Animals
Should you use fireworks?
Here’s a 6 slide PowerPoint about the use of fireworks. Please do share your thoughts. 🙂 Fireworks View more presentations from Heena Modi
Green
Unwanted food is utilised in landfills is a fallacy. Here’s how you can save money AND the planet.
Many people think of food waste as a benign substance. It rots down in the landfill anyway, so no problem, right? Wrong! For food to compost properly, it needs light and air. In the landfill, it has neither. Instead, food devoid of light and air produces methane gas, which contributes Read more…
Animals
Fireworks. Should we or shouldn’t we? If not, why not?
What do you imagine when you think of fireworks? The warmth of the bonfire! Beautiful colours. Lots of sounds expressing how amazed the onlookers are. Generally happy thoughts. I don’t think the same way anymore! A couple of years ago I was speaking to the head at the school I Read more…
Culture
Everything is disposable
Do you agree with this? People are disposable. Dump him or her and find someone else. Even get an upgrade! Someone better! This applies to employees too. Sack him or her and find someone else younger, quicker and better. Goods are disposable and require getting rid of even if they still Read more…
Green
Collecting compost at school – from Harrow Council
The following information has been provided by Dave McKeon from Harrow Council Compost is easy to make and provides one of the best quality soil conditioners that you can put on your garden and it’s free! It’s a great way to make use of your garden and kitchen waste such as Read more…
Green
All about asbestos
Did you know any of this stuff about asbestos ? A distinction which is never made in waste disposal is between asbestos fibre used as insulation, which can readily give off asbestos dust and presents a serious hazard to those handling it; and asbestos cement sheets and pipes, where the asbestos Read more…
Animals
Fruitarianism. What is it and is it a good thing?
Theodore wrote a post on the Jain Vegans group recently in which he discussed what he knew about fruitarianism. I hadn’t even heard of it before! It makes a lot of sense and is very Jain in terms of non – violence and compassion. Do you think it’s possible? What is fruitarianism? Read more…
