The latest news, stats and facts on key environmental issues. The latest news from Sussex Green Living.
SeedPod, a local start-up that helps people to grow their own vegetables, has just this week (06.12.13) launched special Christmas gift subscription option on their website.
Having launched earlier this Autumn, SeedPod is already enabling hesitant novice gardeners to grow their own food without prior knowledge, while also making homegrowing simpler and more convenient for those with experienced green fingers. Read more
Congratulations!
Together with the top 20 collectors on the McVitie’s Biscuit Wrapper Roundup, the William Penn Primary School with the help of Sussex Green Living and other competitors have saved over 47,000 Biscuit Wrappers from landfill! Read more
Business Matters Award ceremony results
Green gifts for the Philippines – article
Horsham Quakers Green Coffee Morning
Coffee and cakes courtesy of the Horsham Quakers.
Location: Quaker Meeting House, Worthing Road, Horsham, RH12 1SL.
The Sussex Green Living recycled stand will be there selling beautiful merchandise made by ex landfill families in Manila, Philippines, the perfect Christmas presents. Read more
Do not rake up the leaves in your garden, let the best recyclers do their job! This is a busy time of year for earthworms. And resisting the temptation to tidy away Autumn leaves not only feeds these subterranean creatures but fertilizes the soil, making them one of the gardener’s best friends. Read more
Written by Martin Cooke…..
I have coordinated the collection and then sale of milk bottle tops at St Paul’s Church for over 7 years, on behalf of the church’s “eco-group”. In that time GHS recycling Ltd (at Hilsea) has bought nearly £1,400 Read more
Hot news…. William Penn Primary School comes 13th in a UK wide biscuit wrapper recycling competition!
Sussex Green Living have been working with the William Penn Primary School in Coolham to launch and establish their TerraCycle recycling schemes, more information can be seen here. One of the waste resources they can recycle is sweet biscuit wrappers. The recycling scheme is sponsored by Mc Vitie’s, here are the competition results from TerraCycle……
Sussex Green Living is competing in the UK wide Biscuit Wrapper Recycling competition, the beneficiary being the William Penn Primary School in Coolham. This competition is to see who can save the most used sweet biscuit wrappers (and brand) from landfill. At the time of writing this blog we were 18th in the UK. With a final push over the next 3 weeks we could be in with a chance of winning anything between £250 – £20 for the school, plus save all those biscuit wrappers from landfill.
Press Release…..Take One Productions (UK) Ltd‘s CSR initiative Sussex Green Living won the GOING GREEN AWARD for the second year running. Petro our mascot frog was excited to win the award he says “Its a great way to spread the green word that we all need to live greener, leaner and more sustainably”.
Many thanks JP South Events and JSPC Computer Services Ltd for a fantastic evening at the Business Matters Awards Ceremony at the Copthorne Hotel Effingham on 13th September 2013. A great evening was had by all! This now qualifies us for the Southern Business Awards taking place at The Grand Hotel in Brighton on 27th September. The main sponsor is JSPC Computer Services and the sponsor of Going Green Gemini Brighton, impressively eco friendly printer and designers.
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Launch of the public baby wipe recycling scheme – article
Belt it out @ Balcombe 2
Sunday 1st September 2013 2pm
London Road, Balcombe, RH17 6JH
Something interesting is happening at Balcombe. All sorts of people who have never been involved in protest are coming together, supporting and connecting with each other. In the process of coming together they seem to be waking up to what a dirty business fossil fuel extraction that powers our society really is. Read more
If you have not heard of this search engine then give it a go http://www.ecosia.org/. They are donating 80% of their ad revenue (currently to The Nature Conservancy’s “Plant a Billion Trees” campaign) and being 100% carbon neutral this is a venture which is surely well worth supporting.
“By making Ecosia your chosen search engine you can actually help the environment one search at a time” – The Guardian
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Packing your child’s lunch allows you to save money, control what your child eats and help influence his dietary habits, all while avoiding the sometimes bad fare in school cafeterias. The traditional brown bags of days gone by are not only out of style in a modern lunch room, they are also a wasteful use of paper and are not the most efficient choice. Finding a green solution to the school lunch is easier than ever, and because eco-friendly choices are all the rage, these options are sure to make your child a school lunch trendsetter.
Bank Holiday Monday 26th August 10 – 4pm Brent Lodge Wildlife Hospital, Cow Lane, Siddlesham, Nr Chichester, PO20 7LN – Wildlife and Environmental Awareness Day – “Redressing the balance”. Although entrance is free, they would be grateful if you could give a tin of dog/cat food on arrival!
Parenting comes with a wide array of responsibilities, not least of which is teaching kids the importance of social awareness and giving back to the community. Volunteering and actively working to help others not only helps to make a difference in your community and the world beyond it, but also helps to instil a sense of compassion and responsibility in your children. Read more
It seems as if just about every day environmental practices are gaining ground in the news. As our planet’s environmental challenges become clearer, and receive more coverage, more and more people are inclined to make personal efforts toward helping to clean up and preserve the environment. And much of these individual efforts deal directly with the concept of solar power.
Modern day families live a hustle and bustle lifestyle. Between driving kids to activities, working, shopping and maintaining a household, there is little time to think about the environment. Many decisions are made hastily and in the name of convenience because there is simply not enough time to plan for the long term and the big picture. Read more
PRESS RELEASE
Research published today by one of the leading energy suppliers, npower, has revealed that we are a nation which knows how to be green – yet affordability and motivation are preventing us from changing our behaviour. Read more
To Frack or not to Frack this is the question……You will have to decide for yourself if our water supply in West Sussex is under threat. You may or may not be aware but Cuadrilla Resources Ltd have an application for a mining waste permit to manage wastes arising from an exploratory borehole to test for oil reserves at Balcombe in West Sussex, (also in Broadford Bridge near West Chiltington and Wisborough Green). The question is how can a company dispose of this much radioactive and chemical waste safely? Read more
A common goal of homeowners in summer months is to cool your homes in the most efficient manner, while using as little energy as possible. Using cross ventilation to cool your home without using the air conditioner is an energy-efficient method that will save you money and help to protect the environment, but there are certain necessary elements to properly facilitate cross ventilation. Read more
Watching the green movement travel around the world has been an incredible sight. As businesses make the decision to change over to green building practices and sustainable materials, it’s important that they are recognized and applauded for doing so. This ultimately helps other businesses see the benefits of making changes and becoming greener. As a commercial contractor, I’ve worked with a variety of business owners who just want to get LEED certified. However, it’s about doing something more, and these organizations and tourism businesses prove that. Read more
Out with the old and in with the new we say! It is time we move away from using ancient sunlight (unsustainable fuel sources) such as coal, gas and oil and we all need to harness the renewable energy of wind, sunlight and the sea. I read this wonderful letter in the West Sussex County Times last week and thought I must share it with you. Written by Nicola Peel an Environmentalist whose home is in Pulborough, West Sussex. She spends her summers giving talks and working with schools and her winters in the Amazon doing incredible environmental work. Read more
This is the UK’s premier event for trade, building owners, occupiers, and the general public covering sustainable build, energy, transport and technology. It takes place at the Brighton Centre on Friday 14th and Saturday 15th June. We are to be there with our recycled stand on Saturday 15th. Read more
Come and visit our recycled stand at the Baby Expo Show
Sunday 30th June at Brighton Racecourse
Sussex Green Living’s 100% recycled stand, Pedro and his recycled robots will be at this great event playing green games and sharing ideas about how people can lead a greener life, save money and help the environment.
Our stand will illustrate how “there is no such thing as rubbish just a waste resource in the wrong place”. Read more
