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Shropshire Climate Action: Gardening Gardening You don’t have to be a landowner or have a big garden to make a major contribution to Shropshire’s part of the planet. Whatever the size of our garden, even our windowsill, we can increase the planet’s health and vitality, as well as making a positive impact on our own wellbeing. Things to consider: Observe 'no-mow' periods on your lawn Grow fruit and vegetables where possible Plant for pollinators Create a pond - however small, this is fantastic habitat for amphibians and other creatures Grow a native hedge as a living boundary How we can garden to help nature Local expert, Sue Crichton from Abdon & Wheathill, promotes ways to garden while creating habitats to encourage insects, amphibians, birds and bats. Use this checklist to see how to make your garden more wildlife friendly. Follow Natural Networks Around Brown Clee (NNABC) via their Facebook page to find out more. Information online: Here are seven links to the R oyal Horticult ural Society (R HS) website, looking at specific topics: About Climate Change and how gardeners need to adapt – a ‘why?’ piece 'Hands on': 4 key elements in gardening for the environment Some 'how to' garden sustainably tips Reduce garden pollution: alternatives to chemicals Water use in your garden Go plastic free in your garden Why not persuade your local Gardening Club to invite speakers on some of these ideas? Shropshire Organic Gardeners (SOGS ) has information about organic gardening and events such as plant exchanges etc. See Shropshire-based Nancy Lowe's website, www.thenaturalgardener.org.uk to find out about talks, clubs and courses. Check out Shropshire Wildlife Trust's website which has information about helping wildlife thrive in our gardens Support for schools Seedpips Garden Club and Produce Pr oject CIC currently supports Corvedale CE Primary School, Diddlebury with their weekly gardening club and a community larder . They want to facilitate and su pport volunteer led gardening club sessions and schemes in schools across South Shropshire.

Shropshire Climate Action: Home page   Read More Welcome! Shropshire Climate Action (SCA) is an action driven coalition of local people, organisations and businesses, all dedicated to helping Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin take climate action. SCA brings together the South Shropshire Climate Action, Zero Carbon Shropshire and Shropshire Green Exchange networks because a co-ordinated and collaborative response is needed to tackle the climate and Nature crises at a local level. This website is full of information about the actions we can take as individuals, communities, schools, town and parish councils and businesses to support Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin to reach net zero by 2030. See how you can get involved in the invaluable work that local organisations in our network are already doing to protect Nature, reduce our carbon emissions and improve our health and wellbeing across the topics of energy and housing, land and biodiversity (including food), transport and repair reuse-recycle initiatives. Together we can take action to lessen the impacts of the climate and Nature emergency. Read more about us here Read our Climate Action Reports What is the Climate Emergency? Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin's carbon emissions How to take action Explore our website to find practical advice and information on taking climate and nature action across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin and how you can get involved with local organisations. Energy & Buildings Land & Biodiversity Transport Reuse, Repair, Recycle Green Your Money Individual action Community action Councils Schools & Youth Groups Local Businesses Local Lobbying Eco anxiety Local climate groups How to get involved Help make Shropshire Climate Action an effective channel for accelerating climate action – we can do it with you, we can’t do it without you Please email us at: contact@shropshireclimateaction.org Or get in touch about any of the following activities using the form below. Contact us Sign up to our monthly newsletter here Volunteer with us or join our working groups & meetings Share your local news, actions & events with us Make a donation here Get in touch with us! First Name Last Name Email Message Send Please see our Privacy Policy. Thank you for your message we will respond as soon as possible!

