Recycle batteries.
Did you know that some supermarkets have containers for recycling used batteries? This is certainly the case for Sainsbury’s in Bitterne. The battery container is near the front exit door.
Creation Care Tips
Recycle electric goods
Did you know that Currys will repair or recycle electrical goods? That could stop unnecessary landfill.
Let Terracycle help with recycling.
If you go onto the Terracycle site, you will find help to deal with products that are hard to recycle.
Good old M and S.
Did you know that M and S are aiming for a 70% improvement in the recycling of their packaging. You can drop back to one of their stores any bags or boxes that wrapped products you bought from them.
Those pesky coat hangers.
Do you have too many coat hangers clogging up your wardrobes? Don’t throw them away! Companies such as Marks and Spencers and Sainsburys will take back and recycle their branded hangers.
Turn off your kettle.
Your kettle, when boiled, is a big user of electricity. Did you know that you can save some of that energy by a simple trick. When the kettle is boiling, just before it clicks off, turn it off manually. There…
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Clean your teeth with bamboo.
Several chemists now sell bamboo made toothbrushes, which are much more environmentally friendly than plastic brushes. The bamboo brushes work well, I have tried them!
How about ethical banking?
If you are thinking about changing your bank or investing some money why not look at Triodos Bank UK? It is highly ethical, does not invest in morally doubtful projects but does invest in environmental or social welfare activities. Triodos…
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Naughty banks
Did you know that many banks invest funds in morally dubious industries such as oil and gas. If you want to put your money in a highly ethical bank, try Triodos UK. They refuse to invest in morally doubtful industries…
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Going Deeper this Summer.
Want to know more about why Christians should care about the Creation? Come to the ‘Going Deeper’ series at church, starting on 31st July. Bible based teaching will support deeper knowledge about why our world is being so badly damaged…
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