Drama puts rubbish issue on centre stage

9:52am Tuesday 11th March 2008

KEEPING the environment clean and safe will be the message of a play teaching Bucks schoolchildren about litter.

Diesel duo enter Dragon's Den

9:51am Tuesday 11th March 2008

A HIGH Wycombe pair have devised a machine that converts cooking oil into fuel and now hope to sell their idea to a television panel of top businessmen and women.

'Climate change may leave people behind'

10:19am Tuesday 4th March 2008

ALMOST half of Bucks commuters still travel singly by car, according to a new survey of 70 Bucks companies.

Keeping carbon footprints fit

10:20am Tuesday 4th March 2008

SWIMMERS and gym-users in Princes Risborough can work on their carbon footprint as they work out in new eco-friendly facilities.

Don't forget the nature reserve

9:56am Tuesday 19th February 2008

CONSERVATIONISTS have released a book to remind people living in south Bucks that Holtspur has a thriving and popular nature reserve.

A week of lessons on climate change

9:54am Tuesday 19th February 2008

A BUCKS SCHOOL has devoted a week to teach its youngsters more about their role in the fight against climate change.

A step closer to being plastic bag-free

3:59pm Tuesday 12th February 2008

THE move to make south Bucks plastic bag-free is coming a step closer as Chesham adopts a greener approach.

Text service for recycling centres

9:00am Friday 25th January 2008

BUCKS recyclers' efforts will be made a little easier with the introduction of a text message service to help people find their nearest recycling site.

County staff lead way in transport choice

9:00am Thursday 24th January 2008

STAFF at Buckinghamshire County Council have learnt to practise what they preach by making green travel choices.

Wycombe rises up recycling rankings

11:56am Wednesday 23rd January 2008

THE number of residents and businesses buying into south Bucks' recycling initiatives has had a huge impact on the area's national standing.

Prize for busting dam contest

3:30pm Wednesday 12th December 2007

A WYCOMBE worker has picked up a prize for designing a system which would help dams to cope with flooding.

Search is on for compost site

2:57pm Wednesday 12th December 2007

A NEW site for a composting plant is being sought in South Bucks as plans to increase capacity at the existing High Heavens plant have been scrapped.

Boris parades a bright new idea

9:18am Tuesday 4th December 2007

HENLEY MP BORIS Johnson has launched a new green scheme to supply free low energy lightbulbs to Chiltern parishes.

'Inefficient working practices behind us'

9:17am Tuesday 4th December 2007

THAMES Water has cut the leakage from its pipes by more than a sixth in the last year, according to its latest results.

Recycle to tackle deforestation

11:41am Monday 26th November 2007

RECYCLERS in Bucks can help to tackle the problem of deforestation in Africa under a new scheme.

Plastic bag-free town a step closer

10:19am Monday 26th November 2007

A PLASTIC bag free High Wycombe town centre may be coming a step closer - a petition calling for their ban has been handed to the Eden Centre boss, writes Hannah Williams.