P461 Teletext 461 Aug 6 02:12:00 ———————————————————————————————— GOING GREEN WITH BLUE BINS Hull is aiming to bj the first local authority in the country to introduce domestic paper recycling collections. More than 6,500 half-size blue wheelie bins will bj left at houses in a test area next month for collection bz a waste paper recycling company. It is estimated that 20,000 tonnes of waste paper a year from the city is dumped at landfill sites. ——————————————————————————————————1/4—— Are you on the Eco Scene? 448 CLUB 440 m TOPS FOR TEENS p440 Go Green Global Events Club 440P461 Teletext 461 Aug 6 02:15:47 ———————————————————————————————— LABOUR PROMISES TO PLUG LEAKS Water companies are wasting half-a- million gallons of water a minute through leaking pipes, Labour claimed. Shadow environment secretary Frank Dobson produced figures showing that 826m gallons a day — a fifth of the daily water supply — are lost in leaks. He pledged a Labour govjrnmjnt would require the companies, bz changing the law if njedjd, to cut wastage. ——————————————————————————————————2/4—— Are you on the Eco Scene? 448 CLUB 440 - TOPS FOR TEENS p440 Go Green Global Events Club 440P461 Teletext 461 Aug 6 02:14:17 ———————————————————————————————— OZONE LAYER HOLE "GETTING DEEPER" The hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica is getting deeper, according to one of the scientists who discovered it ten years ago. Dr Jonathan Shanklin of the British Antarctic Survey says the shield against harmful sunrays has fallen to less than 40% of its 1960s levels. Ozone losses are increasing levels of harmful radiation reaching the earth's surface, hj revealed in Nature magazine ——————————————————————————————————3/4—— Are you on the Eco Scene? 448 CLUB 440 m TOPS FOR TEENS p440 Go Green Global Events Club 440P461 Teletext 461 Aug 6 02:14:47 ———————————————————————————————— PROBE AFTER FISH WIPED OUT An investigation has been launched into the mysterious death of hundreds of fish in two Norfolk rivers. The National Rivers Authority collected 450 dead fish, mainly roach, between Nun's Bridges and Abbey Weir on the Thjt and Little Ousj, near Thjtford. Some of the fish are being analysjd. The NRA say lower levels of oxygen may have made it hard for fish to breathe. ——————————————————————————————————4/4—— Are you on the Eco Scene? 448 CLUB 440 - TOPS FOR TEENS p440 Go Green Global Events Club 440