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    Using ‘ The Big Plastic Audit ‘ in preparation for National Refill Day
    • Apr 20
    Stuff

    Using ‘ The Big Plastic Audit ‘ in preparation for National Refill Day

    The energy crisis is focusing attention on how we wean ourselves off oil and gas, and single use plastics are one oil based product we...
    Why Is Recycling So Hard?
    • Feb 4
    Plastic Free

    Why Is Recycling So Hard?

    Our Terracycle waste recycling scheme is threatened by contaminated waste
    • Oct 28, 2021
    Plastic Free

    Lowering Your Halloween Plastic and Carbon Footprint

    On the eve of probably THE most important intergovernmental conference in history, COP26, I want to write about Halloween. Yes,...
    Partying without plastic
    • Jun 22, 2021
    Plastic Free

    Partying without plastic

    We are all looking forward to a return to some sort of normality and I bet there will be some serious celebrating going on when we’re...
    Plastic, plastic and now yet more plastic…
    • Feb 21, 2021
    Plastic Free

    Plastic, plastic and now yet more plastic…

    But now, for good reasons of course, much more plastic is being used in our battle with the coronavirus, and this will continue for some...
    We’re  dreaming of a Green Christmas……Will we or won’t we?  That is the question.
    • Nov 26, 2020
    Education and awareness

    We’re dreaming of a Green Christmas……Will we or won’t we? That is the question.

    By the time you read this we will hopefully have a better idea and I expect many of you will already have done much of your present...
    Plastic Free July
    • Jul 17, 2020
    Plastic Free

    Plastic Free July

    Over the last few months we’ve had so much else to worry about that plastic pollution has taken a back seat. But the problem hasn’t gone...
    Lifestyle changes to limit Covid-19 also help to repair our climate
    • Apr 20, 2020
    Stuff

    Lifestyle changes to limit Covid-19 also help to repair our climate

    Taking into account UK production and import of goods, the average person in the UK produces 12 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalents...
    Transition Town Contributions To NHDC Environmental Panels
    • Mar 3, 2020
    Stuff

    Transition Town Contributions To NHDC Environmental Panels

    Click here for a handout including all the TTL submissions.
    Letchworth’s New Years Community Litter Pick
    • Jan 22, 2020
    Plastic Free

    Letchworth’s New Years Community Litter Pick

    A Plastic Free Picnic
    • Jun 26, 2019
    Plastic Free

    A Plastic Free Picnic

    Transition Town Letch Here are some ideas on how to avoid single use plastic when picnicking: Bring your drink in a reusable bottle. Pack...
    Letchworth, the UKs first garden city, is the first town in Hertfordshire to be awarded ‘Plastic Fre
    • Jun 13, 2019
    Plastic Free

    Letchworth, the UKs first garden city, is the first town in Hertfordshire to be awarded ‘Plastic Fre

    Transition Town Letchworth, a charity whose aim is to tackle climate change locally,started the campaign in January 2018 with a lively...
    Tackling Climate Change One Milk Carton At A Time
    • May 11, 2019
    Food

    Tackling Climate Change One Milk Carton At A Time

    As part of the Plastic Free Letchworth team we have been talking to local schools about switching from milk in cartons with straws to...
    Letchworth’s Big Spring Clean
    • Apr 10, 2019
    Plastic Free

    Letchworth’s Big Spring Clean

    Almost a decade ago SAS conducted an award winning plastic pollution brand survey that revealed that the majority of all beach litter...
    Books to Schools to Tackle Plastic Problem
    • Jul 19, 2018
    Plastic Free

    Books to Schools to Tackle Plastic Problem

    Letchworth Festival Children’s Art Competition
    • Jul 4, 2018
    Plastic Free

    Letchworth Festival Children’s Art Competition

    There were 371 entries and these were displayed throughout the Festival in the Community Museum and the Garden City Shopping...
    Plastic Free Letchworth at the Food Festival
    • May 30, 2018
    Plastic Free

    Plastic Free Letchworth at the Food Festival

    It was great talking to people about what changes they had been making to reduce their dependance on plastic. For example, it turns out...
    Plastic Free Letchworth Project Update
    • May 15, 2018
    Plastic Free

    Plastic Free Letchworth Project Update

    As we talk to people about the Plastic Free Letchworth project we hear about changes people are making in their own lives as well as...
    Plastic Free Letchworth Launch Weekend
    • Apr 30, 2018
    Plastic Free

    Plastic Free Letchworth Launch Weekend

    Local shops Bamboo Turtle and Fairhaven provided sample ‘plastic free’ goods for displaying at the event and the team shared ideas with...
    Plastic Free Project Update
    • Mar 25, 2018
    Plastic Free

    Plastic Free Project Update

    The children’s art competition at the Letchworth Festival is going to be themed on ‘Plastic Free Letchworth’. Click here to find out how...
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