Every year we eagerly anticipate the latest update to our favourite technology but as we buy more and more it means even more old electronics are ending up in landfill around the globe. The problem of e-waste is so great that by 2017 we will be...
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The presence of ocean plastic waste is creating toxic pollution that is endangering the future of the European killer whale. Blue Planet II recently showed a group of European killer whales that live around the island of Kvaløya hunting for...
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Brent Stirton has been announced as the winner of the Grand Title of Wildlife Photographer of the Year for his image titled ‘Memorial to a species’. The image depicts a tragic scene, a Black rhino that has been brutally killed before having its...
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This month marks the begging of the T-Charge (Toxicity-Charge) in London but what kind of effect will it have on the city? The T-Charge aims to further reduce the amount of dangerous pollution in London by imposing a charge on drivers of older...
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Heating our homes by burning wood is possibly the oldest method but new plans could ban the use of wood burning stoves in London. In a letter written to Michael Gove, Sadiq Khan has requested new powers in order to implement a range of measures...
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Michael Gove has suggested that the Government will consider the introduction of a reward and return scheme for plastic bottles. Speaking a the Conservative Party conference, Michael Gove the Environment Secretary appealed for people to share...
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Recycle Week 2017 is all about recycling, with activities aimed at encouraging people to recycle more. In the last few years’ improvements in the amount the UK recycles have been made. However, around 60% of the waste that ends up in rubbish bins...
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When you throw a plastic bottle in the sea what happens to it? Firstly currents will carry out to sea and then it will start to degrade and the plastic break apart. All the plastic fibres that make up that bottle will stay in the sea forever in...
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Over the summer holidays many parents find they homes filling up with more and more clutter. Whether it’s the cheap BBQ you bought for that one party or a popped paddling pool many people would hold onto it until spring when they will have a big...
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Every year the UK generates more than 200 million tonnes of waste obviously some of this will be recycled or reused but the majority will still end up in landfill. In 2015 we sent over seven million tonnes of biodegradable waste to landfill...
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Notting Hill Carnival is the largest street festival in Europe, more than two million partygoers will descend on the streets of Notting Hill to mark the occasion. Over five million drinks will be consumed and a staggering 25,000 bottles of rum...
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Air quality in the UK has been a hot button issue for the last several years but it is now becoming a very real public health crisis. It has been estimated that poor air quality is killing an estimated 40,000 people every year. This is...
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