Action: Refuse to buy fruit and onions in netting
This action is a short, easy one. Please resolve to stop buying fruit and vegetables packaged in this horrible plastic netting. The netting is a completely unnecessary use of plastic. …
Biodiversity
Action: Ditch the birthday balloons
Here’s a simple action we can all take at no cost; please stop using rubber or foil balloons as part of your celebrations of birthdays, weddings, anniversaries and so on. …
Action: Try some nature photography
Photography can be a fantastic (and free) way to learn and be inspired by our natural world Today’s action is to test out a potential new hobby – but don’t …
Action: Take our “no plastic” picnic challenge
Your mission, should you choose to accept it … The traditional picnic is a basket of outdoor food, taken to a park or beauty spot. Often lots of packaging is …
Action: Plant a wildflower patch
Our action this week is a cheap, fun and easy one. We are asking you to plant just 1 square meter of wild flower bed in your garden, or elsewhere …
Action: Make your garden attractive to bees
We cannot feed ourselves without pollinators, so it’s essential we provide an environment in which they can thrive Did you know that much of our food production depends on plants …
Action: Use peat-free compost in your garden
Peat (and garden products that include peat) should be avoided: here’s why Traditionally, peat would be cut from peat bogs and used in agriculture and in gardens, because it can …
Action: Eat a bit less beef
If you are not a vegetarian, here is an action that could have a massive impact on carbon emissions. It can also help with our health, food waste, packaging, food …
Action: Stop using party balloons
Cost of taking action: £/$/€ NIL Here’s a simple action; please stop using rubber or foil balloons as part of your celebrations of birthdays, weddings, anniversaries and so on. There …