Compost, Natural Cycles and the Circular Economy
Here's a grubby little secret - shhh - don't tell anyone - but I'm a closet compost fanatic. At last count I operate at least...
Waste Is A Verb, Not A Noun
Oct 21, 2011
Here's the latest in my Green Business Confidential podcast series. It's called "Waste is a verb, not a noun" and it is all about the...
The value of stuff
Feb 14, 2011
"We want to treat waste as a resource." is a constant refrain from the great and the good, but how do we make that happen?...
Show, don't tell
Jan 10, 2011
There was an interesting story in the Daily Mail (yes, really) over the summer. Its science editor, a climate change sceptic, visited Greenland, saw the scale...
Clipboards vs Flipcharts
Sep 13, 2010
Tomorrow I'm running a waste workshop for a small manufacturing company (you wouldn't know their name, but you'd know some of the brands they manufacture)....
The End of Recycling
Aug 18, 2010
I love my compost heap. I should say 'heaps' as I effectively have five - a two bay main heap, a plastic drum for food...
Free waste consultancy for North East SMEs
Nov 9, 2009
If you're a small to medium sized business (
EEF Report Shows Manufacturing Still Not Proactive on the Environment
Mar 25, 2009
Interesting report on the manufacturing sector published by EEF and Envirowise last summer, but being publicised now. Some notable conclusions:- 90% of respondents were doing...
Waste or food?
Jan 7, 2009
Over the holidays I've been reading David Archer's excellent book Tyne and Tide: A Celebration of the River Tyne about the legendary river which flows...
Five stupid questions I get asked about environmental consultancy
Dec 10, 2008
1. Why would a hard pressed business be bothered with the environment?I reviewed 26 environmental health checks I carried out over the last two years...