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Camden FoE Green Action for Change
With the excitement of the general election behind us, it’s time to re-focus on the local agenda. In 2011 the council launched their sustainability plan, Green Action for Change, with some fanfare. The...
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Buy nothing day
Once a month we at Camden Friends of the Earth having been attempting to buy nothing, spend nothing and consume as little as we can bringing attention to and shifting the balance of our lives. We’ve...
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A positive addition to buying nothing
Recently I’ve been thinking about how I can make more of buy nothing day. Buying nothing can end up being a bit of a passive endeavour – staying at home, eating leftovers, not shopping on the...
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Seeing waste differently – a field trip
Last month we went on a “field trip” to Camden market. Vegan pumpkin curry in a biodegradable container with a vegware fork Refilling a water bottle from a central tap – just needs a label to point...
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How I got into environmentalism
When I was young I use to live in a seaside town in Italy, a place where I could hear the seagulls cawing outside my window and had the beach a few minutes away from my house. I remember spending the...
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My Journey to a Plastic Free life
Last year my life changed. There were 2 major events which prompted this change, the first was starting a new job at Too Good To Go – the app that’s fighting food waste in the UK & Europe, my eyes...
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How to holiday without hurting the world!
By Ludovica Uggeri Holidays are always a great way to relax, get away from your routine, enjoy a bit of sunshine and spend time with friends and family. They are the opportunity to switch off from...
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Plastic free shops
This month’s blog is a more practical one. We’re talking a lot about plastic and the harm that it will do, i.e. we all know that it’s important to avoid plastic whereever we can. But it can be hard to...
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Second-hand chic: manifest sustainability through local charity shopping
By Jessica Clark Recently, the environmentally unfriendly effects of fast fashion have entered public consciousness, causing pause for thought amongst those of us wishing to implement sustainable...
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Learning reflections on Coronavirus
Jessica Clark The impact of the coronavirus pandemic on our collective and individual wellbeing – mental, physical and financial – is hard to fathom. In fact, it is almost impossible, and...
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Camden Sustainable Shopping Map
Sustainable shop key Ever wanted to know the best areas to check out charity shops or find plastic free grocery stores near you? We are building a map of the London Borough of Camden to highlight the...
View ArticleCamden’s Climate Action Plan: Landscape of Opportunities
In July 2019, Camden Council held a Citizens’ Assembly on the climate crisis, the first of its kind in the UK, to develop a set of proposals on how Camden should address the climate emergency. These...
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20 steps closer to Circular Economy in Camden
As more local authorities, governments, and companies give increasing recognition to the value of Circular Economy (CE), it seems like the term has become a synonym of sustainability, a catchy -almost...
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Take back the pack: The tool kit.
The plastic mess of takeaway. The recent surge of takeaways has led to an increase in food waste and plastic pollution. On average, every takeaway has 6 pieces of plastic including multiple plastic...
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Making a reusable grocery bag
Do you have old pieces of fabric that deserve a second life? Follow our step-by step guide on how to make a reusable grocery bag from old fabric. This bag was made using this pattern and following...
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Bring your reusables: the toolkit
Protecting our planet, one cup at a time! With the health concerns and uncertainties around the way COVID-19 spreads, a massive increase in plastic pollution has been seen since lockdown was first...
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Camden For Warm Homes
The Campaign Soaring gas prices are causing misery for millions across the UK. The average energy bill has almost doubled since October 2021, and analysts predict bills won’t fall below pre-COVID...
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Planet Over Profit – what is it and what can you do at local level?
By Anna Smith Planet over Profit is Friends of the Earth’s tactical effort to hold corporations to account for their lack of sustainability awareness and harm on the planet through the exploitation of...
View ArticlePractical advice: 4 common pitfalls when trying to be sustainable
We’re all trying to do our best to protect the environment and to reduce our carbon footprint. Yet it’s easy to do things that are actually counterproductive, as there are so many myths and...
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For our book swap, here are 3 environmental titles to inspire us
Misinformation and ignorance are amongst the greatest challenges when it comes to fighting climate change and protecting our future. Fossil fuel companies knew all the facts back in the 1970s, but...
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