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TV presenter Richard Madeley is in the media today complaining about the number of different recycling bins and bags "littering the countryside", with reports of some places giving residents nine separate recycling bins for different types of waste. What recycling bins do you get access to? Would you like more, or do you have too many? Do you think the approach to recycling at home should be applauded, or would you recycle more if the situation where you live was different? http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/9270155/Richard-Madeley-complains-about-recycling-bins-littering-the-countryside.htmlRichard Madeley complains about recycling bins 'littering the countryside' - Telegraphwww.telegraph.co.ukFor hundreds of years its picture postcard narrow lanes, lined with sprawling hedgerows and wild flowers have been admired by residents and tourists alike.
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Hope you've taken advantage of the weather over the weekend to get through that laundry basket :)
Is cleaning a family affair at your house? What's the best cleaning tip passed down to you by your parents, and what one cleaning tip would you pass onto your kids? We'll kick things off with an example: My mum always told me to clean from top to bottom, so any dust or dirt you dislodge from the ceiling or furniture ends up on the floor where you can then vacuum it up.
Chefs Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and Jamie Oliver have both been shortlisted as campaigner of the year in the Observer Ethical Awards alongside Green MP Caroline Lucas... who do you think should win? http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/may/09/observer-ethical-awards-shortlist-2012Observer Ethical awards 2012: Shortlistwww.guardian.co.ukJamie Oliver, Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall, Ecotricity, Riverford shortlisted in this year's Observer Ethical Awards. Local initiatives Fact Fashion, Dartford Football Club and Wired Aerial Theatre also feature
Are any of you spending the Bank Holiday cleaning the house? If you're brave enough to tackle the oven, you might want to try this cleaning tip passed onto us by a customer: To clean the caked-on dirt on your glass oven door, try wetting an Ecover dishwasher tablet and rubbing it over the glass, leave for a few minutes and scrape off. We haven't tried it (yet), but this customer swears by it!
Here's some feel-good news for a Friday afternoon before a bank holiday weekend: Exellent beach water is on the rise. Especially in Wales, where the water is the best it's been for 25 years! Will you be taking a dip in the sea this weekend (brrr!)? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-17928353'Excellent' beach water on risewww.bbc.co.ukThe number of Welsh beaches with excellent bathing water has risen by 20% to its highest number in the past 25 years, an environmental charity says.
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