It’s barely more than three weeks to Christmas. Now I have in my time, like a lot of folk, gone out and bought tat, cheap rubbishy nonsense, for the sake of having bought something, for the sake of having the shopping done when you are exhausted, and you just want to go home. But IContinue reading “My Present Dilemma”
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RETHINKING PLASTIC
3rd in the series of blogs from Liz Longden: We have been making some progress in the past week. Just over a week ago we held a meeting for interested people who might have a stake in this campaign. As the time approached I have to confess to an attack of the jitters. What ifContinue reading “RETHINKING PLASTIC”
Plastic Fantastic!
For a few months now, I have been blethering on in my own way about PLASTIC. I can’t honestly remember what it was that got me so motivated: I’ve been a moderately fanatic about recycling for years, and I’ve never been a big buyer of bottled water, but I always thought that if you madeContinue reading “Plastic Fantastic!”
What Happens to your Recycling?
We know about the ‘Reduce, Reuse, Recycle’ mantra to reduce waste, but until now it has been a bit of a mystery what happens to our recycling when it’s left for the binmen to collect, leading to a number of urban myths. A new tool from Derbyshire County Council now lets people see exactly where theirContinue reading “What Happens to your Recycling?”
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