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WhyWaitForever - London - Environment
This page contains links to environment and green issues web sites relevant to London. The easiest environment issue for London and Londoners to get involved with is paper recycling.
See WhyWaitForever - London - Energy for energy related sites and information. See WhyWaitForever - London - Cars for car related sites and information. See WhyWaitForever - London - Reading for other information sources.
Paper usage
There are few pleasures finer than a good book, a comfortable armchair, quiet, time and light to read. Pages can be flicked through quickly or handled as best suits the reader.
Electronic future - less paper
If everyone changed to reading all books electronically the saving in paper would be enormous. Try reading books on-line. Look at the technologies and devices that might make electronic books more acceptable.
- Bagpuss
An example of an electronic audio and visual book.
- Electronic Text
US University of Virginia electronic text centre.
- Microsoft Enable
Accessibility technologies from the dominant software supplier.
- Microsoft Reader
Reader technologies from the dominant software supplier.
- MIT
Medialabs view of the future of electronic publishing.
- PSION
Example of a manufacturer of small hand held computers.
- Public Bills
UK Public Bills before Parliament. The Electronic Commerce Bill reduces the need to keep printed information and enables electronic signatures to be legally acceptable.
Paper making and paper waste services
- Houghtons
Collection of confidential and non-confidential waste.
- Bexley Council
A local council scheme in London.
- Hand made paper
Making paper by hand near Saint Omer, France.
- Inveresk
A diagram of how paper is made from waste. Paper jargon explained.
- New Leaf
An organisation to recycle all waste. Based in Wimbledon.
- Nortest
Tests and machines for paper testing.
- Stockport Council
A council scheme in Manchester.
Paper suppliers and commercial interests
- Aylesford Newsprint
A major recycler of newsprint and paper.
- Information
UK Paper and Pulp Information Centre.
- Nash Mills
A supplier of paper and paper board.
- Paper Federation
The Paper Federation of Great Britain.
- Paper Agents
The Paper Agents Association.
- Paper Merchants
The National Association of Paper Merchants.
- Periodicals Publishers
The Periodicals Publishers Association.
- Waste Watch
The pressure group interested in waste.
Advice and campaigning organisations
- DfEE
UK Government Department for Education and Employment.
- DTI
UK Government Department of Trade and Industry.
- Eco-Web
A global directory for environmental technology.
- Environment Agency
UK Government Department responsible for the environment.
- FOE
The Friends of the Earth organisation.
- Forestry Commision
UK Government Department responsible for forests.
- Greenpeace
The green issues campaigning organisation.
Getting Involved
Please use the contact us link at the top of this page to send us comments on this or any other issue.
This page was compiled to assist Year 9 of The Broxbourne School, Hertfordshire who were working for their CREST award by attending an Industry day on paper waste management which was run at the school on 13 and 14 July 2000.