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Thanks to Simon Browning and BBC Online News for the Headline

Easter is coming and Chocolate is going to be in demand. Shelves full of the stuff, some better quality than others. Believe it or not in one London shop they are having to lock up ” Cadbury Dairy Milk” as it’s been targeted by thieves who obviously have no taste, haven’t they heard of Green and Black’s 70% Organic Cocoa?

Hidden pockets in coats to stash away Cadbury Cream Eggs. Sad to say these thefts have a knock on effect on retailers, both on their bottom line and on staff morale. It’s no big deal a few bars of chocolate is it?

Thankfully the Police are taking it a bit more seriously as they realise these are repeat offenders who get away with it once and keep on coming back with their rucksacks to fill with illicit contraband.

I don’t know what will be the most expensive Chocolate Egg in the shops this year, but if someone walks up to you in the pub and offers you one for a tenner, you can bet your life that they are not doing it out of the kindness of their hearts but leaving a trail of frustration and angst in their path. All for the sake of Chocolate.

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Thanks to Eric Ralls and earth.com for the Headline.

The crux of this is that some human generated chemical bonds are resistant to being broken down by microbes and harsh saltwater conditions. Thus Nature cannot do what it is very good at doing and recycle and reuse everything on the planet (and the universe for that matter) down to the last molecule while we continue to thrust our man made products into landfill that then seeps into all areas of the environment.

Japanese scientists have been working on plant cellulose to make plastic packaging that can be broken down and I suppose to the layperson seems more natural.

So where does this leave us, basically we have too much packaging , and no matter how much we want to play around with the chemistry of packaging, what we really need is much less of it and we need to change our approach to having products on demand and one off use. Why not have a centre or a shop for bulk products that we can weigh and measure what we need.

We don’t want to spend the time doing this , convenience is king, when indeed will we have the time?

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Thanks to Vishnavi Pandev and Secret London for the Headline.

On March the 17th this year a new visionary electric steam train is being launched in Essex’s Audley’s End Enchanted Garden. The ride mimics an actual steam train , sounds and steam and all without the environmental impact of burning coal and boiling vapour.

Visitors will be able to enjoy a ride around the Spring Gardens in full bloom with bluebells and tulips while gazing from the authentic but brand new train called the “Steamless Revolution.” Sounds a nice day out.

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