Easy Ways to Save the World

September 8th, 2006

New recycling system in Bournemouth

Our new recycling system is apparently now up and running - the main problem for me at the moment is I keep forgetting to put the bins out and that the 'big' bin that is used for the recycled stuff is almost full already and we haven't even put it out yet. Once we get sorted it out will make our lives a lot easier as will not having ...

June 20th, 2006

WI Packaging Day of Action 20 June 2006

WI Packaging Day of Action 20 June 2006 - this completely passed me by today I just caught something about it on a local news this evening. The Womens Insitute are campaigning to reduce packaging and waste in general from supermarkets. It does bug me that you can buy organic produce from a supermarket but the produce is packed plastic that doesn't bio-degrade. Numbers of plastic bags that supermarkets ...

July 19th, 2005

Carrier Bag Consortium - making life easier to handle

Carrier Bag Consortium – making life easier to handle – I was looking for something else and came across this. I’m not sure we need a plastic bag tax more like a plastic packaging tax – most of the rubbish we throw way is cling film or wrapping off vegetables. Most of our plastic recycling is the same – cartons that stuff has come in. I’m sure if ...