Outdoor Playground Public Liability
Outdoor playgrounds are an absolute necessity for any business or social area looking to appeal to local or passing families. They can turn your business or park into a family friendly and memorable space for all ages, increase the likelihood of repeat visits and improve “family friendliness”. However, you’re more than likely aware that it’s […]
Reducing Outdoor Playground Liability
If you are tasked with managing a children’s playground, you will be fully aware that there are a number of boxes that need ticking in order to ensure your playground is safe for its users. According to The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) there are an estimated 40,000 playground injuries each year […]
Why Paper Can’t Be Recycled Infinitely
Paper is widely understood by the general public. When it comes to whether it can or can’t be recycled, the vast majority of people understand how, when and why it’s recyclable. Whilst people may be unsure whether they can recycle a certain plastics or metals, paper is one of the materials that is well understood. […]
Carbon – What’s next?
Whilst the UK is slowly but surely lowering its dependence on carbon, we’re still not completely weaned off the stuff. The UK released over 7 metric tons of C02 emissions per capita in 2013, down from 11.8 in 1970, but still a long way to go before we reach 0. As a nation, we are […]
Last Chance Tourism
Last chance tourism is the tourism industry that is built around the last chance to see something. It could be the last chance to see wild Rhinoceros in Africa, the last chance to see the Great Barrier Reef or the last chance to see Argentina’s glacier fields. If you knew that before long something would […]
Next Gen Biodegradables
Packaging, especially food packaging, is the key contributor to waste in the world. The average person in the EU discards up to 160kg of packaging waste a year of which, less than 50% is recycled. With over 80kg of each person’s discarded packaging going to landfill each year, it’s clear why some companies are taking […]
Sustainable Sustainability
In today’s modern age, we hear endless stories of how important sustainability is to the continued development of today’s world. We hear constant tales of how if we continue on our current, unsustainable path, we’ll soon be wiped out in an oxymoronic heat-wave-ice-age-drought with occasional flooding. It’s an undeniable truth that we, as a whole […]
The House Made of Straw
It may seem as though houses have been built the same for years, if not hundreds of years, with very small changes happening to make them more effective as time goes by. We’ve introduced triple glazing, cavity walls, more efficient insulation and energy efficient heating solutions but there’s one building material that remains unchanged throughout […]
The House Made Of Plastic
Following our recent post, which highlights the practicalities and benefits of using straw as a building material; we now delve into a similar, yet completely opposite, building material. Plastic. 300,000,000 tons of plastic (three hundred million) are produced every year and we recycle just 8% of it. It’s been predicted that in just 10 years, […]
The Future of Solar Energy
The UK’s renewable energy capacity reached its highest peak in quarter 3 of 2016, generating 25% of the UK’s electricity requirement (33.4GW). In just 12 months, the UK has increased its renewable energy capacity by 11.3% (3.4GW) and one third of that renewable energy capacity now comes from Solar PV. Solar energy, between Q3 2015 […]