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Nature: Making Us Healthier and Happier
Across Greater Manchester, our environment is hard at work. Our trees clean the air and help to prevent flooding across the city region. They can also make our streets quieter, cooler and more resilient to climate change. Wildlife corridors provide ways for insects, amphibians and small mammals to move around freely. Our environment helps to look after all living things.
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That Counts! in Greater Manchester
Starring people from across Greater Manchester, the That Counts! campaign kicked-off as the region returned to routine after the summer holidays. It inspires people to move more in a way that suits them, with a clear daily 30 minute target for people to move for. Everything counts, from walking to school to dancing about the house, and getting off a stop early on the way to work.
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Fulfilled plastic-free shopping
Nestled in the picturesque town of Ramsbottom, Fulfilled is a pioneering shop that is leading the way in creating a ‘single use plastic’ free town.
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Free water on tap in Greater Manchester
Refill, the award-winning campaign to prevent plastic pollution by connecting people with free tap water has launched in Greater Manchester with the installation of the first water fountain in Bury as part of a pilot scheme.
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Flourish
After living in the US where buying plastic free staples like flour, lentils and rice in “hoppers” (giant containers from which customers serve themselves using their own container or bag) was easily done at some Grocery Stores, she couldn’t believe this wasn’t possible in a large, thriving city like Manchester. So she decided it was time for change!
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Lowther Road Free Little Library
Little libraries are popping up all over Greater Manchester. It’s a great way to share books in the community, reading and reusing books instead of throwing them in the bin.
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Waste Savers Radcliffe, Whitefield and Prestwich
Community Waste Savers Groups are popping up all over Greater Manchester. They offer a free place for local people to donate the things they no longer want and for others to request them. Making sure that unwanted but usable items are reused by others is a great way to reduce the amount we throw away every day.
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Grindsmith
…for serving delicious coffee to those in need of a caffeine fix, and others who want to relax in their comfortable venues, Behind the tasty beverages is a dedicated team who care about sustainability from seed to cup.
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Gronn Eco Salon, Bury
Rachael started her career in hairdressing at the age of 17 in Bury, and has worked all over Greater Manchester in the hair and beauty industry for the last 26 years. When she decided to take the leap and open her own salon, it felt right to return to Bury. “I wanted to run a salon in the kindest way I could, for the planet, for animals, for everyone. It came from my core values really; it’s just an extension of that”.
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Seastraw is a Manchester-based campaign
Working with pubs, bars, restaurants and other businesses using disposable food items
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Envirolution Festival
Envirolution is a volunteer-led, one-day festival held annually at Platt Fields Park in Fallowfield. A shining example of how large-scale events and festivals can be single-use plastic free and offer excellent food, drink, activities and entertainment.
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M20 Refills
Manchester’s first ‘milkman style’ zero waste home delivery service. The service delivers eco-friendly cleaning products and toiletries in reusable glass bottles, and a range of reduced packaging products including bamboo toothbrushes in a simple cardboard packet and beeswax food wraps (a plastic-free alternative to clingfilm).
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