Shropshire Climate Action: Recycle & Refill Recycle & refill According to WRAP 3% of global greenhouse gas emissions come from plastic packaging – more than the 2.5% contribution from global aviation. The best way to reduc e the need to recycle is to avoid buying overly packaged items in the first place. 76% of the 8,300 million tonnes of plastic produced between the 1920s and 2015 became waste. Back then only 9% was recycled. While recycling rates have increased , we can’t recycle our way out of the plastic problem. For example, despite 60% of people in the UK saying they use a refillable water bottle, 10m single use water bottles are still bought e very day, 700,000 of which are disc arded as litter. Surfers Against Sewage have identified the worst companies for plastic pollution in their Citizen Science Brand Audit . Actions you can take The following websites contains ideas and actions for how you can reduce you plastic use. Get involved in the campaigns and Big Plastic Count surveys of Every Day Plastic Surfers Against Sewage have a Plastic Free Communities campaign you can sign up to, to encourage your community and local businesses to go plastic free and they organise litterpicks and beach cleans Shropshire Against Pointless Plastic shows all of the local Shropshire communities who have already taken this step. Bridgnorth has been awarded Plastic Free Community status by Surfers Against Sewage Sign up to the Plastic Free July® challenge , an initiative of the Plastic Free Foundation. You will be sent weekly emails with tips, stories and news from the global movement Make your lunch box zero waste (poster is designed by Generation Zero Carbon Shropshire). Local Refill opportunities There are refill shops across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin (see the list below) where you can refill your food, cleaning and toiletry products to avoid packaging and reduce your plastic consumption. The Refill website also helps you to find places to eat, drink and shop with less waste. Get inspired by Shrewsbury Cup - a reusable cup available in cafes across Shrewsbury. Customers pay £1 deposit, enjoy their drink and then return the Shrewsbury cup to any participating café to get their £1 back. The cups are washed ready to be used again. Harvest Wholefoods Glebe Farm, Lydham, nr Bishops Castle, SY9 5HB. Further information Myriad Organics 22 Corve Street, Ludlow, SY8 1DA. Further information Honeysuckle 53 Church Street, Oswestry, SY11 2SZ. Further information Pomona Grocery 1-2 Castle Gates, Shrewsbury, SY1 2AQ. Further information Refill Your Boots 31 High Street, Whitchurch, SY13 1AZ. Further information Pantry Severn Lasyard House, Underhill Street, Bridgnorth, WV16 4BB. Further information Simple Life Unwrapped 12 High Street, Much Wenlock, TF13 6AA. Further information Green Options Zero Waste Darwin Shopping Centre Pride Hill, Shrewsbury, SY1 1BN. Further information The Green Cove Wellington Market, Wellington, TF1 1DT. Further information Entertaining Elephants 43 High Street, Church Stretton, SY6 6BX. Further information The Little Green Pantry Newport Indoor Market, Stafford Street, Newport, TF10 7LU. Further information Minimise Shrewsbury Market Hall, Claremont Street, Shrewsbury, SY1 1HQ. Further information The Little Green Pantry 2 Crown Street, Wellington, TF1 1LP. Further information Recycling in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Recycling in the UK is c urrently the responsibility of Local Authorities . Find out what you can recycle where you live by clicking on the following Council websites: Shropshire Council's Recycling tips and Recycling and rubbish FAQs Telford and Wrekin Council's Recycling Information and A To Z of Recycling And Rubbish The TerraCycle scheme also helps people to recycle the unrecyclable (including crisp packets, cheese packets, pens, bread bags, coffee pods etc. etc). You can find your nearest collection point and what can be recycled via the website. Material Focus has created a tool to help consumers find recycling points for electronic item s.

Energy & Buildings Motivation The UK is committed to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050, to address global warming. We have set ourselves an ambitions local target to achieve this by 2030. But, as we've seen, energy prices have increased. We can all benefit by making sure that our homes use as little energy as possible. Liu, Z., Deng, Z., Davis, S.J. et al. Monitoring global carbon emissions in 2021 Nat Rev Earth Environ 3, 217–219 (2022) How can you save? It's best to plan for three stages: Reduce consumption : Short-term fixes that cut your bills immediately and reduce emis sions. Improve efficiency : Investing in increased insulation and energy efficient appliances to get a long-term return. Shift to renewable energy : a combination of low-carbon heating (probably a heat pump), buying energy from a renewable supplier, time shifting to off-peak, and possibly installing solar panels. Advice, assistance and funding Many of the energy-saving measures presented on this site have reasonably short time payback period. If you can afford them they will pay for themselves. ECO 4 grants have been available for those eligible, including people on benefits. The most recent ECO Plus grants will be available to anyone in poorly insulated (EPC D or below) houses in council tax bands A to D. They are not means tested. The Boiler Upgrade Scheme provides grants of £5,000 towards the installation of a heat pump. Contact your local group or MEA for advice. Meet with an energy advisor. Other on-line resources Energy Saving Trust ...

Our story and our values Solutions for a Sustainable Future – A Community Action Group in it for the Long Haul (Charity no 1159816) We are a Registered Charity that helps people to become more energy efficient, save money and reduce their carbon emissions. Climate Change is real, happening right now, even in the UK; and it is a huge challenge. We know that this is a global problem and will only be solved by global action, but it is important to be active locally. Government should be leading the way (so we’ve also got involved nationally), but it is also up to individuals to reduce their carbon emissions and tread more lightly on our beautiful world.

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