Helen Tandy, Founding Director, Eco Communuties We launched our returnable coffee cup scheme into Chester nearly a year ago, May 2023 to try to reduce the amount of single use cup waste and litter in the city. Fifteen local cafes support the scheme, but operation and monitoring have presented some challenges. The team approached localContinue reading “Chesters first returnable cup scheme works with Chester based Loyalty Pro to take the scheme into the digital world.”
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All about Reusable Nappies (Plastic Free News)
As Reusable Nappy Week comes to an end Lizzie has been out and about this week talking to people at Neston Earth Festival and Storyhouse reminding people of the plastic in single use nappies and what the alternatives are. We caught up with Lizzie to get the low down on Reusable Nappies Hi, I’m Lizzie.Continue reading “All about Reusable Nappies (Plastic Free News)”
From Litter Picking in Hoole to our first Certified Food for the Planet businesses.
February started with an early People Planet Pint. Some of the team spent the day at the Business for Good Festival by UK for Good. The Sykes Holiday Cottages team were happy for our Sustainable Cheshire Cup to be part of the day, which was used by anyone who forgot to take a reusable cup.Continue reading “From Litter Picking in Hoole to our first Certified Food for the Planet businesses.”
Eco Communities asks visitors to festive events in Hoole and Helsby to give the gift of less plastic waste this Christmas.
Helen Tandy, Founding Director, Eco Communities In our aim or Plastic Free Cheshire our next regions joining the fight against single use plastic is Hoole and Helsby which we are launching this festive season. We are launching Plastic Free Hoole at the Hoole Lights switch on this Saturday, 18th November and Plastic Free Helsby atContinue reading “Eco Communities asks visitors to festive events in Hoole and Helsby to give the gift of less plastic waste this Christmas.”
Recycling is a fairytale (Plastic Free July)
Helen Tandy, Director, Eco Communities I use LinkedIn a lot more now for work social media and of course I’mlinked to lots of great Entrepreneurs and Campaigners. You do find some great stories you just don’t see elsewhere on social media. Some posts make me angry; some make me sad, but this one made meContinue reading “Recycling is a fairytale (Plastic Free July)”
The Green Expo 2023 got Greener!
We had a fantastic time at the Green Expo the other week which was it’s second year. Looking back at what we achieved we are very proud of ourselves, not just because the event was a great success but also because we have managed to reduce the events carbon footprint year on year. How didContinue reading “The Green Expo 2023 got Greener!”
Waste Not Want More: What is Zero Waste Shopping?
The first episode of BBC Blue Planet in October 2017 attracted 14 million viewers. The series, dedicated to showing the effects of plastic pollution shocked the viewing public and the outcry to reduce the effects of this pollution became ‘The Attenborough Effect’ Many people were already advocating a reduction in plastic and Zero Waste living,Continue reading “Waste Not Want More: What is Zero Waste Shopping?”
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