Welcome to the CrowdLeaf newsletter! We have some great news, some not so good news and some work that is in progress. As always share your stories. Campaigns and more with us and we will try and include it in the next newsletter.
The War On Plastic and Recycling
BBC To Ban Single Use Plastic By 2020
NIEA Seal’s First Prosperity Agreement With Social Enterprise
Newport Recycling And Waste Plant Moves A Step Closer
Climate Change And Pollution
Labour MP Says Adani Mine Would Displace Jobs And Sabotage Paris Targets
Want to Monitor Air Pollution? Test A Pigeon
Don’t Feed The Fatberg! What A Slice Of Oily Sewage Says About Modern Life
Energy
Bill Shorten Says There’s A ‘Role For Coal’ And Adani Mine Just ‘Another Project’
The Village That Took On The Frackers
How Labour’s Energy Spending Spree Has Electrified The South Australian Elections
Wildlife And Conservation
Marine Scientists Urge Protection For Endangered Shellfish Reefs
Dramatic Decline In Borneo’s Orangutang Population As 150,000 Lost In 16 Years
Should We Give Up Half Of The Earth To Wildlife?
Rare Butterfly Found Breeding In Scotland For The First Time In 130 Years
The Winners Of Underwater Photographer Of the The Year 2018
“It’s Given The Children A Love Of Wildlife”: The Schools Letting Nature In
Sustainability
This Distillery Tackles Food Waste By Turning Stale Cake Into Vodka
Science, Politics And The Quest To Secure Africa’s Sustainable Food Future
Environment
Pollution Blights UK Seagrass Meadows
Keep Your Eyes On The Skies This Year!
Events
Greenpeace Meeting And Quiz 20th February
Economy For The Common Good Portsmouth 21st February
Zero Waste Portsmouth Month Monthly Meeting 23rd February
Sholing Valleys Volunteer Day 25th February
Weston Shore Beach Clean 25th February
Great British Spring Clean 2nd March
Handy Websites
Something we look to help businesses do in the future. If you are a business that is in the waste(not) business please get in touch –Mixed Plastic Banks In Southampton
Here is Southampton’s list on what to put into your blue lid recycling bin: What Can I Recycle?
Pledge Your Commitment To Improving Hampshires Recycling Habits
This brilliant website gives tips and ideas about food waste and how to reduce it.
Organic Veg Box Finder – Soil Association
Instead of throwing out or bagging up (to gather dust) all those clothes children quickly grow out of this is a brilliant website to buy or sell unwanted children clothes. It is run by a busy mum who also knows what it’s like with ever growing children and the endless amount of clothes children accumulate.
‘Last year a quarter of the clothing we got rid of was simply thrown away. That’s a staggering 300,000 tonnes that went into landfill. So many of those items could have been re-used and enjoyed by a another child, instead of contributing to the destruction of the planet.’
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We would also like to start adding a directory to our newsletter, making it more accessible for everyone to gain information, join other environmental groups or eco-friendly businesses that sell eco-friendly products. If you or someone you know are interested, please contact us. We can also help advertise and advise on any campaigns and fundraising events, with the option to advertise on our webpage, facebook and newsletters.
Equally if you have an article or blog which is relevant to the local or global cause of making the world cleaner and greener or feel there is an issue that could be part of a discussion, then feel free to send it over and we can publish it.
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vicky@crowdleaf.org.uk
ryan@crowdleaf.org.uk
On behalf of CrowdLeaf,
Vicky & Ryan
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Pollution Tracking Tools
London Air Pollution Live Data
See you next time!