http://shiba1.wordpress.com Recycling: Helping you see more Wed, 16 Apr 2008 21:32:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A campaign by the local green party in the area of St Albans have been successful in winning recycling bins at their train station.   Spokesmen Simon Grover has said: “It’s an opportunity to recycle a huge amount everyday”.   However, I find this new system somewhat strange. Placing recycling bins in train stations ... http://shiba1.wordpress.com/2008/04/16/recycling-bins-at-train-stations/ At the check out point in the supermarket today, I noticed plastic boxes used instead of plastic bags to carry the shopping in. At £1 a box, it’s a very good investment as they can be reused many times, and will most defiantly be a step forward in reducing the ... http://shiba1.wordpress.com/2008/04/13/ditch-plastic-bags/ I’ve read an interesting article on the BBC news website about a new 12-month collection trial which involves thousands of householders in East Renfrewshire recycling their food waste. This is really good news, as £800 million worth of food is thrown away each year just in the Scottish area, which ... http://shiba1.wordpress.com/2008/04/12/recycle-food-waste/ I came across this Youtube video of a guy who walked 19.6 miles in 20hours in London with the aim of collecting 1000 used cans. Surprisingly enough he managed to do it.   So 1000 used cans which could have been recycled, instead they were dumped on various places such as bushes, streets ... http://shiba1.wordpress.com/2008/04/11/how-many-cans-can-you-find-in-one-day/ Today’s episode of Loose Women on ITV1 starred guest Kim Wilde, an 80’s pop singer and current professional gardener. She made a very interesting point which got me thinking about other ways which we could REDUCE the need for recycling. Growing our own produce would mean less packaging and hence less ... http://shiba1.wordpress.com/2008/04/10/grow-your-own-produce-to-reduce-household-wastes/ According to the Members of the European Parliament (MEP) who held a vote on 8 April, recycling targets should be increased and incinerators subjected to efficiency criteria when burning waste for energy 'recovery' purposes.   Their aim is to make sure by 2020, 50% of the EU’s household waste and 70% of construction ... http://shiba1.wordpress.com/2008/04/09/meps-tougher-recycling-targets/ As I am sitting here in my class for this unit, I can see a recycling bin the corner of the room for paper and labelled. Great… Makes me feel better that my University is taking part in recycling. However, what I find strange is the material in which the ... http://shiba1.wordpress.com/2008/04/07/recyclables/ Ok, so I've heard from various people that they recycle because it... -"Makes me feel better..." -"I feel that I'm helping the environment..." -"It makes me feel that i'm a better  person..." ok, so why do you recycle? if you do recycle? Is it because you need something to make you feel better about yourself ... http://shiba1.wordpress.com/2008/03/29/recycling-makes-you-feel-better/ So how young is too young to recycle? Why can’t kids recycle their juice bottles from their packed lunches, or the paper they use to draw on?Being an older sister myself, I feel very responsible in making sure my younger sisters know the importance of why we should reuse products ... http://shiba1.wordpress.com/2008/03/19/too-young-to-recycle/ In today’s world the importance of recycling is becoming greater of a concern both for the general public and also to the economy. Recycling has become a major issue as scientific research has been suggesting for years that the earth is being depleted too fast to sustain a healthy balance. ... http://shiba1.wordpress.com/2008/03/19/importance-of-recycling/