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Shoreditch residents demand tougher action on single-use plastic after taking part in Greenpeace waste count

Just under 400 local households threw away more than 21,000 pieces of plastic in a week

Author: Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter

Shoreditch residents demand tougher action on single-use plastic after taking part in Greenpeace waste count

‘Trip of a lifetime’: Hackney pupils visit the Canary Islands to learn about sea life and plastic pollution

The Year 6 students from St Mary’s Primary School ‘now understand what it means to be a global citizen’

Author: Hackney Citizen

‘Trip of a lifetime’: Hackney pupils visit the Canary Islands to learn about sea life and plastic pollution

Hackney City Farm wins funding for two zero-waste initiatives

Farm’s zero-waste shop to expand and add digital signs thanks to backing from North London Waste Authority

Author: Hackney Citizen

Hackney City Farm wins funding for two zero-waste initiatives

The Citizen Gardener: ‘There is no waste in nature’

Kate Poland on how we can reduce rubbish in the garden

Author: Kate Poland

The Citizen Gardener: ‘There is no waste in nature’

Hackney pupils take on plastic pollution after learning about climate crisis

Students at Shoreditch Park Primary School have been exploring how to protect the environment – including making pencil pots out of plastic bottles

Author: Hackney Citizen

Hackney pupils take on plastic pollution after learning about climate crisis

Hackney gets six new water fountains as council continues fight against plastic waste

The refill stations have been installed at libraries and leisure centres across the borough

Author: Clara Hernanz

Hackney gets six new water fountains as council continues fight against plastic waste

UK first as Town Hall trials ‘reverse vending machine’ on Hoxton estate

The contraption allows residents to recycle cans and plastic bottles in exchange for discounts at two local shops

Author: Hackney Citizen

UK first as Town Hall trials ‘reverse vending machine’ on Hoxton estate

Plastic-Free Hackney backs launch of waste-saving repair cafés

Local waste authority to host free events to help people avoid buying new – as it reveals 28 million toys are chucked away every year

Author: Hackney Citizen

Plastic-Free Hackney backs launch of waste-saving repair cafés

Titbits – Missed history, handshakes and mayoral outtakes

Read this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough

Author: Hackney Citizen

Plastic-Free Hackney campaigner calls for volunteers ahead of busy zero-waste weekend

Bettina Maidment is teaming up with Sustainable Hackney to host a film screening and waste-free market on Saturday – before cleaning up the Marshes on Sunday

Author: Hackney Citizen

Plastic-Free Hackney campaigner calls for volunteers ahead of busy zero-waste weekend

Plastic pollution: Council urges volunteers to help kickstart a ‘refill revolution’ in Hackney

Town Hall wants to persuade local businesses to provide free water to people with reusable bottles

Author: Hackney Citizen

Plastic pollution: Council urges volunteers to help kickstart a ‘refill revolution’ in Hackney

Leader – The last straw

One minute of convenience is not worth thousands of years of plastic pollution

Author: Hackney Citizen