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Midex launches nationwide household
WEEE and battery collection service
A
ldershot-based drivers from householders’ General manager, Chris
Weee processing front doors and driveways. the spooner said: “We have been
company, Midex has announced initiative was first launched last absolutely bowled over by the
the nationwide roll-out of the autumn throughout aldershot, response we have been receiving
country’s first free WEEE Farnborough and Guildford. from the public. It’s incredible
collection service following added to which, with to see people standing outside
a trial to collect unwanted only 4% of non-lead batteries waiting for the arrival of our van.
electrical and electronic goods currently recycled in the UK It’s rather like being the original
Carbon Trust
from homes in the south of each year, the public will also be rag and bone man.”
certifies T-shirt
england. encouraged by WeeeCollect.It While the company will retain
Called WeeeCollect.It, the personnel to handover their spent its aldershot headquarters and
carbon footprint
house-to-house service consists household batteries. processing facility, it anticipates
of the collection of items such once fully operational, the opening new premises
C
ontInental as tVs, computers, printers and company plans to send every throughout the country as well
ClothInG has other everyday electrical and home in major towns and as partnering with existing
launched a range of carbon electronic goods (apart from cities advance notification of organisations as necessary.
labelled t-shirts whose fridges and freezers), at no when to expect the arrival of a More details can be found at
carbon footprint has been charge, by a team of dedicated WeeeCollect.It van. www.weeecollect.it
certified by the Carbon
trust. according to the
clothing manufacturer, the
Jaguar Land Rover awarded £27m of
garments are 100% organic,
ethically produced and will
government support for LRX Concept
be available from ethical
clothing retailer, adili.com
U
p to £27 million of and produced at the company’s
the carbon foot-printing government support has halewood facility in the UK.
study is reported to have been made available to Jaguar according to phil popham,
showed that as much as 55% land rover for the production land rover’s managing director,
of the emissions across the of an all-new car based on land the three-door lrX, with its
lifecycle of the garments rover’s lrX Concept. more compact size, lighter
could come from washing, the government said it is weight and sustainability-
tumble drying and ironing. supporting the project with up to focused technologies “delivers
euan Murray, carbon £27 million under the grant for the powerful message that we are
reduction label general business investment scheme. as serious about sustainability
manager, Carbon trust, this is separate from the £2.3 as we are confident about
said: “two thirds (66%) of billion automotive assistance the continuing relevance and
consumers say it’s important programme that was discussed in Jaguar land rover said it desirability of our vehicles.
to buy from environmentally March at a government seminar is looking to invest some £400 “lrX is in every respect a land
responsible companies. for manufacturers and supply million in the project.the vehicle rover, but it’s a very different
so, displaying the Carbon chain companies. would be designed, developed land rover."
reduction label on clothing
is an exciting step by the
Carbon Capture and Storage Association
retail industry to respond to
their customers.”
welcomes call for more government funds
Continental Clothing said
it has already ensured the given the disadvantage to early “the government risks
t-shirts create 90% fewer T
he Carbon Capture and
storage association (CCsa) developers of the technology due further delays by another round
carbon emissions in the has welcomed dr paul Golby’s to increased running costs. of consultations with industry
manufacturing stage. (chief executive of e.on UK) Urging the government to and we urgently need decisive
the carbon footprinting call for increased government action, Jeff Chapman, chief action and policy to support the
process is based on the pas funding for CCs. executive of the CCsa said: “We development of CCs.
2050 standard launched last among other things, Golby urgently need a strong commitment “It’s time to move from
year by the Carbon trust, has called on the government to from government on funding for debate to decision around how
defra and bsI. urgently provide financial support CCs otherwise we risk losing out we are going to develop this vital
to develop CCs, particularly in the race against climate change. technology.”
SuStainable SolutionS april 2009 
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