The disposal of food waste is a huge problem. Food scraps range from 10% to 20% of household waste and around 40% of total commercial catering waste with approximately 77% of all food waste being liquid. Food waste creates public
January 2020 – in memory of Eric
After the excitement of nearly making our fortunes during a beach clean-up we went to Bath and I met a spy! Not only that I found myself standing outside a restaurant just after I’d blown his cover desperately trying to
December 2019 – a get rich quick opportunity
Methven – a New Zealand company, founded in 1886 as a manufacturer of high quality brassware and now well known for their innovative shower heads – recently gave us three of them to trial. I am not 100% sure if
FlamingoesRUs
Lainey, seven, decided to show Kerry and Chris what they are missing when counting small brown shore birds on various mudflats. Here at the ech2o office we think its a fabulous drawing and assume Lainey was inspired by ‘The mysterious
‘Open defaecation free Nepal’ – Philippa Jefferis, Nepal
Nepal declared open defaecation free country, so the headline proclaimed from The Himalayan Times (https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/nepal-declared-open-defaecation-free-country/). My mind instantly turned to a recent memory, while I was at our project site in Humla. I had been playing peek-a-boo with a cute,
NeWater – Singapore – ech2o newsletter snippet
This is what Singapore call its treated wastewater. There are five NEWater plants supplying up to 40% of Singapore’s current water needs. The water undergoes a three step process. Microfiltration: Microscopic particles including some bacteria are filtered out at this stage.
September 2019 – in memory of Mu
Mu, my mum, died in August this year. She had been ill for a year and I am glad she is no longer suffering, but I am immeasurably sad and miss her so much. Without her I wouldn’t be here
The mysterious case of the elephant that forgot – worksheets
Fun worksheets Frankie does engineering – Colour in Clarence Frankie does engineering – Colour in Frankie and Ellie Frankie does engineering – Maze Frankie does engineering – The scooter race Frankie does engineering – Word search Information worksheets Frankie
Is your shower killing the polar bears?
A worksheet to explain the links between showers, CO2 emissions and the loss of summer sea ice in the Arctic Download
ech2o worksheet – be water smart in the summer 4
Be water smart while you are in your paddling pool Download