Welcome to the CrowdLeaf Newsletter, what a week, we have done so much and the green community is going from strength to strength.
In this CrowdLeaf Newsletter we will start with what we have been involved with, including supporting a campaigin to end plastics in Supermarkets, we have a a great piece written by Simon Goldsmith who started the petition for supermarkets to stop using non-recyclable food packaging. We at CrowdLeaf fully support the aims of this petition so please join us in signing and supporting this great campaign! Ryan was on VoiceFM 103.9FM on Thursday doing his usual monthly radio show,a version of which can be found here.
The Business with @XanPhillips featured Ryan Carter from @Crowdleaf talking #Sustainability in business listen again here: https://t.co/H28sRRbGpr #voicebiz pic.twitter.com/AS11w65RH4
— Voice FM (@voicefmradio) 1 February 2018
For locals in members in Southampton, please look out for the Recycling Mixed Banks In Southampton to make sure you do your bit to recycle everything you can and regardless of where your based you can keep an eye out for bins like this. Councils are getting the message, if ti can be recycled it should. Crowdeaf also ask you encourage your work places to tackle to problem too, its never been easier to ditch plastic cups, as so many workplaces now are, maybe your teams could bring their own or the company could invest in long life products instead of disposable ones, labeled mugs or glass alternatives all of which are reasonably priced.
There are some great events coming up so if you fancy helping out or learning a bit more about the environment etc take a look at our events section. which follows these news stories.
Climate change and Pollution
London Reach’s Legal Air Pollution Limit Just One Month Into The New Year
Future Technology Cannot Rescue Mankind – Climate Change Experts Say
BP Charging Points For Electric Cars At UK Petrol Stations
Energy
Quants Uses Mustard Seeds In First Ever Bio-fuel Flight Between Australia And US
UK Electricity Use Falling Economy Weather
Wildlife, Conservation and Environment
Yorkshire Water Pledge To Plant 1 Million Trees
Hong Kong Bans Ivory Trade In ‘Historic’ Vote
For more on Tusks and the Ivory Trade we carried a piece recently from Lara which can be seen here.
Lobsters And Crabs Should Not Be Boiled Alive – Say Campaigner’s
Events
Greenpeace campaigning Antarctic Ocean Sanctuary 4th February
CleanAir Network Launch 7th February
Walpole Park Community Litter Pick 11th February
Greenpeace Meeting And Quiz 20th February
Meet The Rangers At Weston Shore – 11th 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
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.’
Contact us!
Please join us on Facebook, like and share with fellow environmental and wildlife enthusiasts where we will keep you up to date with climate change, sustainable and wildlife and conservation news and anything else green.
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.
Contact us via our website:
Look us up on Facebook or drop us an email:
vicky@crowdleaf.org.uk
ryan@crowdleaf.org.uk
On behalf of CrowdLeaf,
Vicky & Ryan
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