New reports are showing that many councils are bringing in bin collections every 3 weeks instead of fortnightly. Families are already struggling and sooner rather than later the picture above is going to become a regular scene on every street corner if we are not careful. This is a report from The Telegraph last Friday. More than 1m households now forced to endure three-weekly bin … [Read more...]

We are all well aware of what a landfill site is and many of you may even live close to one that is now used as a rugby pitch or something similar due to it being filled in and covered over many years ago. But why were they created in the first place and what problems may now arise from them for the next generation? History of landfilling Disposal of waste materials in landfill sites has its … [Read more...]

  On April 19, 2018, ahead of Earth Day, a proposal to phase out single-use plastics was announced during the meeting of the Commonwealth Heads of Government. This will include plastic drinking straws, which cannot be recycled and contribute to ocean deterioration, damaging ecosystems and wildlife. It is estimated that as of 2018, about 23 million straws are used and discarded daily in … [Read more...]