Monthly Archives: January 2018
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Reduce, Re-use, Recycle – Let’s Focus on the First R….
Posted on January 27, 2018 by Jo Salter in Jo's Soapbox, Where Does It Come From? Blog.Traditionally the ‘Three Rs’ were about education. This is slightly strange given that two of them don’t even start with R – a Victorian attempt at irony I guess. In current thinking the three Rs are the mantra of sustainability and frugality – Reduce, Re-use, Recycle. Our children learn about them at school, our council […]
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UK Government Launch Environment Strategy and Extend Plastic Bag Levy
Posted on January 11, 2018 by Jo Salter in Jo's Soapbox, Where Does It Come From? Blog.The Government will be launching their new 25 year environment strategy on Thursday. Snippets released this morning outline plans to extend the 5p charge on plastic bags in most shops and to eradicate all avoidable plastic by 2042. It is certainly positive to have the government clearly accepting that there is a plastic crisis, somewhat […]
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