New Recycling Support for SMEs
WRAP (the Waste and Resources Action Programme) has launched the Recycling @ Work scheme to help Small and Medium Size Enterprises (SMEs)* find ways to...
So just what is waste?
The home page on the Terra Infirma website proclaims "waste is a verb, not a noun". This was a little catchphrase I dreamt up while...
The Winds of Change…
When watching footage of this month's Climate Camp, I couldn't help thinking it could be the mid-nineties all over again with the dreadlocked hordes descending...
Is life too short for life cycle assessment?
One phrase that immediately makes me suspicious is "A Life Cycle Assessment has shown that...".If you haven't come across Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) before, it...
The kids are alright
It's all a bit silly season here at Terra Infirma Towers at the minute - the usual series of holidays with sudden intense bursts of...
UK’s renewables commitment looks doomed
The Guardian has a big splash on the UK's renewables target today - and how it is likely to be missed by a mile. We're...
Off on holiday for a week…
...more posts the week after.
Happy Birthday To Us!
Terra Infirma was established exactly a year ago today with the mission to bring sustainability to industry, communities and other organisations. In 12 months we...
Now the rain has gone…
While I must repeat the mantra of "no one weather event can be directly attributed to climate change", the recent floods across England have shifted...
Green Consumers are ‘Mushy’, US study finds
I've just been reading an interesting piece on GreenBiz on a study of consumer attitudes in the US. The conclusions of the article are:1. That...