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7 Simple Ways You Can Take Climate Action
New York Climate Week is just around the corner (22-29 September), and ClimateHero feel there is no better time to start making...
SHC
Sep 22, 20241 min read
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Compost Awareness Week, 2024
International Compost awareness week runs from 5th to11th May this year. The annual event is coordinated by the Compost Foundation which...
judy4959
May 4, 20241 min read
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All you need to know about Recycling!
The Market Harborough Eco Church group has put this helpful information together. Before you start, some thoughts about recycling. See...
harboroughgreendir
Feb 22, 20242 min read
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Update on Blister Pack Recycling in Market Harborough
Good News! The Eco Church team have found another local Superdrug outlet that is still accepting donations of Blister Packs fro...
SHC
Feb 18, 20241 min read
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End to Blister Pack Recycling in Market Harborough
Although many advances have been made in recent years that make recycling of packaging easier, unfortunately things are going backwards...
SHC
Feb 10, 20241 min read
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How to Reduce Waste and Save Money
Buy Nothing New month may be over, but maybe we should all be making this a longer term behaviour. The Less Waste team have put together...
SHC
Feb 3, 20241 min read
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How To Have A Sustainable Christmas
The festive season is a time of celebration and togetherness, but all too often we can end up producing excess waste. Did you know that...
SHC
Nov 23, 20231 min read
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Boycott Black Friday for the Planet
Make sure you think twice before buying any Black Friday bargains this week. Whilst it might seem like a great idea to buy up lots of...
SHC
Nov 22, 20231 min read
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Proposed changes to Recycling and Household Waste sites in Leicestershire
Growing demand for county council services and general price rises (inflation) are increasing the cost of delivering council services....
SHC
Nov 3, 20231 min read
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Bioplastics - Good News and Bad News
Bioplastics are becoming increasingly common in our lives, but are they good or bad for the environment? As with so many things, the...
SHC
Oct 27, 20232 min read
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An Ocean Treaty To Save Our Seas
'30 x 30' is the rallying cry for the rescue of our oceans, to save 30% of them by 2030 and give them time to recover, also to save a...
harboroughgreendir
Oct 19, 20232 min read
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Free Resources for Children
As part of Recycle Week (Oct 16th - 22nd) Leicestershire County Council are running The Big Recycling Hunt. They are offering a free...
SHC
Oct 18, 20231 min read
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How To Have A Sustainable Halloween
Communities across Leicestershire are being urged to help prevent food and household waste this Halloween. A 'pumpkin smash' event will...
SHC
Oct 7, 20232 min read
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A Place To Grow
Leicestershire County Council (LCC) are organising a series of community events as part of their Net Zero project. They are joining up...
SHC
Sep 12, 20231 min read
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Christmas Tidy Up
Twelfth Night will soon be upon us, so traditionally we will be taking down our Christmas Trees, and generally clearing away Christmas...
SHC
Dec 31, 20221 min read
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A Chance to Learn More About Composting
Maybe you have been enthused by our series of blogs and posts to celebrate Compost Awareness Week, and would like to find out more? So...
SHC
May 4, 20221 min read
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Having problems managing your e.mails?
While email is a great tool for facilitating communication, it can sometimes becomes counter-productive because we feel the need to spend...
SHC
Feb 13, 20222 min read
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Back to School – Uniforms
Second hand uniform fairs - Slowing down fast fashion.
Lianne
Aug 15, 20211 min read
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Plastic Free July
Have you heard of the Plastic Free July movement? This is a global movement asking individuals to make their own pledge to reduce...
Lianne
Jul 28, 20211 min read
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Our First Public Event!
Like everyone else, Sustainable Harborough Community is really looking forward to July 19th, when we can start holding events and getting...
SHC
Jul 13, 20211 min read
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