A puppet show that will teach children how to reduce the amount of things they throw away is being launched in Cambridgeshire. Nine schools are taking part in the project, called Happy Bin by its creators. Shows will run for six weeks, and pupils will weigh the amount of waste their schools throw away and [...]
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Year long study on dredging in Norfolk and Suffolk to take place
A year-long study is to take place into the effect of dredging on the Suffolk and Norfolk coast in respect to fishing and coastal erosion. The Anglian Offshore Dredging Association (AODA), which represents five of the UK’s largest dredging companies, will look at the effects as it is about to renew its sand extraction license [...]
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Norfolk school uses wind turbine
A Norfolk school is using wind-turbine to boost its eco credentials and provide electricity. Because of the small size of St Andrews Primary School in North Pickenham - it only has 68 pupils – all the school’s lights are now powered by the turbine. Jeni Barnacle, head teacher at the school, said: "The turbine has [...]
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Suffolk composter to create electricity through waste
A composting site near Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk is going to use rubbish to create electricity for the area. Greenview Environmental will use the 26,000 tons of waste collected from St Edmundsbury and Forest Heath to create compost and electricity. According to EADT24, the system uses green waste from kitchens and gardens which can [...]
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Coucil sets up Waste-Free Week challenge
A challenge is being set up in Norfolk to see if people can reduce the amount of waste they throw away. Councils in the county are asking for volunteers to take part in a "Waste-Free Week" challenge between October 27th and November 2nd. It is hoped that the scheme, organised by the Norfolk Waste Partnership [...]
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Suffolk firm teams with automaker
A Suffolk based water filtration company has teamed up with automaker Mazda to create a low carbon car that also harvests rainwater to keep its passengers hydrated.The car, unveiled at the Paris Motor Show, is still at concept stage but as well as featuring low carbon emissions, includes a Lifesaver ‘bottle citi’ which filters rainwater.As [...]
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Research centre looks to get £1m
A research centre which could become an international facility for environmental science could receive a £1 million lift from Norfolk County Council.The Genome Analysis Centre, to be built at Norwich Research Park, is being led by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC).If completed, the centre would research the genomes of animals, plants, microbes, [...]
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Heat and power must be decarbonised
Electricity and heat generation must be completely decarbonised, according to the Committee on Climate Change (CCC).The independent group has called for a higher greenhouse gas reduction target and claimed that to reach it only sources of heat and power that don’t emit carbon must be used.In a letter to Ed Miliband, the newly installed secretary [...]
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