Blow & Separate

One confusing thing about recycling is that we are all encouraged to put metal, paper and plastic together into our blue bins. The principle behind this is that it is simpler for us householders, and there is a claim that by doing this there is a greater success rate in the amount of household waste so collected. I am to privvy the actual technique used for separation but this image is one that may apply and give you some insights into the technology that is used to split apart items as they head for recycling.

Walking off those Christmas blues

When planning for Christmas you really should plan to get out, get some fresh air and walk off any excess food & drink. But also you don't want to drive anywhere, right? So this is a great time to think of doing all or part of the Kidlington Circular Walk (pdf), as published by Oxfordshire County Council. They have in fact a wide range of circular walks across Oxfordshire, see their North Oxfordshire Walks page for more details.

Taking a walk down the ecology street!

A new company that is worthy of your support is Eco-St. They stock a range of ecological products. Great news is they do Ecover refills so at last Kidlington ecover fans can reuse their plastic bottles time and time again... The best news is they are very local - you can find them in Yarnton Garden Centre.