Green Ideas

Our mission is to help you to make easy, impactful changes in your life that will benefit both you and the planet.  We’ve put together a belly full of ideas to get you started on a journey to zero waste.

If this isn’t enough, come along to the Sussex Green Hub in Horsham on the last Saturday of each month too or attend one of our online events like Sussex Green Ideas and the Youth Eco Forum.

If you have a question that we’ve not covered here, drop us a line at and we will do our best to answer it.

Refill

Refill

Reducing our usage of plastic packaging means less waste but if this isn’t possible, why not try refilling old containers?

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Repair Cafe

Repair

Often household items may have almost nothing wrong with them, and they could get a new lease of life after a simple repair, so please don’t bin them just yet!

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Recycling

Recycling

Tips on where and how to recycle at home, and at local council centres. You’ll also find out what to do with hard-to-recycle items and alternatives to recycling.

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Shop local

Shopping

From looking for seasonal offers to choosing a sustainable diet. A savvy shopper can save money if they shop smart.

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Love your garden

Love your Garden

Tips on how to protect nature and wildlife in your garden, from growing sustainably, encourage biodiversity and managing resources.

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Love your clothes

Love your Clothes

Fashion is responsible for 10% of annual global carbon emissions, but there’s lot you can do to reduce the impact of clothing and save money at the same time.

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Energy Saving Tips that don’t cost

Many organisations talk about energy saving tips, but they often require a big financial outlay with buying a new boiler or retrofitting your house.

These are great ideas and will have a big impact on your energy consumption, but if you can’t afford these right now, here are some lifestyle tips from the Energy Saving Trust that you can make that won’t cost anything to do…

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Money Saving Energy

Thriving communities

Thriving Communities

Creating thriving communities helps people connect to others, build social relationships and benefits mental and physical health. It can also have a positive impact on the local environment.

Thriving Communities embrace the bigger picture of ‘Where does it come from?’,  ‘Where does it go to?’ and ‘What is the consequence of this?’. By answering these questions and finding solutions that suit your community whether it is setting up recycling schemes, refill shops, community allotments or repair cafes to have a positive impact on the local environment.

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Useful Apps

Here are some of our favourite greener living Apps from assessing your carbon footprint to managing your food waste. Try these out and see which ones work for you:

Giki Zero

Giki Zero

Our favourite carbon calculator – Calculate your carbon footprint and find steps to reduce it. Engage employees and build a culture with sustainability at its core.

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WWF Carbon Footprint

WWF Carbon Footprint

Calculate your footprint with the My Footprint app then choose and track challenges to help you make small changes in your own life that add up to something bigger.

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The planet app

The Planet App

Learn how to have carbon-conscious habits, receive daily tips on how to reduce your carbon footprint and earn points to move along your path towards sustainability.

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Too Good to Go

Too Good to Go

Too Good To Go is a community of Waste Warriors fighting food waste together. As a user, save meals from stores and food professionals around you.

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Olio

Olio

Food sharing app. Give and get free stuff and borrow and lend household items – all directly from your community.

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Depop

Depop

Interactive second-hand shopping experience that replicates a lot of what we like about online shopping. Make sure you only buy from UK sellers or we are no better off!

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Vinted

Vinted

Vinted is an online  community, thousands of brands, and a whole lot of second-hand style. Make sure you only buy from UK sellers or we are no better off!

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