recycling
Household recycling – and anything to do with bin collections – is a subject guaranteed to get Daily Mail readers frothing at the mouth but the latest government figures claim 90 per cent of councils are now meeting or exceeding recycling targets. The headline stats for last year, revealed by Environment minister
recycling
Here’s this week’s Jurdy cartoon. Enjoy, folks.
greenwash
A press release hit Greenbang’s inbox this week touting an “eco-friendly online CD recycling service”. It was enough to catch our attention, boldly stating that 2,500 tonnes – more than 30 million CDs – are discarded and sent to landfill each year. Even worse, shock horror, tens of millions more
energy
Greenbang has heard bakers saying their years of pastry slinging puts them off actually eating the sweet treats and burger bar workers equally saying their time spent up to their elbows in grease has convinced them that they’d rather chew on their own elbow than knock back a cheeseburger.
chicago
If Greenbang were to approach you in the street and ask if you’ve got any old pills or e-waste, what would be your response? Chances are you’d shrug your shoulders and point her in the direction of some ‘nu rave’ warehouse party in East London. That or get
landfill
Browsing the Defra site this morning, Greenbang came across a press release which revealed Department is consulting on a strategy to protect the health of honey bees. Greenbang recommends the bees should give up smoking, cut back on the red meat and do a bit more cardiovascular exercise. Although Greenbang
electronics
Like a more cashed up version of this little piggy went to market, some electronics firms have been going WEEE, WEEE, WEEE all the way home. WEEE, rather than an expression of porcine delight, is in this case the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment directive, an instruction by the EC
energy
If Greenbang suddenly found herself 50 feet tall, she’d probably spend all day crushing cars like they were ants, and peering in the windows of towerblocks. Possibly striding across the English Channel for tea in France when things got a little boring. However, other giants want to use their