Celebrating Trustees' Week: Gillian's Story
It's Trustees' Week! A chance to say THANK YOU to our wonderful, dedicated trustees who go above and beyond for our charity. Trustees’...
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- Oct 20
- 5 min
Tackling the UK's Electronic Waste Issue: The Power of Repairing and Reusing
In the United Kingdom, we have a big problem with electronic waste. We're the second-worst country when it comes to throwing away...
- Oct 16
- 2 min
New community fridge in Merton provides much-needed support for local residents
The average UK family wastes £810 a year by throwing away edible food and drink. At the same time, according to research by The Food...
- Oct 5
- 4 min
Black History Month 2023: #SalutingOurSisters and celebrating Black environmental leaders
Black History Month is an occasion to recognise and celebrate the invaluable contributions of black people to British society. Here, we...
- Sep 4
- 1 min
Zero Waste Recipe: No peel potato rosti and roasted cauliflower leaves
This #ZeroWasteWeek (4 - 8 September), join millions of people around the world in taking action to reduce waste! Save money, conserve...
- Aug 11
- 1 min
#weRpollards Art Competition winners revealed ⭐
Last month, Sustainable Merton's James Molloy visited William Morris Primary School to reveal the winners of the #weRpollards Recycling...
- Jun 21
- 3 min
Business Champions: eddisonwhite
eddisonwhite is owned by Richard Eddison, a born and bred local with a 33-year property industry career in SW London. In 2004 he set up a...
- Jun 9
- 1 min
#weRpollards: Meet Pollard's Hill Waste Champions
We had a brilliant day at the launch of the #weRpollards project! The sun was shining as the community came together to take part in a...
- Jun 9
- 2 min
Franki joins the Sustainable Merton team!
We are delighted to introduce to you Franki Appleton (She / Her), the new Project Manager for The Wheel! Franki first joined us as a...
- Jun 8
- 4 min
🏳️🌈 Celebrating the beauty of diversity and taking action this Pride Month
Blog by Amy Coyne (She / Her) Communications Manager, Sustainable Merton While Pride Month celebrates LGBTQIA+ rights and inclusivity, at...
- May 19
- 2 min
** APPLY NOW ** Merton's Community Fridge Coordinator
Sustainable Merton is Merton's local environmental charity. We are passionate about changing people’s behaviour in relation to climate...
- May 16
- 1 min
Abundance Wimbledon seeks volunteer Social Media & Web Content Manager
Do you have social media and web content experience? Could you help a local project ensure unwanted fruit is put to good use? THE ROLE...
- Apr 25
- 1 min
Operation Coronation: Merton's Royal Food Rescue Service
📣 Calling all Big Lunch and Street Party organisers! Stressed about being left with a stack of surplus samosas and a plethora of pork...
- Apr 6
- 2 min
**JOB ALERT** THE WHEEL PROJECT MANAGER
Sustainable Merton is Merton's local environmental charity. We are passionate about changing people’s behaviour in relation to climate...
- Mar 7
- 3 min
How Batch Cooking changed my life…
Blog by Danila Ardé Sustainable Merton Operations & Volunteer Manager It may seem an overstatement to say The Batch Lady has changed my...
- Mar 7
- 1 min
Merton's Community Fridge joins Food Connect to help take good food further
This Food Waste Action Week, we are excited to announce that Merton's Community Fridge is now part of the #FoodConnect network - a zero...
- Feb 20
- 2 min
Running 13.1 miles for Mitcham Community Orchard & Gardens!
One of our very committed volunteer orchardists, the lovely and wonderful Franki, is running a half marathon and generously raising money...
- Feb 14
- 2 min
Making Merton more dementia friendly
Guest blog by Natalie Parsons (she/her) Dementia Friendly Communities Coordinator – Merton Merton Dementia Hub is really looking forward...
- Jan 26
- 3 min
Buy and sell secondhand ski gear with WhoSki.com
WhoSki.com is an award-winning Merton-based peer-to-peer marketplace for buying and selling ski clothing in the circular economy. Set up...
- Jan 18
- 3 min
We challenge you to buy nothing new!
Buying less and making the most of what you already have through repairing, reusing and upcycling is a simple way to save money and give...
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