Green Matters - February 2008
Good homes for clutter
If your household clutter is giving you the February blues, don’t throw it out – make it into a free treat for someone else.
What might seem like a pile of useless bits and bobs could be a perfect addition to another person’s home.
Bring it all along to the Council Recycling Team’s Give or Take day (see below for details).
Previous events have been a big success, with residents giving away toys, clothes, books, tools, kitchenware – and even bikes and furniture.
This is an ideal opportunity to say goodbye to those unwanted Christmas gifts that make you feel guilty every time you look in the back of the cupboard.
Big items such as fridges can’t be accepted, and smaller electrical items will be safety tested at the event.
Residents can drop off items between 11am and 12.30pm, and take something from 1pm to 3pm.
Give or Take Day
Saturday 23 February, Rushmore Primary School, Elderfield Road, E5 0LE
Give or take garden and household items, such as books, toys, bikes, tools, kitchenware, bric-a-brac, clothes, plants, furniture and small electrical items.
Parking available for unloading and loading only.
Hackney Signs Nottingham Declaration on Climate Change
Hackney Council has pledged its commitment to tackling climate change by signing the Nottingham Declaration and joins more than 200 others across the country.
The Nottingham Declaration is a pledge recognising that climate change is threatening the environment, and to work with residents, businesses and other organisations to reduce carbon emissions. More
Planning ahead to stay greenest
Hackney is working hard to keep up its ecofriendly credentials with a new strategy on greener ways to spend its cash.
In October the borough scooped the gong for Best Performing Public Sector Organisation at the Mayor of London’s Green Procurement Code Awards.
This latest three-year strategy for 2008-2011 sets out how the Council buys things – from 100 per cent recycled paper for its printers to biodiesel fuel for vehicles.
The strategy in a nutshell:
- Whole life costs – resource-efficient products may sometimeshave a bigger price tag, but can have lower operating costsover a longer life
- Reduced transport – sourcing materials which have not been transported over long distances, to cut pollution
- Sustainable sources – ensuring materials purchased, such as timber, are produced in an environmentally friendly way
- Council procurement managers have already undertaken a number of measures to reduce the Council’s environmental impact, including solar - powered pay-and-display machines, and new office premises with greener alternatives to airconditioning
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Page updated: 8 May 2008