Tackling climate change in South Yorkshire

Tackling climate change in South Yorkshire

Tackling climate change in South Yorkshire

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Reducing the number of new things we consume will reduce energy consumption further back in the manufacturing processes. Learning to value, repair and re-purpose things more can also be a very personally satisfying experience. Here are some examples of what people have been doing…
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Reducing the number of new things we consume will reduce energy consumption further back in the manufacturing processes. Learning to value, repair and re-purpose things more can also be a very personally satisfying experience. Here are some examples of what people have been doing…

Green City Action has been running a successful community Toolbank since the 1990s. The Toolbank provides low cost tool hire to people and community groups in Burngreave and the surrounding areas. They have over 80...

One street in Shefield has created its own ‘re-use’ scheme through WhatsApp. It started as a Covid support group but subsequently evolved into a much broader neighbourhood group as restrictions were lifted and now actively...

Harland Works Repair Café in Sheffield happens monthly on a Sunday afternoon. Volunteer ‘fixers’ give their time to undertake simple repair tasks on things such as clothes, bikes, electrical items. This runs alongside an actual...

Bannerdale Climate Champs are a small group of neighbours who want to take action on the climate and nature crisis. One of their first activities has been to run a ‘recycling café’ every month where...

The Greenhill clothes swaps have been running for several years. It started as a group of friends who wanted to have some fun and swap clothes. We now have over 50 people attending our swaps...

Together, we can help tackle climate change

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