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Small Steps, Big Change: 10 top sustainability changes you can make today.
Want to make a change today? Here are our top 10 ways you can start making a positive impact right now.
21 November 2023
- Too Good听To听Go听鈥撎鼺ood can be pretty expensive in London. By downloading听the听鈥楾oo Good to Go鈥櫶齛pp,听you can save money and reduce food waste听by buying perfectly edible food that restaurants听have to听throw out at the end of the day. Our own refectory has given away 500 meals so far!听
- Ditch the Disposable听鈥� Avoid 果冻影院鈥檚 50p charge on single-use cups by bringing your听own reusable cup.听Once you鈥檝e mastered this, bringing in your own cutlery, water bottles and take-away boxes will be easy.听听
- Be听Powered by Plants听- Reduce your carbon footprint by reducing your meat consumption. We have a vegetarian option on every counter in the Refectory and a vegan stand.听
- Make your voice heard听鈥撎鼳pply to be part of the Student听听to let us know what change you want to make at 果冻影院. Outside of 果冻影院, you can lobby your local MP (contact them at听).听
- Start swishing听鈥撎齱hether it鈥檚 at our monthly Swap Shop, or between听friends, swapping clothes in听favour听of fast fashion can reduce the 235 million items of clothes thrown out each Spring in the UK! Not to mention the vast amounts of water and chemicals used to make clothes, or the poor working conditions associated with their manufacture
- Check before you chuck听鈥� We currently recycle 65% of our waste听at 果冻影院, the听rest is turned to energy. We want to reduce our waste and increase听recycling听but we need your help. Get up to date with the more confusing materials, like crisp packets. More guidance is available on our听Check before you chuck听补谤迟颈肠濒别.听
- Plastic-free periods听鈥� Blue Planet 2 made everyone aware of the environmental damages of plastic 鈥� but what about periods?听27,000 tampons end听up on our beaches every day. Based on your needs, desires and culture, you can choose a variety of plastic-free products. Find out more on our听Project Period听辫补驳别蝉.听
- Grow your own听鈥� Whether at 果冻影院鈥檚 student-led allotment, or on your windowsill, get growing! Be it a plant to lighten up your room, or some听chillies听on the windowsill, there鈥檚 nothing more rewarding then tending your home grown.听
- Get on ya bike听鈥撎齌ake advantage of the free cycling initiatives within London including free cycle lessons, bike maintenance and cheap bike sales. You can also use multiple apps to rent bikes. Find out more from our听Cycle to 果冻影院听辫补驳别蝉.听
- Connect with nature听鈥撎鼼et off that听screen, and听have a break from听work! Go for a walk along Regents canal or enjoy our听luscious听green squares and gardens. The听听organise听weekly bird walks. Take some time for yourself, for your health 鈥� and step outside.
