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Feb 28, 20181 min read
The Sound Lounge has always been plastic-free!
Wimbledon's latest pop up music & arts venue shares its #PlasticFreeMerton story... Being plastic free has been at the heart of The Sound...


Feb 27, 20181 min read
#PlasticFreeMerton makes a splash in Wimbledon!
Wimbledon Piazza was buzzing with activity on Saturday 24th February, as our mini North Pacific Gyre - home to a mass of plastic and...


Feb 23, 20181 min read
It's as easy as knife, fork, or spork!
#PlasticFreeMerton Weekly Challenge "100 billion individual disposable plastic utensils are used every year! I've been refusing...


Feb 22, 20181 min read
Businesses take the plastic-free pledge
Wimbledon town centre is the economic heart of the borough and as such, Love Wimbledon is keen to influence both business and consumer...


Feb 9, 20181 min read
Let loose!
#PlasticFreeMerton Weekly Challenge “Buying fruit and veg loose is not always an easy task... I couldn’t always get what I usually buy...


Feb 7, 20183 min read
Plastic-Free Living: It's easier than you think!
“From the moment we wake up until we go to bed, we use plastic in virtually every aspect of our lives. It seems almost impossible to...


Feb 2, 20183 min read
“Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could only do a little.”
Dealing with single-use-plastics is now high on the agenda. We’ve all seen the devastating effects of so much plastic waste in the...


Jan 26, 20181 min read
Join the refill revolution!
#PlasticFreeMerton Weekly Challenge "1 million single-use plastic bottles are used per minute around the world! This is crazy. Carrying...


Jan 19, 20181 min read
Don't be a mug... Carry one!
#PlasticFreeMerton Weekly Challenge "Like many others, I was shocked to learn that 2.5 billion coffee cups are used and thrown away each...

Jan 3, 20181 min read
The Sultan is straw-free
In Merton's fight against the plastic pollution crisis, we are calling on local pubs to stop using plastic straws. We are delighted that...


Dec 1, 20171 min read
Switch Off Fortnight at Dundonald Primary School
All classes saved electricity by switching off their Interactive Whiteboards for the whole day during Switch Off Fortnight. Teachers...


Nov 29, 20172 min read
Meet our new Interim CEO
In my first week as Interim CEO I am so excited to be involved with Sustainable Merton. As someone who knows Merton well, I am already...


Nov 28, 20175 min read
Keeping warm in winter
As the days are getting colder, we’ve put together a quick guide to help households save money while keeping warm. This guide is intended...


Nov 21, 20171 min read
Reflecting on COP 23
The UN Climate Change Conference – COP 23, which has just come to a close in Bonn, Germany, has reminded us just how daunting the size of...


Nov 9, 20171 min read
Pipbrook: The plastic-free online supermarket
Have you ever been into a supermarket and thought, "why is this product in plastic?" The use of plastic packaging in our supermarkets is...


Nov 6, 20173 min read
Lethal and Illegal: Solving London's Air Pollution Crisis
“On 2nd November, The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) released its final report on London's air pollution crisis. One of...


Nov 3, 20171 min read
What is COP 23?
COP 23 is the 23rd global Climate Change Conference organised by the UN to enable all countries of the world (except Syria and the USA)...


Oct 31, 20174 min read
Cycling to work: Getting started
I used to think that people who cycled in London were crazy. Safety, pollution, rain, theft… I really could not understand why would...


Oct 30, 20171 min read
Have a waste-free Halloween
A shocking 18,000 tonnes of perfectly edible squash is wasted and sent to landfill every year, highlighting the scary truth about the...


Oct 25, 20171 min read
Bring back bottle deposits!
60,000 of us took the survey telling the government to bring back bottle deposits. Now the Environment Minister Michael Gove has opened a...
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