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Breaking free of single use plastic in Reading – What is going on?

16/05/2018 by Paul Ducker 6 Comments

Hardly a day goes by without an announcement about another initiative to reduce plastic waste. This is great news. But with all the national noise it can be difficult to work out what is happening locally, and in particular the opportunities to take action at a personal level. So what is happening Reading?

Filed Under: Featured, News and views, Plastic pollution, Waste Tagged With: behaviour change, circular economy, plastic action, plastic packaging, plastic pollution, plastic straws, plastic waste, recycling, reusable cups, reusable straws, reuse, waste, water fountains, water refill network

Don’t blame plastics!

25/02/2018 by Paul Ducker Leave a Comment

A timely article from Chris Cheeseman, Professor of Materials Resources Engineering at Imperial College London and an Associate of the Grantham Institute. He stands up for the versatility of the plastics that have made them such a central part of modern life, but have also resulted in them ending up in places they shouldn’t. Part […]

Filed Under: Plastic pollution, Spotted on the web, Waste Tagged With: circular economy, plastic pollution, recycling

Bournemouth aims to become a green economy leader

01/12/2016 by Paul Ducker

Taking inspiration from cities such as Vancouver, Stockholm and Copenhagen, Bournemouth recently announced a plan to position itself at the vanguard of environmental protection.

Filed Under: Carbon reduction, Communities, consumption and the local economy, Global connections, Spotted on the web, Universities Tagged With: business, circular economy, cities, collaboration, strategy

Primark signs up to WRAP’s sustainable clothing action plan

14/11/2016 by Paul Ducker

Five leading clothing brands and retailers including Primark and Peak Performance have signed up to WRAPs cooperative European Clothing Action Plan (ECAP) initiative, which aims to promote sustainable clothing across the continent. ECAP is made up of five prominent organisations from the UK, Netherlands and Denmark, including: WRAP-UK, MADE-BY, Rijkswaterstaat (RWS), the Danish Fashion Institute […]

Filed Under: Communities, consumption and the local economy, News and views, Sustainable Reading, Waste Tagged With: circular economy, clothing, resource use

Circular economy can unlock a £4bn ‘hidden’ UK reuse mine, but businesses will need to collaborate

04/11/2016 by Paul Ducker

Businesses are beginning to understand and reap the benefits of implementing circular operating models, but adoption across numerous sectors will likely flounder unless enhanced cooperation paves the way to the “collaborative economy”.

Filed Under: Communities, consumption and the local economy, Spotted on the web, Waste Tagged With: circular economy, resource use

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We are an education project linked to Transition Town Reading and Reading Hydro. Our goal is that Reading is recognised as a leader in practical action on sustainability, as well as a great place to live.

We are mostly virtual at the moment, but are working with a variety of partners to support the development of local sustainability experiments as well as ‘pop-up’ exhibitions and events. So please do keep checking back, or sign up for updates below. If you’d like to get more directly involved just drop us a line.

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