Be Sustainable: Plastic Free Allies! The Plastic Free scheme is run locally by Royston Environmental Group and accredited by Surfers Against Sewage. Letchworth was the first Herts town to be accredited Plastic Free in 2019. Other local towns including Baldock, Buntingford and Hitchin are also working towards this status. In Royston we now have SIX […]
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Be Sustainable: Zero Waste Christmas Christmas can be a magical time of year, but it is also, unfortunately, a time of excess waste: packaging, gift wrap, food, and more. However, Christmas doesn’t need to be so wasteful, and it can be just as much fun without. Here are some tips to get you started with
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Be Sustainable: Why is Food Waste a Problem? You may not give too much thought when you throw food in the bin, but doing so can have a huge negative impact on the environment. If collected as general waste, food waste reaches landfill sites where it isn’t exposed to enough oxygen and so it begins
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Be Sustainable: Do You Suffer With Eco-anxiety? Eco-anxiety are feelings of helplessness, panic and guilt towards to ecological climate. Whilst eco-anxiety is perfectly rational and isn’t a recognised medical condition, it can still cause harm to your mental health and impact your daily life. Here are some ideas that may help you overcome these feeling
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Be Sustainable: Zero Plastic Survival Kit Living a plastic free lifestyle definitely takes effort and organising, so here is what to put in your zero waste survival kit to ensure you can skip out on using single use plastic. • Cotton bags Make sure you have a stash of reusable cotton bags by the front
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Be Sustainable: Plastic Free Bathroom Routine Often when we make steps to go plastic free it can feel extremely overwhelming so starting with one area of your life first can feel much more manageable so here are my favourite swaps for your bathroom routine… • Bamboo Toothbrush I favour a bamboo toothbrush for its cardboard packaging
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Be Sustainable: Zero Waste Instead of Recycling Let’s make a quick summary; living zero waste is not the same as recycling. Zero waste is a bigger concept with an overall aim to completely eliminate waste not just manage it. This means the goal is to not send anything to landfill at all. Recycling focuses on
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Debunking 3 of the most common myths about going plastic-free Certain assumptions can be made about any lifestyle choice and often it can seem harder than it really is. I’m here to reveal some myths you may be thinking about when living without plastic. Myth 1 – You have to throw out all of your
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Financial Boost for Community Royston resident Rebecca Heaps launched the UK’s first national tent-sharing company in February last year. She now needs the town’s help and support to get this innovative and community-led project off the ground. Tentshare is a trail-blazing peerto- peer tent-lending platform offering a way to boost the local economy and reduce
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Royston Environmental Group It’s a simple fact that we are choking our oceans in plastic waste. It’s not someone else’s problem, it’s a global issue for which we are all responsible. Royston Environmental Group (REG) is working with residents and local businesses towards having Royston certified as a Plastic Free Community. REG uses the Surfers
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Save the Planet and Save Money Often, we think that being eco-friendly or more sustainable comes with a huge price tag but being more conscious about the environment can in fact save you money. When making choices that help the planet it means we can slow down on spending, save resources and have a much
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Looking After You: Becoming More Sustainable Making steps to become more conscious about the environment and living more sustainably can feel very overwhelming and almost impossible but by taking small and achievable steps it can make the process much more manageable and also enjoyable. Keeping things simply here are some steps to get your started;
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