about looking after the environment across to thousands of pupils.
Potatoplates
29 Jun 2005
Partygoers in New Zealand can now eat their barbecue food off Potatoplates ñ 100 per cent biodegradable plates, guaranteed not to last!
One Planet Living
29 Jun 2005
BioRegional and its partner, WWF, have launched a large-scale eco-tourism scheme in Portugal, which replaces a proposal to build a conventional tourist resort.
Exemplary Dairy
28 Feb 2005
The Herefordshire ice cream maker, September Organic Dairy, has recently undertaken an environmental audit. They produce such a low level of waste they could almost get away with having no bin at all. Established in 1987, the dairy is committed to quality, locally grown produce, reducing food miles and cutting emissions and waste. September Organic is based in the...
House of Commons Gets its Own Back
30 Dec 2003
The London-based environmental organisation, BioRegional, is inviting offices in the southeast to follow the example of the House of Commons and get their own back', by participating in a pioneering paper recycling and buy-back scheme.
Straw Bale for the Bedouin
28 Feb 2003
Bustan means grove' in both Hebrew and Arabic and it is the title of a grassroots partnership addressing the plight of indigenous and marginalised people in Israel/Palestine. Bustan's coalition of NGOs are inviting people of all traditions such as appropriate technology engineers, green builders, artists, environmental lawyers, medical practitioners, peace educators and writers to join them in the Holy...
Running on Recycled
28 Feb 2003
Next time you pop out for some chips, you might like to ask if they have any old oil. Members of the Bio-Power Network are doing just that ñ recycling old vegetable oil to fuel vehicles. It is probably the cheapest fuel available.
Earth Champions Interview with Michael Meacher
30 Sep 2002
WWF Earth Champions, Rhys Davies, age 17 (Wales), Stephanie Wiseman, age 11 (Scotland), Peter Burton, age 11 (Northern Ireland) and Tim Green, age 10 (England) met Environment Minister Michael Meacher, at the World Summit on Sustainable Development
Mountain of Hope
30 Jun 2002
In August this year 60,000 delegates will descend on Johannesburg for the World Summit on Sustainable Development. Down the road, a disused water tower on a barren mountain in the heart of Soweto is fast becoming an iconic landmark of social potential. It is being reclaimed and transformed into a creative hub fusing traditional and contemporary music, discussion, organic...
Mountain of Hope
30 Jun 2002
In August this year 60,000 delegates will descend on Johannesburg for the World Summit on Sustainable Development. Down the road, a disused water tower on a barren mountain in the heart of Soweto is fast becoming an iconic landmark of social potential. It is being reclaimed and transformed into a creative hub fusing traditional and contemporary music, discussion, organic...