Solar power is utterly simple, and is definitely the wave of the future. A component called a photovoltaic cell collects energy from the sun and is converted into electricity. There are no moving

Say what? You mean there's more your roof can do than keep the weather out of your home?

Photovoltaic solar power systems are being recognized as a source of cheap, clean, sustainable way to create electricity. That is as long as the sun is shining since they only work while the sun is shines on

No, we're not talking about the Wii - the latest must-have games console from Nintendo - but European Union legislation. The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) 2006 directive

Today, merely collecting the garbage, running a bottle recycling program and creating the occasional park doesn't cut it in our increasingly eco-concerned world.

There's been such a build-up of waste on our beautiful planet, it's high time we sat back and took a look at which direction we are heading in. Down the same road spells disaster. For us, for our