CrowdLeaf Newsletter – World Penguin Day – 25th April 2018

Welcome to CrowdLeaf’s newsletter. What a great evening and well done to the Sustainability mic night Friday just gone (20th April) where many people came, including CrowdLeaf’s Ryan Carter, to say their piece about what they are doing to help the environment. A fantastic idea and so many amazing people out there really working hard […]

CrowdLeaf Newsletter 18th April 2018

Hello and welcome to this weeks newsletter!   How cute is this little bee tucking in to a flower! So nice to see the sunshine finally! First of all, we want to thank everyone who joined us last week for CrowdLeaf’s Litter pick walk! The turn out was a great success and although we couldn’t […]

CrowdLeaf Newsletter 10th April 2018

  Hello and welcome to this weeks newsletter. We have some great events coming up including our own CrowdLeaf’s Litter Picking Walk today (Tuesday the 10th) at Southampton Common so please come and join us for that! Also, please come along to the Sustainability mic night where organised speakers (including our own Ryan Carter) and other like minded […]

Crowdleaf Newsletter 4th April 2018

Welcome to this weeks Crowdleaf  Newsletter! Lets start with the depressing same old line we at Crowdleaf hear all too often. ‘unless everyone thinks or acts responsibly with what they do with their waste, whats the point as there will always be a problem?’ (honestly I have heard this). My reply is: ‘Think of it […]

The Environmental Impact of Plastic Straws – Facts, Statistics, and Infographic by Hugh from Get Green Now

A small, plastic straw – It’s something that comes with most beverages that we order, from soft drinks to even a glass of water. Though at first this small straw may not seem like a lot, when its usage is added up, plastic straws create a big problem for the environment. And, with the USA […]

CrowdLeaf Newsletter 19th March 2018

Hello and welcome to CrowdLeaf Newsletter. Come and join us, the CrowdLeaf Team on our CrowdLeaf Litter Picking Walk on 10th April 17:00 – 18:30 meeting and the Hawthorne Cafe in Southampton Common. We would also like to start a regular Plogging group so if you are interested in keeping fit while keeping the environment […]

CrowdLeaf Newsletter 13th March 2018

Hello and welcome to CrowdLeaf’s Newsletter. We are passionate about keeping our planet as green and pollution free as much as we possibly can so we have organised our own CrowdLeaf’ Litter Picking Walk on 10th April 17:00-18:30 at Southampton Common. We will be meeting at Hawthorns Urban Wildlife Centre so please feel free to […]

CrowdLeaf Newsletter 14th February

Welcome to this CrowdLeaf Newsletter and Happy Valentines Day from the CrowdLeaf team! In that fashion, lets remember that we achieve more together than alone.  This valentines, were with you and together we are more. This week comes with some great news that Scotland is planning to ban plastic straws by the end of 2019 […]

For a plastic free revolution we need new lenses by @MarIntroini

A simple question – one in which Mar asked me (@rwscarter- Ryan) about recently while I was on the radio, what is more important? Education or Innovation? Well here is her answer.   A matter of Education or Innovation: which “lenses” come first? For a real plastic free revolution we need a solid educational framework […]

Stop Supermarkets using non-recyclable food Packaging

This is a guest piece by an active campaigner on plastic pollution and one who is pushing, as we are, for action from above. The person behind the petition that asks for the CEO’s of all major UK super markets to drop or change the use of plastic for food wrapping, to no wrapping where […]