A free DIY Planet Repair Toolkit is available to all households in the Greater London area.  The free toolkit is designed to help you make small changes around your home which can contribute to helping save the planet.  The toolkit contains the following items:

Booklet - a practical guide with simple and money saving ideas
4-minute shower timer - […]

According to figures released by the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP), British households dispose of 6.7 million tonnes of food waste each year.  To help reduce this figure, a national campaign to reduce food waste in the UK has been launched.  The campaign carries the slogan “Love Food Hate Waste“. 
WRAP Chief Executive, Dr Liz Goodwin, said:
“It is […]

The controversial ‘pay as you throw’ tax is set to go ahead as originally planned.  It had been thought that the plan had been dropped following last minute intervention from Downing Street.  However there has once again been a u-turn and English councils will be allowed to pilot the ‘pay as you throw’ charges.
The UK […]

The Liberal Democrats have outlined radical proposals to place a ban on petrol cars in Britain by 2040.  The announcement follows other high profile green proposals made by both the Conservative and the Labour party in recent weeks.
Their proposal to ban petrol fuelled cars was part of a wider plan to make Britain carbon neutral by 2050.
Speaking on the […]

A four year £12 million project into organic food has found that organic food IS better for us when compared to standard produce.  The European Union funded project found that organic fruit and vegetables contain up to 40% more antioxidants and other beneficial minerals, such as iron and zinc.  It is believed that antioxidants can […]

Taking ‘green’ building to the next level?

Winter is upon us and it is that time of year again when we have to turn the clocks back an hour.  An extra hour in bed is also welcome, but is the British tradition of turning the clocks back each winter causing further damage to the environment?  According to a study by Cambridge University […]

The long awaited announcement that councils would be allowed to impose a tax on households that do not recycle properly has been scrapped.  The controversial plan for “pay as you throw” rubbish charges was expected to be unveiled by The Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) later this week. 
The proposals were shelved […]

A survey by the Local Government Association has suggested that the leading supermarkets are still using too much packaging on their products, which is hindering our household recycling efforts.  The survey covered 29 common food items and six leading supermarkets - Asda, Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons, Lidl and Marks & Spencer.  
The results showed that up to 40% of […]

Dr Frances Kennett, a 62 year old fundraiser for the University of Oxford, has been taken to court by her local council due to a row over fortnightly rubbish collections.  Dr Kennett had refused to pay one month’s council tax after claiming that the change to fortnightly rubbish collections in her area had resulted in […]