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Good news -Microbead ban July 24, 2017 A shocking 680 tonnes of microscopic plastic beads, microbeads, are used in the UK each year. The beads are in…
SAS campaign against single use plastic July 24, 2017 It’s a sad fact that an awful lot of waste ends up in our seas and oceans. The charity Surfers Against…
Travelers Check July 24, 2017 Going on holiday but still have food in your fridge? Each year in the UK £500,000,000 worth of food goes to…
National Vegetarian Week – May 15th to 21st May 14, 2017 Flirting with vegetarianism this week? There’s no need to go out and spend a fortune on ingredients for a vegetable…
Compost Awareness Week 2017 May 7, 2017 This week (May 7 – 13 2017) is Compost Awareness Week. This year the theme is “Compost! Healthy soil, healthy…
Real Nappy Week, 24th – 29th April 2017 April 13, 2017 The average child will use between 4,000 to 5,000 disposable nappies, which end up buried underground in landfill sites. That’s…
World Water Day – 22nd March March 22, 2017 Water, especially fresh water, is precious stuff. We drink it, wash ourselves and our clothes with it, cook with it, water our…
International day of forests – 21st March March 21, 2017 A forest the size of Wales is cut down each year to keep up with our demand for paper in the UK.…
National poultry day – March 19th March 17, 2017 Today is the national awareness day for poultry. It’s a day to give thanks for chickens, turkey, ducks and other birds that…

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