Paper Round is a commercial recycling expert dedicated to transforming the future of resource management. It was founded by Friends of the Earth in 1988. It is the commercial waste company used by the Green Centre. Learn more.

In many countries, children can only dream of an education, as parents can not afford to send them to school. The main obstacles are often school fees, school uniforms, or that the children need to work to help support the family. In many countries education is free, but missing income, uniforms and cost of school equipment like pens are still big hurdles to overcome. In some countries the average income per family is a dollar or two a day, pens are big investments and quickly dry out under the relentless Equatorial sun.

You can send new and used pens or help pay towards shipping costs of some pens. Learn more.  

People Tree Ltd. is a fair trade apparel company founded in 1991 by Safia Minney in Tokyo, Japan. The company is based in both London and Tokyo. Learn more.

A petition is a request to do something, most commonly addressed to a government official or public entity and signed by numerous individuals. A petition may be oral rather than written, or may be transmitted via the Internet.

A photo petition uses photographs instead of signatures. See the La Colosa photo petition

A plant-based diet is a diet consisting mostly or entirely of foods derived from plants, including vegetables, grains, nuts, seeds, legumes and fruits, and with few or no animal products.

It is possible to reduce your consumption of petrol.

• Walk
• Cycle
• Bus
• Train
• Coach
• Car Share
• Fuel efficient car
• Fuel efficient driving

In the first 9 months of 2011, 13.9 billion litres of petrol were sold in the UK compared with 14.9  billion litres in the same period in 2010. That's 1 billion litres less. Considering that we emit 2.3kg of CO2 for every litre of petrol consumed means that in 2011 we reduced carbon emissions by 2.3 million metric tonnes.

According to the AA, 40% of motorists have claimed they will drive more economically or drive less often in 2012 in a bid to beat the high costs of filling up.