Freecycling As Recycling

Posted by Eco on August 9th, 2008

The chances are that you’ve heard of the slogan “reduce, reuse, recycle” but do you put it into practice? And if you do, do you remember that it should done in that order because it’s not just a matter of recycling?
One really simple way of reusing things is to be part of a growing number [...] read more »

Rapid Recycling Facts

Posted by Eco on August 8th, 2008

Did you know that:
* On average, around 16% of the money you spend on a product pays for the packaging, which ultimately ends up as rubbish?
* If just one million people would recycle their glass, metal, newspaper and plastic they would help us reduce CO2 emissions by an incredible 192,000 kilograms.
* If one million people [...] read more »

Climate Change Means Greater Rainfall

Posted by Eco on August 8th, 2008

Climate scientists Richard Allan from the University of Reading and Brian Soden from the University of Miami have been studying daily rainfall records going back more than 20 years to discover what effect increasing temperatures have had on the planet. They’ve discovered that rainfall is likely to become concentrated in areas which are already getting [...] read more »