The plastic pegs that should be hung out to dry
Plastic pollution is pervasive, but there are some solutions close to home. On a recent holiday in the Yorkshire Dales, I stopped for lunch beside a waterfall in a well...
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No Time to Waste
Newcastle’s Waste Commission publishes final recommendations and the City Council sets to work implementing ambitious waste strategy. Last year, Newcastle City Council set up a task force to consider how...
Wise on Waste
Newcastle City Council’s waste task force considers how to reduce rubbish and improve recycling rates. Christmas is a reminder of just how capable we all are of generating waste. Lots...
Minimalism and Peak Stuff
Could a rise in enthusiasm for minimalist living signal that western society is nearing ‘Peak Stuff’? I’ve been intrigued by the rise of references to minimalism in the media over...
New Puritans and the Circular Economy
Musings on coffee, consumer culture and a circular economy. I was saddened to read the report on Treehugger that Renato Bialetti died earlier this month. Bialetti brought his father’s iconic...
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