Unfortunately yes it does in this case… By Alexandra Azrak Greenbang has been out and about to see if laundry cleaners in Soho use eco friendly washing powders. In Soho, price seems to be the key factor keeping them from going green. Marshall Laundry, based in Soho, washes linen for
By Chevaan Seresinhe Ever wondered how environmentally friendly sex toys are? To be honest, Greenbang hadn’t either, but quite a few people keep bringing the subject up. We even posted about a talking-rabbit sex story a while ago… But it appears that the seedy streets and back alleyways of
By Roberta Verbaite We’ve all had to deal with a water leak at home at some point – but how do you deal with dodgy city-wide plumbing that’s over 100 years’ old? Thames Water has had quite a number of problems with leaks over the years, mainly because of
By Lauren McGregor Calling all you green consumers out there…we have been out on the streets of Soho, well for 55 mins, talking to local businesses about what green products they sell. So, here is your guide to green products in Soho. Our first stop was the ‘Just Falafs’
By Patrick Smith But do consumers care? Howies, a Carnaby Street shop that sells eco-friendly clothing made from recycled and organic cotton, is soon to open. Greenbang had a peek behind the scenes as refurbishment is underway. We were quite impressed. All the wood is ‘wind-fallen’, which means it wasn’
By Caroline Tarbett Westminster City Council has said it will not foot the bill to recycle waste from businesses. An investigation into the eco-friendliness of Soho’s restaurants reveals while some are trying to recycle rubbish, the council is forcing them to pay their own way. An emailed statement from
Greenbang has a few pals helping blog about the Soho green scene today. They’ll be going out onto the streets to interview folk in London’s most cosmopolitan area. Meet the Friday crew and the topics they are covering: Chevaan – Technology Helen – Transport Alexandra – Energy Lauren – Consumer Roberta – Design
Greenbang will confess to be somewhat partial to the stuff pictured on the left (although we wish it could be just a little bit cheaper). But the clever folks at innocent have now come up with another reason to buy their stuff: they’ll plant a tree for every carton
CHINA WATCH Converting farmland into forest used to be a basic state policy in China, but the recently climbing price of pork and other food has made people realized that they need farmland more than forest at the moment. herefore, to ensure the country’s food supply, China suspended its
One of Greenbang’s writers had an article in the FT yesterday that looked at environmental careers in IT. It found while IT does account for a lot of energy and waste, there aren’t so many eco jobs in IT itself, but over the business as a whole. Research
The Ukraine, Azerbaijan, India, Peru (pictured here, credit to AP for the photo) and a bunch of others are named and shamed in a new list of the most polluted places in the world. Done by the Blacksmith Institute, you can find out more about these depressing places in this
CHINA WATCH This is the second largest carbon deal in China this year, trading a total amount of two million carbon emission credits: GD Power Development Co Ltd, a subsidiary of China Guodian Corporation, one of China’s major energy companies has signed agreements with Scottish and Southern Energy plc
