Plastic-Free Hackney forges ahead with canal rewilding project
Call for volunteers to help with canalside clean-up
Call for volunteers to help with canalside clean-up
The Plastic Free Hackney founder spoke to the Citizen after a team of 120 volunteers took part in the Big Spring Beach Clean last weekend
Local waste authority to host free events to help people avoid buying new – as it reveals 28 million toys are chucked away every year
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
Town Hall wants to persuade local businesses to provide free water to people with reusable bottles
One minute of convenience is not worth thousands of years of plastic pollution
‘As community leaders, it’s only right that they lead the way in tackling this scourge,’ campaigner says
Plastic-Free Hackney campaigner Bettina Maidment has been cutting down her plastic consumption for over 18 months
Bettina Maidment wants to hear the community’s views on plastic pollution to help her pinpoint the issues that matter most
‘Whether government has to enforce change, or businesses voluntarily move away from plastics to more sustainable options, change needs to happen!’