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04 Feb 2012
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Counting carbon
The need to reduce the carbon impact of waste (as well as its other impacts) is drastic in these days of manmade climate change. Though the European Commission continues to favour weight-based targets for waste, WRAP has worked with Defra and the Scottish Government to...

 
Sharing is caring
My limited experience with toddlers has taught me that we all go through a period in which we discover the joys of ownership and possession and are incapable of sharing. For my niece, the focus was on a certain thirst-quencher and her oft-repeated mantra.

 
Waste ahoy!
Cruise lines rely on pristine surroundings for their custom and claim to take good care of the environment, but are they sailing under false colours? Libby Peake investigates

 
Dying to be green
Green and ethical lifestyles are becoming increasingly popular, but what of green and ethical end-of-lifestyles? Libby Peake learns that while ‘ashes to ashes’ might not be the norm, it is increasingly possible

 
The pursuit of localism
Can you have infinite growth on a finite planet? Of course not. And while government and big business ignore this fact, a growing number of local, grassroots movements are rebuilding on a more human, sustainable scale.

 
Beyond Petroleum: The hidden wastes of oil spills
Oil spills don’t just damage ecosystems, they also create great amounts of waste that need to be disposed of. Libby Peake investigates what happens to the mess that cleans up the mess

 
Consultants: Just what the doctor ordered?
Wise business doctors that can diagnose and prescribe, or quacks that will take your money and run? With the consultancy market more competitive now than ever before, and budget restraints meaning people want to hold on to their money...

 
The embedded energy equation
The middle of the production story won’t change; we need chairs, tables and washing machines. But what about the beginning, what about the end? Can those bits of the lifecycle be made more efficient?

 
Banking on the community
It's said that money makes the world go round, but many community waste enterprises are finding it difficult to come by finance. One initiative helping organisations buck this trend is Charity Bank

 
Back to the future
Our landfills didn’t use to overflow with unnecessary packaging and obsolete products. Janine Derry looks at extended producer responsibility, a not-so-new idea that could ensure our landfills are free of products and packaging once more

 
 

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