Radway Green Group
Radway Green Group
Our goal is to encourage and enable local residents to foster a sustainable future and improve the environment we live in
We live in a beautiful conservation area. We are grateful for our wonderful surroundings, but it can sometimes be difficult to be as ecologically focused as we might wish. Many of us are dependent on fossil fuels to heat our houses and for transport.
Radway Green Group aims to help you “do your bit”, whether reminding you about the recycling we can do already via the council collections, providing sustainable swaps for single use plastics or keeping you up to speed on the availability of additional recycling schemes.
The group holds events to help us to “reduce, reuse, recycle”, for example our beeswax wrap workshops. We want to include and encourage everyone in the village to join in and thus benefit from our activities.
If you like the sound of what we’re doing and would like to be part of it, please email pennygardner@radwayparishcouncil.org.uk.
Did you know?
You can now recycle more plastic wrapping at most large supermarkets
Collection points are normally located at the entrance to the supermarket in the same bin as shopping bags are collected
Sustainable swaps
Make one small green switch at a time
| WASTE ITEM | ALTERNATIVE |
|---|---|
| Plastic Food Bags Sandwich Bags Cling Film | Stretch to fit food covers Silicone stretch lids Glass containers Reusable fruit and vegetable bags Reusable freezer bags Beeswax food wraps Reusable sandwich bags |
| Plastic produce bags (in supermarkets) | Reusable fruit and vegetable bags |
| Plastic shopping bags | Reusable tote bag (keep a few in your car) |
| Plastic Containers | Glass containers (when you need to buy more) |
| Baking Paper Aluminium foil | Reusable silicone baking tin liners Reusable silicone baking tray liners Reusable burger liners BBQ grill mate – reusable |
| Kitchen paper towels | Bamboo Towels Washable cloths Forest Friendly Alternative |
| Disposable paper napkins | Bamboo towels Reusable napkins |
| Disposable Coffee Pods | Recyclable coffee pods that offer easy returns Reusable coffee pods |
| Plastic bottles | Reusable fillable bottle |
| Plastic Straws | Stainless Steel straws |
| Hand Soap in plastic container | Bar of hand soap Refillable container |
| Body wash in plastic container | Bar of Organic soap Refillable container |
| Shampoo | Shampoo bar Refillable container |
| Deodorant | Alum Stone Refillable container with solid deodorant |
| Make up wipes Cotton wool pads | Washable makeup cloths |
| Disposable dental floss | Water flosser |
| Paper cupcake cases | Silicone cupcake cases |
| Toilet Rolls | Forest friendly alternative made from bagasse which is a waste product from sugarcane processing – www.uk.whogivesacrap.org |
Please contact Penny Gardner for information on where to purchase alternatives from.