The controversial felling of trees in Sheffield has been put on hold for a second time following a rise in 'dangerous tactics' by protesters. The works were halted for the first time for 4 weeks after a disturbance between protesters and security staff on Meersbrook Park Road on January 22. So far, Sheffield, dubbed as […]
In the first week of February, Asda joins Sainsburys and Tesco in their initiative to reduce plastic use by scrapping 5p single-use carrier bags. The supermarket chain also pledged to reduce its own-brand plastic products and packaging including plastic straws and polystyrene. This follows the 5p carrier bag tax which came into effect less than […]
Every year approximately 16,000 tonnes of plastic bags go to landfill. A further 8 million tonnes of plastic goes into our oceans each year causing huge problems for sea life. We cannot carry on with this wastage of plastic, so BIDBI have found 10 useful ways for you to upcycle. 1. Making reusable shopping bags […]
In April 2013, 1,134 people died in the Rana Plaza garment factory collapse in Dhaka, Bangladesh. But the tragedy has greater resonance when we consider that the staff at the factory were working in slave labour and unsafe conditions, in order to make cheap fashion for the likes of UK retailer Primark and North American […]
Coca Cola set to break throw away plastic bottle record. Over a billion bottles to previous year! Every second over twenty thousand plastic bottles are purchased around the world. That’s more than over a million bottles a minute and nearly five hundred billion bottles a year. It’s no surprise that soft drink industry giants Coca […]
We are all somewhat aware of the amount of plastic that we consume on a daily basis, but often do little to curb the excessive waste that we consume. We've compiled a list of 5 things you can easily do without that will make a big difference to your non-recycleable output and to help you […]
Kristi, our Merchandiser, recently came across an article called ‘Emma Watson’s Stylish Guide to Shopping Sustainably’, and it got the BIDBI team thinking about our shopping habits and how we could be a little eco-friendlier when shopping, especially in the world of fashion when clothing styles change constantly and we can be easily persuaded to […]
Working at BIDBI has raised our conscience about the environmental impacts of our daily life and carbon footprint. To try and reduce our own environmental impact we thought it would be interesting try the vegan diet. Throughout the whole month of November we stayed Vegan; Vegan Pledge Month happens every year and is called Veganember […]
Going green is good for business and good for the environment. Implementing good 'go green' ideas doesn’t necessarily mean spending lots of money. In fact, using effective green ideas can actually save you money. Below we have outlined 7 low cost eco-friendly ideas for the office, starting with the easy stuff: Use all the paper!Fun fact, paper […]
Plastic bag use in England has plummeted by 85% since the 5p tax was introduced in October of last year according to figures just released by the government. That’s 6 billion bags fewer plastic bags that people have been taken at the checkout since the government brought in the charge, only 9 months ago. The […]
