Welcome to this weeks edition of the CrowdLeaf Newsletter.
Autumn is now well under way, so get those lovely autumnal photos sent over if you want them in future newsletters.
Please also consider that as the cold is setting in to leave bird feeders with nuts and seeds for those who won’t be hibernating and will still be foraging for food.
Sustainable Societies are running a competition for stories that touch upon a sustainable society and practice. Click here for full details.
Let’s remember to be mindful, there’s always more to do to support our cause and help spread awareness to help save our beautiful planet.
Climate Change and Pollution
‘Elecrtofuels’ that increase plane ticket price by 60% only way to clean up air travel report finds
Anti-plastic focus ‘dangerous distraction’ from climate change
Plastic straws and cotton buds could be banned within a year
The UK’s discoveries: plastic-eating enzymes and seawater biofuels
The challenge of recycling waste in Antartica
https://www.facebook.com/bbcearth/videos/2059311841021623/
Energy
Blackpool hit by four earthquakes just days after fracking started again in the area
Scottish power becomes first major UK energy company to generate all electricity from wind
Coal application set to be rejected by Welsh Government
Exxonmobil reveals £500m upgrade plan for Fawley refinery
Fracking protesters walk free after court quashes ‘excessive’ sentences
Wildlife and Conservation
‘Largest living thing’ on Earth is dying after decades of human interference, scientists say
‘They deserve care and compassion’: sanctuary says foxes misunderstood
Beaver reintroduction positive example of ‘rewilding’ says study
Nellie’s tree wins Englands Tree of the Year
Recycling and Sustainability
Council will tell households to bin plastic as recycling goes into reverse
Supermarket sales of organic food and drink continue to rise
Paying for parking with plastic bottles
Recycling options dwindle for councils hit by China ban
Orkney islands could get first electric plane service
It’s in the bag! Students team up with residents for recycling project
Events
Sunny fields Pumpkin Festival 20th – 31st October
Help Clean Southsea Beach 3rd November
Hampshire Farmers Market Oxford Street Southampton 3rd November
Portsmouth Green Drinks 8th November
Repair Cafe Portsmouth 17th November
Southampton Vegan Festival 17th November
Handy Websites
Here is an great article with some great tips on living plastic free.
Check Out the Eco Collective who offer 100% vegan products and offer gluten free and organic produce.
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.
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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Vicky & Ryan
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