How can we address the challenge of too much waste?
Your latest stories addressing waste
Zero Waste Leeds
Building a movement to help make Leeds a zero waste city by 2030.
Leeds
Carbon emissions
Excessive consumption
Waste
Reuse Shop by Bristol Waste
Providing household items to residents by diverting good quality items from the waste stream.
Bristol
Carbon emissions
Excessive consumption
Waste
Highland Galvanizers
Increasing the lifespan of motorway crash barriers through re-use and refurbishment.
East Lothian
Circular Economy
Transport
The Ink Bin
Saving home use plastic and leakage entering landfill whilst educating youngsters on climate issues.
Colchester
Carbon emissions
Excessive consumption
Waste
Upcycle Fashion
Delivering garment repair and upcycling workshops to increase the longevity of clothing.
Westminster
Excessive consumption
Waste
Plastic Shed
Bringing people together in Stockport to turn plastic waste into new, useful things.
Stockport
Excessive consumption
Waste
Think big locally
We generate a staggering 223 million tonnes of waste in the UK 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 UK) 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.
Initiatives addressing waste
Crest
Unlocking people’s potential through inclusion, innovation and enterprise, to benefit our community.
Conwy
Excessive consumption
Waste
Park Ecovillage Trust
Encouraging wellbeing, social development & environment protection in Findhorn Ecovillage Community.
Moray
Biodiversity loss
Carbon emissions
Waste
Built Environment
Energy
Transport
Love Not Landfill
Changing how young Londoners buy, care for and dispose of clothes.
Islington
Carbon emissions
Excessive consumption
Waste
SUSSED
Promoting sustainable living and ethical trade on the high street.
Bridgend
Excessive consumption
Food security & supply
Waste
Heeley City Farm
Working with local communities to promote regeneration, environmental education and sustainability.
Sheffield
Biodiversity loss
Food security & supply
Waste
Biodiversity & Nature
Circular Economy
Land Use, Food & Agriculture
Sustainable Merton
Inspiring, mobilising & connecting our community for a happier, healthier & more sustainable future
Merton
Food security & supply
Health & wellbeing
Waste
Biodiversity & Nature
Circular Economy
Energy
Recyke y'bike
Saving unwanted bikes from landfill by working with volunteers to refurbish them.
Newcastle upon Tyne
Air pollution
Health & wellbeing
Waste
Circular Economy
Transport
Heritage Eco-Office Provision
Helping companies flourish by providing a holistic approach to office sustainability.
Nottingham
Built Environment
Circular Economy
Energy
Can Do South Yorkshire
Empowering and enabling people to take climate action.
Barnsley
Carbon emissions
Excessive consumption
Waste
Circular Economy
Biodiversity & Nature
Dorset Greener Homes
Showcasing solutions to low carbon living with help from householders.
Dorset
Carbon emissions Tech & Innovation
Waste
Built Environment
Biodiversity & Nature
Energy
Thurso Grows - Thurso Community Development Trust
Providing a climate change talking project to encourage community growing & reducing food waste.
Highland
Food security & supply
Health & wellbeing
Waste
Circular Economy
Biodiversity & Nature
Land Use, Food & Agriculture
Humberston Eco Conservation Centre
Demonstrating and showcasing renewable energy technologies.
East Lindsey
Food security & supply
Health & wellbeing
Waste
Built Environment
Circular Economy
