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Christmas is a magical time, but it often comes with unnecessary waste - from plastic decorations and over-bought gifts to leftover food. The good news is that it’s easier than you might think to celebrate thoughtfully, support your local community, and reduce your environmental impact. With so many independent shops, makers, and food producers in our towns and villages, a sustainable and festive season is well within reach. Here’s our guide: 1. Shop Smart and Local Our local

Over the years, our newsletter has shared plenty of book reviews - stories that have inspired, challenged and warmed the hearts of the Wotton Area CAN team. From moving environmental memoirs to eye-opening guides and tales that celebrate the wonders of the natural world, these are the books that have stayed with us. If you’re looking for inspiration for your next read, or even a thoughtful gift, we hope this collection can be your guide. And if you decide to try one of these

As the nights are closing in and the temperature drops, that can only mean one thing – whether you know it as Halloween, All Hallows’ Eve, or Samhain, it’s spooky season! But the scariest thing about Halloween isn’t the ghosts and the witches, it’s the impact on our planet. Throwaway costumes, plastic decorations, and wasted pumpkins galore, it’s not good news for the environment…. So we’ve gathered some top tips for how to celebrate sustainably and enjoy a green Halloween: W

Soft plastic is one of the trickiest types of household waste to recycle, but many UK supermarkets now claim to have a solution. Tesco ,...

About eight years ago, our family decided to try and cut plastic out of our food shop. Not completely, we weren’t aiming for perfection,...

Did you know that menstrual products are the 5th most common form of plastic waste found on Europe's beaches? The Environmenstrual...

All too often we bring single use plastics into our homes when we buy new products to replace something that has broken. So many of our...

Spring is a beautiful and bountiful time for our gardens but such a lot of our garden preparations each year involve single use plastics....

Fast fashion can sometimes feel like the only affordable option but did you know that much of the ‘high street’ fashion contains plastic?...

For most of us the bathroom is home to a plethora of plastic bottles and disposables. Fortunately this is one area where reusable and...

It seems inevitable! Having children means an influx of plastic into your home but there are ways that we can reduce how much plastic we...

Much of our food comes packaged in plastic but it is possible to avoid a lot of this by using our local shops. Fruit and veg – loose,...