Merton Green Parents on how to celebrate a low-waste holiday season
Blog by Hanna Sustainable Merton Community Champion & Merton Green Parents Coordinator Hi, I'm Hanna, one of Sustainable Merton's...
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- Dec 14, 2021
- 2 min
The Green Gift Guide
Blog by Jenna Sustainable Merton Community Champion Whether it's seasons greetings, birthday wishes or an anniversary that has you...
- Dec 14, 2021
- 2 min
COP26 and the race against climate change
Blog by Blanca Sustainable Merton Community Champion Since climate change emerged years ago as the greatest challenge faced by humanity,...
- Nov 22, 2021
- 2 min
Merton Green Parents: Reusable Nappy Demonstration
On Saturday 6th November Merton Green Parents had their second meet-up – this time in Morden and this time it was all about reusable...
- Nov 10, 2021
- 2 min
Business Champions: Qookeee
Qookeee is an online shop where you can rent high quality, eco-friendly baby and toddler clothing. It’s a simple concept: select any...
- Nov 1, 2021
- 5 min
Your dream eco home brought to life: Meet the mind behind one of Merton’s first carbon neutral homes
Blog by Michael Sustainable Merton Community Champion When Robin Charlesworth invited Sustainable Merton to visit the ‘carbon neutral’...
- Nov 1, 2021
- 4 min
COP26: What action needs to be taken at the local and national level?
COP26, one of the largest global conversations about the Climate Emergency, is underway in Glasgow! At the two-week UN Climate...
- Oct 25, 2021
- 2 min
The Energy Crisis and Fuel Poverty
Blog by David Sustainable Merton Community Champion If the UK is going to achieve Net-Zero in a just and inclusive way, we need to...
- Oct 8, 2021
- 1 min
You're invited to our virtual Community Climate Conference!
At the 2021 COP26 UN Climate Change Conference, countries are being asked to set ambitious 2030 emissions reductions targets that align...
- Sep 20, 2021
- 2 min
What is 'fast fashion' and what can we do about it?
Blog by Nathan Sustainable Merton Community Champion The term ‘fast fashion’ is used to refer to clothing which has been produced fast,...
- Sep 14, 2021
- 3 min
Merton Green Parents officially relaunched
Blog by Hanna Sustainable Merton Community Champion & Merton Green Parents Coordinator The Merton Green Parents group was recently...
- Sep 9, 2021
- 3 min
Coffee addicts: Reducing the environmental impact of your caffeine habit
Blog by Taylor & Jenna Sustainable Merton Community Champions The UK is coffee-obsessed, with over 95 million cups of coffee being...
- Sep 3, 2021
- 1 min
Business Champions: Scotscape
Scotscape is an Urban Greening Company who are experts in bringing Biodiversity to Urban Places, using plants, trees & technology, to...
- Aug 25, 2021
- 2 min
Help design colourful murals to enhance Mitcham’s school environment
Merton Council Neighbourhood Fund has awarded Living Streets, a national walking charity, with funding to develop a unique project that...
- Aug 18, 2021
- 1 min
Merton Green Parents is back!
We are very excited to be relaunching Merton Green Parents thanks to Community Champion and mum Hanna. Merton Green Parents will be...
- Aug 12, 2021
- 2 min
What is COP26 and why does it matter?
Earlier this week the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its latest climate report, Climate Change 2021: the...
- Jul 1, 2021
- 2 min
Getting creative with plastics
Blog by Sophie Sustainable Merton Community Champion & Waste Team Leader These days we have so much plastic in our homes, and it is...
- Jul 1, 2021
- 4 min
Making the switch to reusable nappies
In the UK, 8 million disposable nappies are thrown away every day. That's 3 billion nappies a year! According to recycling charity WRAP,...
- Jul 1, 2021
- 3 min
Plastics and young people: What strategies can we take to reduce plastic pollution?
Blog by Artie Sustainable Merton Young Community Champion There are some easy things you can do to reduce the amount of plastic you, and...
- Jul 1, 2021
- 4 min
Wet Wipes: What's not to like? (quite a lot, actually)
Blog by Alyson & Hanna Sustainable Merton Community Champions We all love wet wipes. Why wouldn’t we? There are wet wipes for every...