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Since its inception in 2004, the Government-backed Futurebuilders Fund has offered £111.5 million of loans-based investments to over 245 third-sector organisations that deliver public services. Sadly, not a penny of it went to all the community waste organisations out there that benefit their communities in so many ways, from removing waste and conserving resources to providing training and careers for those struggling to find work or furniture and computers to those in need. Libby Peake investigates. |
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Project profile - First Mile Bruce Bratley and his company, First Mile, have lofty aspirations: "We want to get every SME [small and medium enterprise] in London recycling by 2010." Libby Peake finds out the facts behind this goal.
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Review - The Transition Handbook Instead of conventional environmentalism, Hopkins advocates thinking and acting locally. This book gives practical advice for transitioning from oil dependency to local resilience. Review by Nicola Martin.
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