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Wandsworth Green Pledgers & Champions

Information

Network with like-minded Green Pledgers. Let us know how you're doing with your pledges. Post your experiences and tips to inspire others! Enter the Green Champions competition 2009 at www.wandsworth.gov.uk/greenchampions (deadline 11.12.09)

Website: http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/greenpledge
Location: Wandsworth
Members: 20
Latest Activity: Jan 28

Local Projects in Wandsworth

Green Champions Awards 2009

The deadline has now been reached. Thank you to all the entrants and nominees for this year's Green Champions Awards. Judging will be taking place over the coming week - we look forward to reading about all the people and projects who made an effort to be green this year.

The Green Champions competition is a way to get eco-conscious individuals, schools, groups and families recognised in Wandsworth. Winners will get to attend our local awards ceremony in February, and also go through to the wider Green Guardian Awards later on at the swanky Wyndham Grand. Finalists will be announced next month.

Local environmental projects going on in the borough:

Wandsworth's Freecycle group is committed to reducing waste by connecting locals who are throwing away goods with others who are seeking them.
Balham Composters aim 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 and improving the Wandle Valley.
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 Our Greener Borough News (OGB News) 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

should the pledge site also allow one "vice" ...? 4 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 a…

Tagged: pledge, vice

Started by Mark. Last reply by Dominic Davies Dec. 23, 2009.

Disposable nappies? 6 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 Paddy_W Oct. 12, 2009.

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 proc…

Started by Diane. Last reply by Sophie Dec. 29, 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 aft…

Started by Diane. Last reply by Mark Nov. 28, 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 th…

Started by Diane. Last reply by Nick Nov. 3, 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 t…

Tagged: lightbulbs, lightbulb

Started by Nick Oct. 24, 2008.