The run-up to Christmas in the UK is feeling bleaker than usual due to the recession and ‘Cost of Living Crisis’, affecting everything from food prices to sky-high energy bills. We recently looked at ways where green shopping could save you money, we wanted to do the same for Christmas. Most of us need to …
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Money-saving shopping tips that could help the planet too The ‘Cost of Living crisis’ has really started to take hold in the UK, with energy bills now at a record high on top of other rises seemingly across the board – council tax bills, fuel prices and food. It got us thinking about whether more …
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Hard-hitting Plastic pollution facts: Useful for kids and adults alike! Here at CLEAR Community, our aim is to help communities in Indonesia manage their waste through initiatives like waste banks and educational programmes. So we know a lot about plastic waste – read on to find out where it all comes from, how big a …
Wandering around the villages of Java at sunset or sunrise, one of the most striking things is the acrid smell of burning waste. CLEAR Community is helping villages stop this pollution. Current waste disposal Outside the front of almost every family’s house will be a pile of burning leaves and rubbish, including dozens of black …
In Europe the EU intends to go ahead with the ban on all single-use plastics by 2021, but at present, plastic consumption has increased considerably due to the fear of catching the Covid-19 virus. Sadly, the Covid-19 pandemic has led to a huge increase in single-use plastic and halted, or reversed progress made against the …
We had a lovely time picking up plastic on the beach the other day. There were eight of us altogether, including two of our English students and three of our helpers, all with exciting backgrounds and travel plans. Our aim was to make Coco Beach, or the Reef, look squeaky clean with no hint of …
