Manchester Friends of the Earth | Archive of website content

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Our website contains a variety of items dating back to 2001. You can use this archive to explore by year, campaign theme, specific campaign, and category. See also our new releases, our media appearances and our newsletters.

YEARS

2020

CAMPAIGNS

WASTE&RESOURCES

Plastic Free Takeaways

Waste

The Story of Plastic – community screening

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event report

5th Sep 2020

At the beginning of the summer, we organised an online community screening of "The Story of Plastic".

Compostable packaging in Greater Manchester

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12th Aug 2019

There is often a lot of confusion when it comes to compostable packaging, the way to dispose of it and the actual meaning of the word. This post will hopefully help clarify slightly. Definitions Degradable: Used for a product that …

What happens to our household waste?

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18th May 2019

The government publishes annual statistics on waste collected by local authorities. What does this tell us about our household waste in Greater Manchester?

Go plastic-free this Christmas with Friends of the Earth

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8th Nov 2018

Christmas will be here before we know it, with some people way ahead of the game when it comes to organising parties and shopping for gifts.

Plastic Free GM Petition

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30th Sep 2018

Sign our petition for a future free of single-use plastics in Greater Manchester!

Help Manchester Friends of the Earth * Recycle * Reuse * Raise Money *

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15th Aug 2018

Manchester Friends of the Earth have signed up with the Recycling for Good Causes scheme to collect unwanted items and recycle them to raise money for Friends of the Earth.

Transforming our economy: Scaling up solutions

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8th Feb 2018

We live in a world facing many destructive and entwined crises – including growing inequality, climate change, poverty, pollution and human rights violations. Our current economic system is perpetuating and exacerbating these crises.

9 really good alternatives to plastic

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2nd Jan 2018

Plastic is in crisp packets, toothbrushes, coffee cups – even tea bags. How can you avoid it? Quick tricks to reduce your plastic consumption.

Manchester Friends of the Earth open meeting: film screening of Demain (Tomorrow)

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30th Dec 2017

The first open meeting of 2018 will be the screening of the film: Demain (Tomorrow). Showing solutions, telling a feel-good story… this may be the best way to solve the ecological, economical and social crises that our countries are going …

21 eco-friendly Christmas tips: Leisure and Travel (19-21)

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11th Dec 2017

How to ease off the rampant consumerism without seeming a bit of a Scrooge at Christmas. Our 21 cockle-warming tips for a greener festive season.. Leisure and Travel.

21 eco-friendly Christmas tips: Decorations (15-18)

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9th Dec 2017

How to ease off the rampant consumerism without seeming a bit of a Scrooge at Christmas. Our 21 cockle-warming tips for a greener festive season.. Decorations

21 eco-friendly Christmas tips: Gifts (6-10)

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7th Dec 2017

How to ease off the rampant consumerism without seeming a bit of a Scrooge at Christmas. Our 21 cockle-warming tips for a greener festive season.. Gifts.

21 eco-friendly Christmas tips. Trees (1-5)

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3rd Dec 2017

How to ease off the rampant consumerism without seeming a bit of a Scrooge at Christmas. Our 21 cockle-warming tips for a greener festive season… first up Trees.

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