Fashion Revolution Week – What is it and why is it important?
Fashion Revolution Week – What is it and why is it important? Before explaining what Fashion Revolution Week is, it's important to note what fast fashion is and why it is so harmful. Fast fashion is clothing produced at high speed to meet the demands of customers. The...
Don’t Lose Your Bottle: An Update
Our previous Don’t Lose Your Bottle campaign In 2018-19 we ran a campaign called ‘Don’t Lose Your Bottle’ to increase awareness of the problem of single use plastics being littered around the city and ending up in the rivers and later the oceans, causing harm to...
Two parties call for incinerator closure
At the Birmingham Council meeting on January 11th an amendment was moved by Councillor Roger Harmer for Lib Dems and Julien Pritchard for the Green Party, calling for a Zero Waste Strategy that will allow the Tyseley incinerator to close by 2034. This would align...
Kerbside Sort Vehicle
We are very pleased to see the Kerb-sort vehicles appearing on the streets. They are creating valuable conversations between the crews and residents about what surplus items can or should be separated and what happens to them. We learned that the crew is not...
The burning issue – write to your Councillor
As part of Waste Isn't Rubbish campaign, we are asking members of the public to write to their councillor, asking for an end to 'incinerator lock in'. You can find out who your councillors are HERE Or you can write to your councillor using our online form HERE. Dear ...
#BFOEFiveActions
Great Big Green Week is 18th - 26th September and in the weeks running up to it we're asking people to do 5 simple actions that are good for the environment. Share your actions with us on Facebook or Twitter by tagging us and using #BFOEFiveActions If you already do...
