Useful recycling, composting and environmental Links

www.wastewatch.org.uk Waste Watch is a national organisation that educates, informs and raises awareness on waste reduction, reuse and recycling, they publish probably the most comprehensive guide to household recycling.

www.recycle.mcmail.com The Wastebook has been designed primarily for commercial users, although individuals may find a number of items of interest, such as useful tips regarding their household waste. The guide contains advice on recycling a very wide range of materials. It also gives information about good waste management practice, and some measures to reduce wastes. There are over 100 categories, and over 2000 listings. This means it is over 300 pages long - so don't print the whole book unless you really need to.

www.useitagain.org.uk As evaluated on ITV’s the web review programme 5.9.2000 and scoring a maximum five out of five in the life style section. This is a good site, a must with regards to individual recycling at entry level. Pages include, what is waste, how can we do our bit, the interactive zone and many useful contacts and links. Our children should enjoy and under stand most of the features contained within its pages and find all the recycling tips useful.

www.recoup.org RECOUP is the UK's household plastic container recycling organisation, established in 1989 to promote and facilitate post consumer plastic container recycling in the UK by over coming  technical and economic barriers. As a registered charity and environmental body RECOUP has help build up collection schemes that to date have collected 875 million plastic bottles for recycling. This website contains plenty of news, facts and interesting information about plastics recycling.

www.ppic.org.uk The Pulp and Paper Information Centre are committed to encouraging the responsible production use and disposal of paper and board products. The PPIC aims to speak for the paper industry with one voice, and this web site should do it. A very large professional site with a comprehensive recycling section containing fact sheets on, recovery and recycling, how to recycle paper, recycling for business, the reuse of paper fibre. The site is packed full of facts and figures, with an extensive library of links to most paper industry web sites.

www.alucan.org.uk & www.alufoil.co.uk These web sites are provided by the Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation, ALUPRO. They contain full information about aluminium can & foil recycling as well as background information on the production and uses of aluminium. ALPURO is an industry-sponsored organisation that works with local authorities and community groups or charities to make can & foil collection part of mainstream recycling. You can find full environmental information, plenty of fact sheets, Clip art and image libraries, industry links and local details of the growing number of collection schemes in the UK.

www.scrib.org The Steel Can Recycling Information Bureau website, everything you always wanted to know about steel cans: where they come from, how, where and why we recycle plus an interactive library of resources. Facts, figures and case studies on steel can recycling for Local Authorities and Waste Management Companies. This site is very colourful, designed to appeal to children and get the recycling message across.

www.wigglywigglers.co.uk The place to go, when you want to know... about worms! They supply millions of worms every year to companies, local authorities and thousands of individual customers across the United Kingdom. The supplier of the can-o-worms Vermiculture unit as used in the zero-2-land domestic waste system, wiggly wigglers believes every home should compost their organic waste and so do we.

www.composters.com Composters.com is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Green Culture. Since February 1994 TGC has been one of the leading environmental retailers in the United States. This website brings a comprehensive selection of compost bins and supplies directly to the USA customer, in doing so, TGC hopes to promote the environmental and

educational benefits of home composting.This is a complete site for the compostor.

www.wormdigest.org Online cyber magazine dedicated to worms, packed with information and articles, the definitive resource for vermicomposting.

www.hdra.org.uk HDRA. The Henry Doubleday Research Association. Is Europe's largest organic gardening organisation. They offer practical organic gardening advice and carry out scientific research into horticultural techniques that do not rely on chemicals. The association also runs attractive organic display gardens, in Great Britain. Their information and Education Department runs courses on a wide range of organic gardening related subjects including composting. A Consultancy service on waste management is available along with spreading the organic message far and wide through TV, radio, books, leaflets, newspaper, magazine articles and the Internet.

www.greenpeace.org As you would expect this well written and organized site covers most of the big global issues such as climate, nuclear power, rain forests and whaling. As the international website it has links to national greenpeace sites in the form of a drop down menu. The very comprehensive information section contains a plethora of greenpeace contacts and data, including an up to date image section, but unlike most websites greenpeace seem fit to charge for their images. Most subject matter is covered in the radical, reactionary manner, which the organization has used to good effect over the years and a style you would expect and be accustomed to.

www.foe.co.uk Friends of the Earth is the largest international network of environmental groups in the world, represented in 61 countries. As one of the leading environmental pressure groups in the UK they have a unique network of campaigning local groups, working in 250 communities. Largely funded by their supporters over 90 per cent of income comes from individual donations, the rest from special fundraising events and grants. Friends of the Earth Trust is a charity which commission’s detailed research and provides extensive information and educational materials. This web site is so soothing, you just want to belong to the friends of the earth Hint! Hint!

www.tidybritain.org.uk & www.justbinit.org.uk Tidy Britain Group is an independent national charity. Its aims are simple. To improve the quality of local environments, by making people aware of how much litter, graffiti and vandalism there is around them and remind them of their role in keeping Britain clean. This charity meet for the first time in 1955, today they have a modern website with section such as history, youth pages and plenty more to help get the worth while message across.

Tidy Britain Group's new campaign 'Just Bin It'

www.gfg.iclnet.co.uk Going for Green is the biggest national environmental awareness campaign. Funded by both the Department of the Environment and the private sector and enjoys all-party political support. The work of Going for Green is based around promotion of the Green Code, a five-point guide to living in a sensible way that reduces damage to the environment reinforcing the idea of sustainable development. A bright govmental website, well worth a visit and participation

www.ethical-junction.org The Ethical Junction is a gateway to the ethical sector for people in the UK and Ireland, giving a focal point for a broad range of ethical issues and trading. The future belongs to those organisations and companies who act in a socially and environmentally responsible manner. Ethical Junction has directories and up to date news on companies and subjects that adhere to their ethical polices.

www.greenchoices.org GreenChoices is an excellent resource for people wanting to take genuine green action in their everyday lives. I recommend it whole-heartedly to anyone who'd like to do more for the environment but doesn't know where to start. Simple fact sheets on all manner of subjects from cars to pets, each section containing tips and links.