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Rapanui Clothing Launches 2009 Graphic Art Competition

Posted in Rubbish news, Rubbish products, tagged , , , , on 31 March 2009 | Leave a Comment »

The boys at Rapanui are back again with an expansion on their successful competition of 2008 to source up-and-coming designers. For their 2010 Collection, due for release this summer, the lads have made entries available to all.
Mart and Rob were inspired to open the doors to the Rapanui design studio after appointing Eve Ottaway; a [...]

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Tesco Rebuke the Recycling Robbers

Posted in Plastic rubbish, Rubbish activism, Rubbish news, The Book of Rubbish Ideas info, tagged , , , , , , , , , on 19 March 2009 | 4 Comments »

Supermarket giant Tesco will no longer be giving Green Clubcard points for customers who have returned empty items to deposit in their recycling machines.
The machines are designed to take a variety of recyclable materials including plastic, tin and glass and are located in around 40 branches of the store throughout England and there’s one [...]

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Scotland Announce £5M Tender for Plastics Recycling Facilities

Posted in Plastic rubbish, Rubbish news, tagged , , , , , on 18 March 2009 | 2 Comments »

The Scottish Government is inviting businesses and organisations to bid for a total of £5 million in funds from its Mixed Plastics Capital Grant Programme.
The funding is available to cover up to 30 per cent of the total investment required to develop new plastics recycling facilities in Scotland.
The £5 million programme is being officially launched [...]

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Comic Relief Plunges Children of Alcoholics into a Welcome Spotlight

Posted in NACOA, Rubbish Media, tagged , , , , , , , on 13 March 2009 | 3 Comments »

Friday the 13th March will certainly be lucky for some, especially a tiny Bristol based charity called Nacoa.
The National Association for Children of Alcoholics have been around for 19 years and calls to their helpline have grown steadily over the years; in 2007 18k, in 2008 36k.
Comic Relief are about to give them a welcome [...]

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Are You Ready For a Little Purple Gossip?

Posted in Electric rubbish, Rubbish ideas, Rubbish news, Rubbish products, tagged , , , , , on 4 March 2009 | 5 Comments »

Every month millions of mobile phone handsets in perfectly good, working condition are discarded and sent to Britain’s growing landfills as mobile phone fashions come and go.
Eco-conscious shoppers everywhere might be interested in Purple Gossip, a new website offering a wide range of recycled phones and accessories.  Not only can you get your hands on [...]

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Don’t Have a Rubbish Mother’s Day!

Posted in Food rubbish, Rubbish how-to's, Rubbish ideas, Rubbish news, Rubbish recipes, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , on 2 March 2009 | 3 Comments »

It’ll be here before you know it missus!
I thought I’d get in quick with a rubbish-free card solution and with a yummy idea to get the day started on the right foot too.
I’ve also allowed you a stack of lead time to send this article to any fellas you know who might be glad of [...]

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