MHSG member Ruth Edwards is an expert on recycling. But she was baffled by the surplus of green bins, made redundant by the Council’s introduction of green wheelies. It was unclear whether a plastic bin was suitable for co-mingled recycling and anyway she didn’t want to part with an old friend. Suddenly she had an Archimedes moment: use it to grow this year’s crop of … [Read more...]
MHSG supports Haringey Council’s move to fortnightly waste collections
There's a lot of griping about the council's move to fortnightly collections. Some people just don't like change, and others will do anything for the environment short of...well, actually doing something. Local Friends of the Earth groups have issued a statement in support of the move, which says: "We welcome the Council’s move to introduce fortnightly collections for … [Read more...]
Reducing food waste on the Broadway
According to WRAP, the waste action group, , 5.3m tonnes of still-edible food is thrown away each year. The Best Before project www.bestbefore.org.uk has the desperately sensible mission of redistributing unsold food from retailers which is past its Best Before date, to those who will benefit from it such as soup kitchens and community groups. As they put it Our plan against … [Read more...]
Another Compost Give Away 11th March
A repeat of the very successful compost give away. Sponsored by En10ergy and Sustainable Haringey it will be held at the Paddock Car Park, Alexandra Park, Sunday 11th March, 10-3pm. The compost is made from our own garden and food waste at the Edmonton Eco-Park. Take a look at this short film of the last Giveaway! … [Read more...]
The great compost give-away
The Great Compost Giveaway 2011 was organised by Sustainable Haringey, Muswell Hill Sustainability Group and en10ergy and was meant to start at 10 am on Sunday 30 October in the Paddocks Car Park, Ally P. However, punters with shovels and bags started streaming in from 9.30 and 14 tonnes of compost were cleared by about 500 visitors in 4 hours. [Question: How many kilos of … [Read more...]
Compost giveaway
Remember all that green and food waste you put out for the Little Green men to collect? Well, it's been processed in the Edmonton Eco Park and is now being returned to the community as compost by courtesy of the Council, the Warner Estates Residents Association and the Muswell Hill Sustainability Group. So roll up with your bags, shovels and spades and dig in. Compost … [Read more...]