Written by Clare Topping
on 14th Sep 2011.
Reduce, reuse, recycle – a trio of words known to most people; but why is it becoming increasingly important for businesses.
Written by Clare Topping
on 5th Dec 2010.
A low carbon event was mainly a sale pitch, but did give me some ideas / reminders of what I should be doing next.
Written by Clare Topping
on 2nd Dec 2010.
In an effort to keep up the momentum, we have finally sent our waste electrical products for recycling at a local centre which will recover the metals and recycle the plastics.
Written by Clare Topping
on 27th Nov 2010.
Sometimes it is difficult to make a start on any of the projects that start to pile up, but sometimes it is all about making some of the smaller, easy steps to start gaining some traction. In the space of just a couple of weeks we have managed to put just two recycling schemes in place at work.
Written by Clare Topping
on 3rd Aug 2010.
Trying to reduce energy usage can be a little demoralising – a bit like the proverbial painting of the Forth Road Bridge, there is no definite end point. However, a fresh injection of ideas is needed every now and again to get a few more converts and slowly change bad habits into good.
Written by Clare Topping
on 14th Jun 2010.
An environmental law and legislation workshop didn’t answer any of my questions formally, but through some networking opportunities and a few links to websites, I feel a little more prepared to compile a legislation register for the site.
Written by Clare Topping
on 8th Apr 2010.
In order to convince people that the compressor was not necessarily operating in the most efficient manner we paid to have a set of dataloggers connected to the compressors for a week.
Written by Clare Topping
on 31st Mar 2010.
Daventry District Council is trying to encourage businesses to be green through their environment business network, but as much as I like hanging out with the cool, green folk of Daventry, it does leave me with mixed feelings.
Written by Clare Topping
on 26th Mar 2010.
I am trying to make some efficiency changes at work in areas that are outside my direct remit, but I was unprepared for the level of resistance I met from those concerned.
Written by Clare Topping
on 20th Mar 2010.
It is nearly time for the start of the Government’s Carbon Reduction Scheme for large energy usage businesses – this is introductory blog post is the start of my diary as someone directly involved in a Company’s CRC efforts.