Free driving for London motorists who go car free

London motorists who get rid of their vehicles will be given free driving time with car clubs like Streetcar under a scheme backed by London Mayor Boris Johnson. Car Crunch London will reward those who can prove that they have sold their car with a two year membership of a car club and free driving …

London’s waste is a resource

The London Waste and Recycling board have decided that they need to look at the capital’s waste as a resource rather than rubbish to be disposed of. They are focussing on three main areas to reduce London’s waste problem, namely increasing recycling of priority materials such as plastics, extracting energy from food waste, and generating …

Eco-review: Terracycle cleaning products

Terracycle has introduced a line of cleaners (All Purpose, Bathroom, Window, Degreaser and Drain), all with the Eco-friendly TerraChoice Certified Zerofootprint Seal. These cleaners, comparable to chemical cleaners, are packaged in recycled or ‘out-of-spec” soda bottles. I went to work on my mirrors and my car windows this weekend, and after a minor mishap with …

FOE’s one-minute film competition winners

In their 2008 competition, Friends of the Earth asked the question ‘Which bit of the Earth are you a Friend of?’ The films came flooding in and we all voted, laughed, cried and got goosebumps watching them. Now the votes have been counted and the judges have chosen their favourites. Overall Winner: ‘Winberry Hill’ People’s …

WrapSacks – the Eco-friendly way to give this Christmas

Forget the gift which keeps on giving, this is the wrap that keeps on wrapping! With an estimated 83km2 of wrapping paper (which is enough to cover Guernsey and then some!) used in the UK alone every Christmas, the eco-friendly WrapSack is the ideal packaging for anyone looking to reduce their own carbon footprint this …

Eco-review: Terracycle office products

I was asked to review some products from TerraCycle, and to my joy found it to be stationery. I’m a Gemini, I love stationery. I collected stickers, paper, erasers, pens, in fact any type of stationery as a child, and still do have those tendencies, but I digress. Item #1 is an Eco-Binder, made out …

Recycle Now sparks festive campaign for recycling old electricals

With a quarter of us planning to buy electrical or electronic goods as presents this Christmas, many old items will be gathering dust in our cupboards and cluttering up our houses. New research by Recycle Now reveals that, on average, we have around three old, broken or unwanted small electrical goods stored around the home. …