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 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 Sheila Bayliss on behalf of SLH I used to wonder if sustainable living was realistic for us, as a family with busy lives. But I’ve discovered that living in the Heatons provides us with lots of fun ways to live a greener life – like these: Active travel Recently we’ve been exploring the Heatons even …
By Liz Wildman on behalf of SLH This article was originally written for the August edition of Heatons Post, https://www.heatonspost.co.uk/ Co-op, Sainsburys, and Waitrose have recently launched a nationwide soft plastics recycling scheme, which means there’s now a place to take packaging, like crisp packets, chocolate wrappers, bread bags and fruit and veg bags, to be recycled in …
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By Kick the Plastics Heatons on behalf of SLH A shorter version of this article was originally written for the June edition of Heatons Post, https://www.heatonspost.co.uk/ Saturday 26th June: Have a go at litter picking, take a picture and send it to Kick the Plastics Heatons! Have you noticed that recently people are talking more about the litter …