Pupils at Sandown Primary School will become the first on the Island to view ‘Wilson the Worm’ an animated film about recycling. Isle of Wight Council will use new technology ‘iDome’ inflatable cinema to introduce children to recycling…

Following our news of the Isle of Wight Council ‘Composting Champions Scheme’ BBC Radio 4 contacted us to find out more. A free training day is to take place in March at Aldermoor Farm…

An Isle of Wight Composting Champions scheme has been launched to train enthusiastic composters to spread the word about home composting within their local communities…

The Isle of Wight Council is backing a campaign run by national organisation Recycle Now to get more people to recycle their broken or unwanted electrical equipment…

Much debate is had as to the origins of the term ‘Caulkhead’ often wrongly referred to as corkhead. Not to be put off by the ongoing controversy the Island’s Footprint Trust has launched an informative leaflet entitled ‘The Caulkhead’s Guide to saving the planet.’ read more…

With the Christmas decorations due to come down by Wednesday, Isle of Wight Council is providing facilities to recycle Christmas trees. Several locations will take trees until 11th January…

If you plan on having a spooky time this Halloween, spare a thought for the planet and go green! Laura Kay, Isle of Wight Council waste minimisation and recycling officer said: “It’s easy to forget about the rubbish we produce during parties but taking a few simple steps towards reducing, reusing and recycling waste can really make a difference.”

Recycle the Island 2009 is a FREE fun cycling event which will take place on the Isle of Wight to generate public awareness of the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance charity and Bag It Up’s textile recycling schemes that generate over £20,000 a month for the charity…