Or a green campaigning organisation, like Friends of the Earth, Greenpeace, or the Green Party!

Or perhaps buy things from their catalogues to help fund eco projects and campaigns?

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Their objectives are:

01. Increase Energy Efficiency

Promote and achieve higher levels of energy efficiency in domestic homes in Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire by showing individual homeowners how to best retrofit their home.

02. Increase Thermal Comfort

Provide homeowners with the knowledge on how to make their home more thermally comfortable. 

03. Reduce Energy Bills

Help residents reduce their energy consumption by implementing energy-efficient measures and, in turn, lower their energy bills.

04. Reduce Carbon Footprint

Contribute to the reduction of carbon emissions by encouraging and supporting residents in making their homes more energy-efficient.

You can find out more and request a plan at their website: https://superhomes.org.uk/beds-herts/

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Cover photo: “Pumpkins” by Snap Man is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0.

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Millions of us have been putting dangerous liquids and items into our drainage systems and sewers leading to harmful damage to the environment, including the emergence of a giant wet wipe island that’s changing the course of the River Thames. Did you know that 48% of the British public have flushed wet wipes?🪠

When sewers get blocked, it can cause foul waste flooding, plastic pollution and excavation and repairs. Hidden plastics in items such as nappies and period care products can make their way into our rivers and seas if put in our drains – approximately 8 million pieces of plastic find their way every day!

We need to act decisively to change those bad habits.

How to get involved: Stop pouring the items below down your drain or flushing them down the toilet for the whole month of October. Then continue these habits after the month of October and do your little bit to help our seas and sewers.

• Cooking oil, lard, margarine, butter
• Cooking sauces
• Anything containing plastic, including: – Razor blades – Nappies – Sanitary towels, incontinence pads – Period products, tampons and pads (including applicators and wrappers) – Cotton buds – Contact lenses – Bandages and plasters – Condoms – Dental floss
• Food – even crumbs!
• Wet wipes
• Facemasks
• Disposable gloves

Make a small change now to have a big impact on our future. Whether you’re an individual, business or community group, your contribution matters! To sign up to Unblocktober and receive a resource pack, head to https://www.unblocktober.org/

Spread the word on social media using #Unblocktober2024

Explore Unblocktober’s social channels to participate in our challenges and competitions.

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Why not watch the video at https://www.wrap.ngo/resources/webinar/recycle-week-2024 and work out how you could recycle one more thing? You can consult our interactive recycling map to find out where to recycle a wider range of stuff in our local area.

Or even better – find a way to reuse it or give it to someone else who will, instead of throwing it away.

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The Big Butterfly Count is a UK-wide survey aimed at helping us assess the health of our environment simply by counting the amount and type of butterflies (and some day-flying moths) we see.

Just spend 15 minutes sitting calmly and counting the butterflies you see and then contribute to this brilliant citizen science project https://bigbutterflycount.butterfly-conservation.org/

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