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Wandsworth Green Pledgers

Information

Your chance to network with other likeminded Green Pledge members and find out about other local projects. Please let us know how you're doing with the pledges you've made and post your experiences and tips to inspire others.

Website: http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/greenpledge
Location: Wandsworth
Members: 15
Latest Activity: 11 Jun

Local Projects in Wandsworth

If you want to get more involved at a local level, there are plenty of environmental projects going on in the borough! Here are some examples...

- Wandsworth's Freecycle group is committed to reducing waste by connecting individuals in the London Borough of Wandsworth who are throwing away goods with others who are seeking them
- the Balham Composters project, aims to bring together local experience of composting
- Food up Front, last year's Green Champions award winner, aims to promote the use of front gardens and balconies to grow and share healthy, natural food
- the Wandle Trust is an ecological charity committed to cleaning up the River Wandle in particular, and improving the Wandle Valley as a whole
- Transition Town Tooting is a community-based group in the Tooting area working together to look Peak Oil and Climate Change squarely in the eye

The current issue (and back issues) of the Green Pledge newsletters are now in the Box below!

Got any tips for others in the borough? Do you have any environmental gripes? Not sure what the greenest option is? Why not join in the discussion below!

Discussion Forum

Disposable nappies? 5 Replies

Nappies account for around 3% of household waste collections, and therefore have an impact on our council rates. I read that a child will use on average 5,000 disposable nappies until potty trained...

Tagged: disposable, nappy

Started by Paddy_W. Last reply by Rosie Aneja 27 Apr.

Reduce and Reuse instead of Recycle 21 Replies

Councils and the media etc regularly encourage people to recycle but I think more emphasis should be put on encouraging waste reduction and on reuse rather than on recycling. The whole recycling pr...

Started by Diane. Last reply by Sophie 29 Dec 2008.

Green Waste Collections 4 Replies

Wandsworth Council usually charge for green waste to be collected for composting but this charge is waived for Christmas tree collections. Could we also have a 'used pumpkin creations' collection a...

Started by Diane. Last reply by Mark 28 Nov 2008.

should the pledge site also allow one "vice" ...? 3 Replies

I have spoken to a number of people recently that are keen to become greener - but are holding back because there is a specific "vice" that is holding them back. For example, they would like to get...

Tagged: pledge, vice

Started by Mark. Last reply by Ben 17 Nov 2008.

Green Pledge Newsletter 5 Replies

The Green Pledge newsletter has had some useful information in it.to date. Perhaps it can be posted onto this page in future? Also, if anyone can suggest any items to include in it, if they posted ...

Started by Diane. Last reply by Nick 3 Nov 2008.

Don't wait to change your lightbulbs!

The second most popular pledge on the W'worth site is to: Replace all light bulbs in my home with energy saving bulbs when they run out And page 2 of April’s Newsletter (Issue 4) reminds people...

Tagged: lightbulbs, lightbulb

Started by Nick 24 Oct 2008