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WRAP Help Local Authorities Through the Economic Downturn

Posted in Paper rubbish, Plastic rubbish, Rubbish how-to's, Rubbish news, The Book of Rubbish Ideas info, tagged , , , , , , , , on 5 December 2008 | Leave a Comment »

I thoroughly enjoyed my recent Rubbish Q&A Day here on the blog and thank you again for all of your thought provoking questions.
One particular question left me with strong concerns about the stockpiling of recyclable materials, in light of the blip on our economic landscape.
My research uncovered the plummet in the trading price of steel [...]

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Rubbish News: A Sign of ‘The Times’ Ahead

Posted in General rubbish, Rubbish news, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on 23 August 2008 | 2 Comments »

I was interviewed recently by esteemed journalist Laurel Ives on the subject of downshifting and the piece popped up today in the ‘Body and Soul’ section of ‘The Times‘.
The article was about another of my favourite subjects; downshifting. It’s entitled, ‘How to cope with life in overcrowded cities’ with the subtitle, ‘Daily life on our [...]

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Rubbish News – Market Traders Clean Up their Act

Posted in Food rubbish, Paper rubbish, Rubbish news, tagged , , , , , , , on 14 August 2008 | 4 Comments »

A simple recycling initiative has been introduced at the historic market site of Whitechapel in London.
Tower Hamlets council have provided the bustling market with designated bins that take organic, cardboard and other packaging waste and they are emptied twice a day.
It is hoped this will reduce rubbish in the area by up to 88% and [...]

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Rubbish News – Southampton City Council Throw in the (Dirty) Towel

Posted in Household rubbish, Rubbish activism, Rubbish news, tagged , , , , , on 11 August 2008 | 2 Comments »

A rebellious Hampshire council has made a stand and rejected government guidelines to impose fines of between £75.00 and £110.00 to residents who overfill their bins.
The statement came from Councillor Gavin Dick, who told the BBC, “It’s incredible that law-abiding residents can get fined more than shoplifters”.
He added, “I can reassure residents that these measures [...]

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The Rubbish Solution’s in Transition

Posted in Rubbish activism, tagged , , , , , , , , on 1 August 2008 | 4 Comments »

So what is a Transition Town (village, city, forest or island for that matter)?

In their own words, it is: – “A community working together to look Peak Oil and Climate Change squarely in the eye and address this BIG question: “For all those aspects of life that this community needs in order to sustain itself and thrive, how do we significantly increase resilience (to mitigate the effects of Peak Oil) and drastically reduce carbon emissions (to mitigate the effects of Climate Change)?”

It sounds like a bit of a mouthful at first I know, but once you get your head around the concept it’s pretty straightforward and by heeding it’s recommendations, you can make an immediate and considerable difference to reducing your rubbish too!

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A Bit About the Book

Posted in Rubbish activism, The Book of Rubbish Ideas info, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on 28 July 2008 | 6 Comments »

So I went right through the house, room by room. I went inside and outside too, giving the garden, shed and garage a thorough prodding in the process, but it needed more. I had to explain why I felt we’d all arrived at ‘peak landfill point’ and despite many great, green initiatives, why there was still so much apparent apathy surrounding the issue of recycling and rubbish reduction in general.

The concepts I explored rolled over so many other topics and I suddenly found myself inadvertently writing a guide to solving credit crunch problems, combating addictions to shopaholism and even how to have better nookie by reducing ones levels of stress!

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