Actors have the charisma of a plastic milk bottle

"soaking up the riviera"

Hollywood could be beckoning for a new star after an M&S plastic milk carton was plucked (well picked actually) from obscurity and thrust into the limelight, to star in a new video aimed at encouraging recycling.

With consumer figures showing that almost 9 out of 10 have faith that the household plastics they recycle are made into something new, the recycling industry has teamed up with M&S to make a video promoting plastic recycling.

In fact only 45% of plastic bottles in the UK are actually collected for recycling so whilst experts admit there's still a long way to go in encouraging households and collection centres alike, the signs are good.

Lets hope the sequel isn't 'canned'.... ahem.

photo credit: kate ter haar

How's Twiggy going to model a solar panel?

One of the British high street's biggest and well known names has announced a range of solar panel installations packages for consumers.

M&S has joined the green revolution by offering customers two solar panel packages.

The packages covering both photovoltaic (electricity) and thermal (hot water) solar panel installations will start from £3999 for a solar thermal system and £7999 for a photovoltaic system*.

M&S have already launched energy services in partnership with SSE earlier this year - the scheme already has over 300,000 customers signed up, and also offer home insulation services.

*source Energy Efficiency News.

photo credit: sheila ellen