How can we address the challenge of too much waste?
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Zero Waste Leeds
Building a movement to help make Leeds a zero waste city by 2030.
Leeds
Carbon emissions
Consumerism
Waste
Reuse Shop by Bristol Waste
Providing household items to residents by diverting good quality items from the waste stream.
Bristol
Carbon emissions
Consumerism
Waste
Highland Galvanizers
Increasing the lifespan of motorway crash barriers through re-use and refurbishment.
East Lothian
Carbon emissions
Depleted resources
Waste
Circular Economy
Transport
The Ink Bin
Saving home use plastic and leakage entering landfill whilst educating youngsters on climate issues.
Colchester
Carbon emissions
Depleted resources
Waste
Upcycle Fashion
Delivering garment repair and upcycling workshops to increase the longevity of clothing.
Westminster
Consumerism
Depleted resources
Waste
Plastic Shed
Bringing people together in Stockport to turn plastic waste into new, useful things.
Stockport
Think big locally
We generate a staggering 223 million tonnes of waste in the U.K. in a single year; nature generates zero. Households are a major source, but commercial, industrial, construction, demolition and excavation activities produce even more. Landfills emit egregious methane gas; incineration with electricity generation only (the main form of energy-from-waste in the U.K.) emits more greenhouse gases than a gas-fired power station. The best option in terms of positive climate action and resource usage is to phase out residual waste entirely, ensuring that all waste is reused, recycled or composted instead.
All Related Initiatives
Zero Waste Leeds
Building a movement to help make Leeds a zero waste city by 2030.
Leeds
Carbon emissions
Consumerism
Waste
Reuse Shop by Bristol Waste
Providing household items to residents by diverting good quality items from the waste stream.
Bristol
Carbon emissions
Consumerism
Waste
Highland Galvanizers
Increasing the lifespan of motorway crash barriers through re-use and refurbishment.
East Lothian
Carbon emissions
Depleted resources
Waste
Circular Economy
Transport
The Ink Bin
Saving home use plastic and leakage entering landfill whilst educating youngsters on climate issues.
Colchester
Carbon emissions
Depleted resources
Waste
Upcycle Fashion
Delivering garment repair and upcycling workshops to increase the longevity of clothing.
Westminster
Consumerism
Depleted resources
Waste
Plastic Shed
Bringing people together in Stockport to turn plastic waste into new, useful things.
Stockport
REACH Homes
Building low impact homes from recycled materials.
Sheffield
Carbon emissions
Waste
Depleted resources
Buildings
Energy
Circular Economy
Food Connect
Providing a zero-emissions service to transport surplus food from businesses to communities.
Milton Keynes
Air pollution
Waste Greater fairness
Transport
Circular Economy
The Artful Menders
Reducing the amount of clothing sent to landfill by repairing, altering and up-cyling the clothes.
Buckinghamshire
Carbon emissions
Consumerism
Waste
Low Carbon West Oxford
Reducing carbon emissions at a local community level through integrated and nature-based action.
Oxford
Biodiversity loss
Carbon emissions
Waste
Shrewsbury Food Hub
Collecting surplus food from supermarkets and redistributing it within the community.
Shropshire
Carbon emissions
Food supply
Waste
Circular Economy
Energy
Land Use
Toiletries Amnesty
Sharing unwanted toiletries with those in need, stopping them going to landfill.
East Cambridgeshire
Circular Economy
Land Use
