We are happy to support this local event, with a great line up of guest speakers and panellists: Professor Rupert Read – leading COP26 panellist, environmental campaigner and strategist Ruth Allen – co-founder of Climate Emergency Centres UK Catherine Ross – Sustainable St Albans trustee and lead on the environment for the Church of England’s […]
Category: Local Campaigns
Recycle your soft plastics: and encourage supermarkets to use less
Jim Borcherds, Green Party campaigner, has written to The Comet about the use and recycling of soft plastics by supermarkets. The letter, published on the 26th May, reads: Last week thousands of people took part in The Big Plastic Count. We should all be looking to reduce our use of single use plastic. Unfortunately, there […]
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Vote for Greenwasher of the month
Monthly Greenwasher competition You can still vote for your favourite Greenwasher of the month at https://www.greenwash.earth/ See our post under Local Campaigns on Luton Airport Expansion. […]
Come and Plant a Tree
Come and Plant a Tree NHIFF (North Herts Inter Faith Forum) is providing hundreds of tree saplings for you to plant in the great company of others. You will help plant a community Peace Wood on a field in Little Hadham. Whether you would like to plant a silver birch in memory of someone you’ve […]
Non-Curbside Recycling Map for North Herts and Stevenage
Are you looking to increase your recycling beyond the standard curb side pick ups? This comprehensive map of North Herts and Stevenage shows where you can recycle a wide range of items including; crisp and biscuit packets, foil banners/balloons, inhalers, plastic gloves, cheese packaging, water filter cartridges, furniture, clothes, contact lenses, shoes and more. You […]
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Oppose Luton Airport Expansion: 2021 posts
London Luton Airport expansion Over the last few years London Luton Airport Limited (LLAL) have submitted a number of proposals to significantly and aggressively expand the airport. Aviation is the fastest growing producer of greenhouse gasses. North Hertfordshire District Council, the British Parliament, leading scientists and environmental organisations worldwide agree that we live in a […]
Local Recycling Opportunities
Local Recycling Opportunities after Festivities An article prepared by Deolinda Eltringham and Kruna Vukmirovic Once Christmas and New Year celebrations are behind us and clearing out and tidying-up comes to all homes, we have some suggestions to help you recycle unwanted items. Recycling real Christmas trees Sign up to the Letchworth Garden City Hospice Christmas […]
Free Trees still available from NHDC
NHDC still has 2,000 trees left Plant a tree before February 2022! March 2022 update: the NHDC trees have all been taken now. However, other organisations also offer free trees for schools and communities, including the Woodland Trust. […]
NHDC to give away 10,000 trees this Autumn
NHDC has 10,000 trees to be given away for residents to plant in their own gardens rather than in organised tree planting events. If anyone wants to plant a tree in their garden they should contact NHDC at the email address green.space@north-herts.gov.uk . This offer is open to anyone who is a resident of North Herts. […]
Second series of “Truth for a Change” 17th and 24th September
Truth for a Change – Second Series 7:00pm, 17th September “Sustainable Lifestyle” Anni Sander – Cambridge Carbon Footprint Zoe Norton – Centre for Sustainable Fashion Tracey Banks – Unpckd, Hitchin To register Click Here 7:00pm, 24th September “Food and Farming: Towards a Healthy Future” Baroness Natalie Bennett of Manor Castle To register Click Here […]
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