Green shoots spring up at Sauce
Three new appointments at Sauce Consultancy, the specialist environmental communications agency, herald signs of a springtime growth for the communications industry. Caroline Macdonald, Lizanne Weafer and Tessa Lennartz join as Director, Media Relations Officer and Research and Projects Officer respectively to compliment the team. Sauce has achieved rapid growth since its inception two years ago working across the environmental sector specialising in waste, recycling and renewables. Read more
Beware the terminological inexactitude…
Since the recent inflammatory article by reporter Louise Gray, “Recycling ‘could be adding to global warming,’” appeared in the Telegraph, people have been asking how this negative coverage can be avoided. However this article came about, it is important this treatment of the subject does not dissuade the industry from engaging with journalists. Read more
Trial scheme in Fulham bucks the long-term trend of low recycling rates on estates
Against a long-term trend of low levels of recycling on housing estates, a scheme in Fulham has boosted participation rates for high rise flats on the Clem Attlee Estate to 98 per cent. Schemes for street level properties are traditionally more successful than those serving flats, but a pilot project on this estate captured more recycling than similar systems across the country. Read more
The “Obama effect”: yes, but can we?
US President Barack Obama’s journey to transform the US economy began with his choice of transport to attend his inauguration in Washington DC: his train journey included a stop at a windmill part manufacturer where he spoke of his plans for a “green economy”, a pledge reflecting his election campaign promises and reiterated in his inauguration speech. Read more
Simple steps to a cleaner, greener events industry
Sauce Consultancy and London Remade Solutions (LRS) are offering a new service to make events and venues cleaner and greener. This follows a successful pilot at ExCel London, the capital’s major events venue, where the Sauce and LRS team demonstrated that more than 70% of the waste stream could be diverted from landfill into recycling and composting. This was also reflected in a survey of high street waste in Stratford, London Borough of Newham (whose 2012 Unit funded the pilot). Read more
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