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The move away from plastic bags in many supermarkets has been phenomenal, although I do find it frustrating when assistants insist on putting people’s shopping straight into plastic bags – albeit they think they are being helpful.  Lots of educating still needs to be done I think, often from store management. Another place that commonly

The environmental Transport Association (ETA) today announced the green car of the year – and shamed those that are the least green. The overall winner of the award has been named as the Toyota Yaris. The Dodge SRT-10 is named as the least environmentally friedly car to drive. Click here for more information  It is

It’s real nappy week 21st to 27th April. Congratulations to all you mums who are using real nappies. I do know several mums who intended to use them but were eventually lured by the easiness of disposables. Maybe as your babies get older, and you get a bit more sleep, you might give real nappies

We have been so busy lately my blogroll often gets neglected, but I must briefly tell you about the delightful day I had on Saturday. I attended an Earth Day at Porters arranged by the South East Essex Womens Environmental Network. In the morning we could choose two out of four interesting workshops to attend. I went to a discussion on Transition

After a brief ‘interview’ on Essex FM this morning, we had an e-mail from Gavin, a double glazier, who wanted to know how he could recycle his waste glass. Do you own a business and would like to recycle waste products but don’t know where to start? A good resource is www.wrap.org.uk. Have a look and see

I visited the South East Essex group of the Women’s Environmental Network (WEN) on Thursday evening. It was a small, friendly group who meet once a month in Westcliff. Women’s Environmental Network is the only organisation in the UK working consistently for women and the environment. Our vision is of A world where women are

As the ban to banish single use plastic bags hots up, M & S announce it will charge its customers 5p for these bags and todays DAILY MAIL NEWS  shows sickening pictures of a dead whale that must have suffered terribly from the amount of plastic bags found in its stomach. It is thought the