At our last Zero Chippenham meet-up new member and Chippenham resident Colin Smith expressed his frustration at the complexity of supermarket packaging, and the inability to recycle much of it. We asked Colin if he’d like to write a post for our Zero Waste project. Here it is… I am sure that i am not […]
Category Archives: Zero Waste
Zero Waste topic group news and updates
01
Feb
Feb
If you’ve never used the Too Good To Go App in Chippenham before – what are you waiting for? We first started using the Too Good to Go app six months ago. It’s easy to use, download the app to your phone and allow it to use your current location. You will immediately see Food bag […]
01
Dec
Dec
After the shopping frenzy of Black Friday came Green Saturday. Saturday 25 November 2023 was a stunningly beautiful Autumn day: blue sky, soft sunshine and trees displaying the last of their leaves in hues of copper, crimson, ochre and russet. Nature at its glorious best. A tonic for humankind. Saturday 25 November was also a […]
22
Oct
Oct
The shops are currently full of single-use items for Halloween, aimed at children. The image above shows some on display at a local supermarket. How about the treat of a trip to a café, but not just any café? On Saturday 28 October, The Pound Arts Centre in Corsham is hosting a Repair Café. Fixing […]
13
Mar
Mar
United Nations Sustainability goal 14 looks at life below the water (1). The UN goals says… As much as 8 million tonnes of plastic is entering the oceans every year. That’s a rubbish truck a minute dumped into the ocean somewhere in the world. The micro-plastics overlap with the food prey of many marine animals, […]
07
Mar
Mar
So what is GDP and how did it become so important? Gross Domestic Product or GDP is defined by the Bank of England as… “Gross domestic product or GDP is a measure of the size and health of a country’s economy over a period of time (usually one quarter or one year). It is also […]