UK Green

Six Steps for going green: (Source: Unit - Broadcast Green Issue Aug 07)

1. Recycle your waste.  Popular London-based recycling companies include First Mile and The Lab
2. Get electricity from a green tariff - one that comes from renewable sources
3. Ensure that airconditioning is current and doesn't contain CFC's or HCFC's, which damage the ozone layer
4. Implement an energy management programme
5. Use a data-centric workflow where possible: cut down on shuttling tapes around internally
6. Get your carbon footprint audited and offset by a service such as the Carbon Neutral Company

Useful Links:

• First Mile - Daily Rubbish and Recycling Services for London businesses
• Tapes UK 
• Westminster Recycling  
• GreencareH20
• The CarbonNeutral Company 
• CVA - Creative Video Associates 
• emerge (Manchester)
• Manchester City Council - Recycling Services 
• recycle-more
• Waycam Technologies Ltd
• Together
• SKY (Join The Bigger Picture)

Global Action Plan - If you're looking for help to cut your carbon footprint, tips on how to make more environmentally friendly choices or compelling and innovative ideas on how to communicate environmental messages you'll find them here.

Enhanced Capital Allowances:

• Launch Lab
• ECA's 
• HMRC 

Below are a list of useful sites for reducing your energy usage from computing.

General site and deals with windows etc: http://www.climatesaverscomputing.org/

80 PLUS is an innovative, electric utility-funded incentive program to integrate more energy-efficient power supplies into desktop computers and servers: http://www.80plus.org/

Linux specific, but the principals are common: http://www.lesswatts.org/tips/index.php