By Nicole Newton from musicMagpie on behalf of SLH The electronics industry is thriving, and with it comes the increase of e-waste. As each new gadget is launched, plans are already well underway for its next replacement. Tech goods like mobile phones, laptops and tablets are often thrown away before the end of their useful lives in …
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By Lauren Liles on behalf of SLH This article was originally written for the November edition of Heatons Post This is one of the facts that we learned on Thursday 13th October at the first Low Carbon Heatons event organised by Sustainable Living in the Heatons. The event, chaired by Phil Korbel , Carbon Co-Op, hosted an audience of …
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By Ellen Poliakoff on behalf of SLH As part of the British Science Festival, I wanted to hear how psychologists are bringing their insights to sustainability. Prof Katerina Fotopolou from University College London began with some shocking statistics about clothing. Globally 10% of carbon emissions are from the clothing industry. And a single pair of …
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By Ellen Poliakoff on behalf of SLH As part of the British Science Festival, I wanted to hear how psychologists are bringing their insights to sustainability. Making Peace with Plastic (2021) Professor Thomas Webb from the University of Sheffield challenged some of our pre-conceptions about plastic. For example, cucumbers wrapped in plastic might not necessarily …
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By Sarah Kemp-Ellis on behalf of SLH This article was originally written for the September edition of Heatons Post Sustainable Living in the Heatons and the Savoy cinema have teamed up again for another environmental film screening this September. To mark this year’s Great Big Green Week, the Savoy will be showing a documentary called The Ants and the Grasshopper (12A) on …
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By Raiyan Azmi on behalf of SLH This article was originally written for the August edition of Heatons Post Sustainable Living in the Heatons brought three thought-provoking and fun activities to the Heatons Post Summerfest in July. The first – which brought plenty of people of all ages in, including the mayor – was our smoothie bike. People …
By Sheila Bayliss on behalf of SLH Plastic-Free July is nearly upon us again, and it’s prompted our family to reflect on the choices we make when buying food. Over the last few years, we have significantly reduced our consumption of single-use plastics, but a few convenience-based habits are beginning to creep back in (because well, we’re human!) …
By Sarah Kemp-Ellis on behalf of SLH Next up is another shorter documentary with subtitles called “We The Power“ (12A) by Patagonia Films. This film follows the progress of local energy co-operatives in the UK, Germany and Spain in their efforts to stop relying on big businesses for energy. These groups are striving to make …
By Sheila Bayliss on behalf of SLH Like many people, we’ve made a concerted effort in recent years to reduce the amount of plastic that we buy as a household. Here are 10 simple ways we’ve been able to do that, by shopping in our local area. Bread We’ve recently dusted off the bread-maker. But we also …
By Kirsten Morton on behalf of SLH This article was originally written for the January edition of Heatons Post I recently did a fashion challenge at work, where I committed to only wearing 30 items of clothing and not buy any clothes in December. Easy I thought but that included gym wear, shoes and coats. I thought I’d …