Information and resources for people and organisations in Gloucestershire who want to reduce their plastic footprint
September: Great Big Green Week
The nationwide Great Big Green Week comes to Stroud with free events to help people deal with the cost of living. Transition Stroud are hosting a free energy-saving advice stall outside the Stroud Subrooms, a bike workshop with Access Bike, slow-cooker cooking with the Network of Stroud Hubs, and a repair café. All events are free, with many happening in the pop-up shop next to Emmaus on the London Road. Calendar of Events
October: Our next volunteer meeting
We are resuming our monthly drop-in volunteer meetings for Stroud District Action on Plastic in October. We will be meeting at the beautiful Trinity Rooms Community Hub, Field Road, Stroud GL5 2HZ on Saturday the 29th of October 2022, 1-2pm. The Trinity Room Cafe will be open, and you can book a slot at the Repair Cafe between 11am-2pm or join the Knitter Knatters. Come and pop in – there is lots to see and a lovely social time to be had!
Stroud District Action on Plastic volunteers receive the prestigious 2022 Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service
The award recognises the work of the many supporters who have joined SDAP in eliminating unnecessary plastic in our district, including families, businesses, schools, local councils, colleges, doctors’ surgeries, clubs, shops, cafés, pubs, festival organisers and many others. Thank you to everyone who supported this initiative and volunteered their time and effort. Read more…
- Stroud District Action on Plastic volunteers receive the Queen’s Award
We are very happy to announce that Stroud District Action on Plastic have been awarded the 2022 Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service for outstanding work in the community. The community volunteer… - Global Plastic Treaty to end Plastic Pollution
“Today marks a triumph by planet earth over single-use plastics. This is the most significant environmental multilateral deal since the Paris accord. It is an insurance policy for this generation… - A Joyous People-led Movement: The Jump
A new report published by the charity and grassroots climate movement The JUMP found that citizens have direct influence over 27% of the emissions savings needed by 2030 to avoid… - Christmas without the Waste
Do you want a Holiday Season without piles of packaging and bins stacked high with recycling and rubbish? Here are some great ideas for cutting out packaging and making the… - Why should we live plastic free, and how? Small Steps to Less Waste (Book Review)
What are the tipping points that encourage people to make significant changes to their behaviour? And when applied to disposable plastic, why should we live plastic free, and how? These… - We Are The (plastic free) Champions
I’ve borrowed this title from a Surfers Against Sewage post that highlights way in which teams and venues around the UK are reducing single use plastic in sport. There’s a…