Top tips for a sustainable festive season
Christmas can be an expensive time, and comes with lots of associated materials which can contribute to waste and unsustainability. Here’s our top tips to keep your Christmas sustainable:
Sustainable Amersham is a local community group deeply concerned about the devastating impacts of climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss. Our volunteer members design and implement projects that address these impacts. Find out more about what we do!
Anyone can support us and get our newsletter with information on events and activities going on in our area as well as details of our meetings and projects. The bigger we are, the bigger our voice in local decisions that affect our future.
We always need motivated volunteers of all backgrounds and ages to bring their skills and time to existing projects, to start new projects. Find out how to volunteer with us.
Act today to protect tomorrow.
Christmas can be an expensive time, and comes with lots of associated materials which can contribute to waste and unsustainability. Here’s our top tips to keep your Christmas sustainable:
Join us just after the new year and bring your broken items so our experts can give them a second lease of life for free!
Join us for our annual Christmas social to celebrate the spirit of the season and the progress we’ve made towards a greener, more sustainable area.
Join Buckinghamshire Community Energy (BCE) and Sustainable Amersham for our Green Energy Fair for anyone interested in finding out more about making their home energy efficient, and installing renewable and low carbon power and heating sources.
Join us on an interactive 3-hour workshop to learn the science behind climate change and galvanise action.
Come and join other volunteers to help remove the grass cuttings and autumn leaves so they don’t clog up our wildflower meadows.
Sunday 10th November, 2pm – (Holy Trinity Church) – Join us on a guided walk with naturalist John Tyler, to explore and learn about fungi in Penn wood.
Community Swap Cafe, St Michael’s Church, 1st of February 10 am -1 pm (TBC), free, no need to register
Swap or buy pre-loved toys, costumes, clothes or books, for children. Have a cuppa and a chat while helping your pocket, the planet and your sanity!
Repair café on Saturday the 2nd of November! Electrical, woodwork, glueing, sewing and all sorts of general repairs will be available.
1. Change your current account to a sustainable bank like Triodos, and investigate where your pension is invested.
2. Insulate your home.
3. Choose an energy provider which is actively contributing to renewable energy generation.
4. Use electronics like mobile phones as long as possible.
5. Fly less.
6. Try to eat plant-based foods as much as possible, avoiding beef, dairy and lamb in particular — they usually have the biggest footprint.
7. When it’s time to buy your next car, get a fully electric or hybrid one.
8. Mend and repair your clothes, and buy good quality secondhand.
9. Get your fruit and veg delivered with minimal packaging (we love Riverford), and buy in bulk locally.
10. Get involved with Sustainable Amersham!