Sustainable Food Places comes to Merton
Sustainable Merton is pleased to announce we have joined Sustainable Food Places. This partnership programme is led by the Soil...
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- Oct 19, 2020
- 3 min
Good Food Merton: The story so far
Diana Sterck, CEO of Sustainable Merton, presents her view on the borough’s response to food during lockdown and looks forward to...
- Oct 9, 2020
- 2 min
How to... go green with your garden waste
We are very excited that interest in local food growing and gardening is on the rise in Merton! This is a great way to help the planet...
- Oct 7, 2020
- 3 min
Eco-Bricks: A How-To Guide
by Courtney Sustainable Merton Community Champion What is an Eco-brick? An eco-brick is a plastic bottle packed with shredded,...
- Oct 5, 2020
- 1 min
#WasteWarriors: Ryan's Story
Wednesday Morning Litter Picking by Ryan, aged 9 "When I recently visited my Nan and Granddad I helped them with the weekly Wednesday...
- Oct 5, 2020
- 5 min
Help make this the cleanest Clean Air Day yet!
Clean Air Day on 8 October is a chance to wise up about air pollution, share information with your friends and colleagues, and take...
- Oct 1, 2020
- 1 min
Loving Earth: A legacy of lockdown
Are you feeling creative? Are you concerned about the environment? Do you live, work or study in Merton? The COVID Pandemic has affected...
- Sep 24, 2020
- 4 min
Recycle Week: Your questions answered
Feeling confused and frustrated when it comes to recycling? Is there a particularly tricky item that has you scratching your head when it...
- Sep 22, 2020
- 1 min
Library of Things is coming to Morden!
Why buy when you can borrow? A Library of Things is a place where you can borrow useful Things for your home, projects and adventures....
- Sep 21, 2020
- 2 min
What is the circular economy?
Blog by Yanika Sustainable Merton Community Champion In the current economic landscape, systems are largely based on a linear economic...
- Sep 21, 2020
- 3 min
Creative ways to reuse and upcycle
Blog by Sophie and Luca Sustainable Merton Community Champions As Sustainable Merton Community Champions, we are passionate about waste!...
- Sep 21, 2020
- 2 min
Recycle Week 2020
Recycle Week, running from 21 - 27 September is the largest national annual recycling campaign, delivered by Recycle Now. The theme for...
- Sep 9, 2020
- 5 min
A Guide to Zero Waste Week 2020
This week (7th - 11th September) is Zero Waste Week, an award-winning campaign to raise awareness of the environmental impact of consumer...
- Sep 7, 2020
- 2 min
Food News Wrap-Up
AUGUST - SEPTEMBER Sustainable Merton's Food Champions have been busy digging into the latest news, research, events and opportunities to...
- Jul 25, 2020
- 9 min
Celebrating Sustainable Merton's Community Champions
2020 at a Glance 2020 is flying by and our Community Champions have been very busy contributing to a wide range of projects and...
- Jul 18, 2020
- 4 min
Cabinet approves Climate Action Plan for Merton
The Paris Agreement of December 2015, which saw 190 nations agree on a series of legally binding actions to bring the world nearer to...
- Jul 16, 2020
- 1 min
Community Harvest
We are delighted that Phipps Bridge Community Garden is now part of the Community Harvest project; a new initiative by Capital Growth...
- Jul 16, 2020
- 4 min
Summer Staycation: Good for people, planet, and business
As lockdown restrictions ease, many of us are dreaming of and planning a much-needed summer getaway. But with rules* around taking trips...
- Jul 14, 2020
- 7 min
Luxecycled: the recycled marketplace (and why recycling matters)
Guest blog by Gilly Carr, Founder of Luxecycled Our Story Growing up I was always very aware of the need to reuse things. We didn’t have...
- Jul 14, 2020
- 2 min
Towards a greener, cleaner recovery: Dan's Story
As part of our #BreatheCleanerAir week, we have been looking at where we are now and what’s next for a cleaner, greener recovery and...