As a child, I never paid much attention to what could and could not be recycled. I never thought it was my responsibility or that it was that important to do so. Sure, you learn in school why recycling is important so that we don’t waste materials that can be reused, but what about recycling’s […]
A new community fridge in Charlton Kings hopes to bring communities together and fill bellies not bins. Planet Cheltenham, an independent environmental charity, is collaborating with Vision 21, the Co-operative, and Cheltenham Borough Council. Raechel Kelly an organiser of Planet Cheltenham says that they want to provide people with warm filling meals. “Rather than food […]
‘I go to charity shops, buy ugly clothes, design, rework and sew them then sell them on. It’s better for the environment, I make money and someone gets a cute top.’ Proudly sitting in front of her sewing machine, Harriet lets me know that it too was thrifted, ‘For only a tenner’. She shows me […]
With the climate crisis still ongoing, many people and businesses are thinking about ways they can help to reverse it. Global Footsteps is an ‘educational charity which links grassroots communities around the world ‘. Based in Cheltenham, the group has played its part and had retrofitting carried out. Global Footsteps trustee, Alison Crane, discussed the […]
Recycling is an everyday part of our lives that we don’t often think too much about. From putting glass in one bin and plastics in another we don’t stop to wonder what happens to it after or how much we actually recycle. While national recycling figures haven’t yet been released for 2020/21, here in Cheltenham […]
Are our Universities sustainable? More importantly, are our universities promoting sustainable travel? With transport becoming the most polluting sector in the United Kingdom it’s important we look to our universities to see if they are doing everything in their power to encourage sustainable travel with their students. Looking locally, the University of Gloucestershire seems to […]
