Recycling Appeal are running a campaign on 16th January 2008, whereby companies are asked to collect 20 or more old mobile phones for recycling. You can then choose which charity the proceeds from recycling the phones go to, and a tree will also be planted by Global Trees on your behalf. More information at the Bring a Phone website.
Related UK Energy Saving pages:
Mobile Phone Recycling
Mobile Resale
Charity Recycling
UK Energy Saving has published a press release about what has been happening over the year with regards to the fate of free plastic bags. Their proliferation is gradually being realised as an environmental nightmare by consumers, and some businesses and councils are starting to sit up and take notice. Read the press release at one of the sites below and visit some of the previous blog posts listed for more information.
Press release:
UK Energy Saving
SanePR
PRLog
OpenPR
PRLeap
Pressbox
Related blog posts:
London Could Become Largest Urban Centre to Ban Plastic Bags
Marks & Spencer to Charge for Plastic Bags
Can the High Street Ever be Truly Green?
Devon Town Outlaws Plastic Bags
Tesco Ups the Green Ante with More Green Clubcard Points
Next week is the last full week of voting for the Green England Green Awards, and we would appreciate your votes! UK Energy Saving has been nominated in the Best Green Company category. Visit the Green England website to vote. Thank you!
As well as the page on UK Energy Saving dedicated to the topic (cheap broadband providers), UK Energy Saving have just released a press article regarding broadband and how this can have environmental benefits. Take a look at the press release at one of the sites below.
UK Energy Saving
SanePR
Pressbox
PRLog
OpenPR
24-7 Press Releases
The environment section of the Guardian Unlimited website has added a new section called Tread Lightly. This consists of pledges for a lower carbon lifestyle with new pledges available each week.
Related blog posts:
Green Gadgets from the Green Guy
Guardian Launches Climate Change Section Sponsored by Shell!
Singer Sophie Ellis-Bexter teamed up with nPower earlier this week to launch their Greener Schools Programme. The event at a London primary school promoted the initiative which has been put together to help make schools around the country more sustainable. A video of the launch including an interview with Sophie Ellis-Bexter is available to view and download at the Digital News Agency website.
Related UK Energy Saving pages:
Energy Efficient School
Related blog posts:
Check out Ecostreet for 'Your Green "Back to School" Guide'
If you are looking for green companies on the web, check out the Green Maven directory and search engine. The search is Google-powered and you can also add your green site to their directory free of charge.
UK Energy Saving have published a press release about the end of their first year culminating in the nomination for a Green England Green Award. See the press release at one of the locations below.
UK Energy Saving
Free Press Releases
SanePR
Pressbox
PRLog
OpenPR
PRLeap
Related blog posts:
UK Energy Saving Nominated For Green England Award!
Green England Green Awards 2007
Yesterday all 33 London councils voted for legislation to prevent shops from handing out plastic bags free of charge. It may be some time in coming, but it is now highly likely that shops will either be banned from distributing the free bags or that a tax will be payable to purchase them. This comes after many towns in the UK have followed the example of Modbury in banning plastic bags from all retail outlets.
For more information visit one of the following sites:
The Independent
The Telegraph
Business Green Blog
Related blog posts:
Marks & Spencer to Charge for Plastic Bags
Can the High Street Ever be Truly Green?
Devon Town Outlaws Plastic Bags
Tesco Ups the Green Ante with More Green Clubcard Points
If you don't want to contribute more than ever to climate change this Christmas, you need to think about how you can reduce the festive season's environmental impact. To give you a helping hand, the UK Energy Saving Energy Watch page has been updated with some tips and suggestions for having a great 'green' Christmas.
If you are thinking of going away and are looking for environmentally friendly options, check out the Eco Friendly Tourist website which has listings of places to stay across the UK.
Related UK Energy Saving pages:
Green Tourism
Sustainable Tourism
Related blog posts:
UK Energy Saving Promote Sustainable Travel
Matilda Lee's new book, Eco Chic: The Savvy Shoppers Guide to Ethical Fashion, is out at the end of the month. You can already place orders, so could be a good choice for a Christmas gift.
Google UK have launched a new carbon calculator allowing you to work out your carbon footprint and look at ways you can make energy savings. If you like, you can also add your footprint to a UK map and compare yourself to other 'energy savers'.
Visit the UK Carbon Footprint Project page for more information.
Related UK Energy Saving pages:
Carbon Footprint
Related blog posts:
Take a Look at Government's New Carbon Calculator
WI Carbon Challenge
Following a trial in Northern Ireland, M&S will be charging for plastic bags in a number of their stores in the south west of England from February 2008. The 5p charge is designed to encourage shoppers to reuse bags as much as possible, and, if the trial is successful, it will be rolled out across the UK. Hopefully this will start a trend amongst other high street retailers and supermarkets and the public will start to use more reusable bags.
See the M&S press release at their website.
Related blog posts:
Can the High Street Ever be Truly Green?
Supermarkets Continue to be Targeted for their Green Credentials
Supermarkets Continue 'Green Crusade'
Co-op Come Top of Green Poll
Supermarkets Continue to Wave the Green Banner
Devon Town Outlaws Plastic Bags
Supermarkets Offer More Green Initiatives
Tesco Ups the Green Ante with More Green Clubcard Points
The UK Energy Research Centre has published a report this month on the threat of the 'rebound effect' on energy savings. Basically the 'rebound effect' is the scenario whereby someone makes energy savings but then uses the money saved to buy something else which cancels out some or all of the savings made. This poses a threat to the government's climate change targets, and more information can be found on the UK Energy Research Centre website.
Issue 17 of the Environment Agency's 'Your Environment' publication contains a list of the top 50 ways to save the planet as put forward by a number of environmentalists. Read the document at the Environment Agency website.
Yes that's right, we have been nominated for the Best Green Company category in the Green England Awards, so thank you to everyone who put us forward. If you think we deserve it, then please also vote for us. Visit the Green England website where you will see all the nominations.
Thank you!
Related blog posts:
Green England Green Awards 2007
