Sustainable Nottingham

How city centre businesses are making a difference

DIESEL LACE MARKET HOTEL New sustainable range of clothing to be released soon Losing the plastic bottles in favour of eco-friendly alternatives

Diesel is formally committed to implementing a responsible business strategy that is respectful of people and the environment. Building upon this philosophy and its positively disruptive outlook, the brand's sustainability strategy is centred around four key pillars and commitments. These are to ‘Be the alternative’ – creating alternative, responsible products and packaging. To ‘Stand up for the planet’ – committing to climate action. They ‘Celebrate individuality’ – committing to developing a sustainability culture within the company and to ‘Promote integrity’ - working towards the highest social and environmental standards throughout its supply chain. In December, Lace Market Hotel took a small step to make a big change at the hotel. Every year in hotels, hundreds of thousands of miniature plastic toiletry bottles get thrown away and end up in landfill. They took the decision to remove all single use toiletries from their rooms and replace them with reusable dispensers made of recycled materials. They have partnered with Natural Remedies who produce vegan friendly toiletries using 95% organic ingredients such as sage, blackcurrant, nettle and bergamot. They contain no colorants and are parabon and silicone free. They estimated that they were using 90,000 miniature bottles per year - which equates to almost 1 tonne of plastic waste. This simple change will make a massive difference.

KIEHL'S Recycle and be Rewarded Recycle your empty used Kiehl’s packaging in any UK Free Standing Store. They will stamp your reward card for each full-size product returned. Each time you make a purchase in store they will also stamp your card if you use your own bag. 10 stamps will fill your reward card and you will be gifted with your choice of one of their 75ml travel size formulas at the value of £9.50 (selection subject to availability)

CLEAN CUT KITCHEN Sustainability within the Restaurant At Clean Cut they have a strategy to be fully sustainable within their restaurants. With this in mind, people may wonder why they only have one generic bin in the restaurant. As part of the intu Victoria Centre, they have a ‘zero landfill’ waste policy at their location. All waste is bagged in clear bags and sent to a waste processing facility within the centre, there, all the waste is sorted and sent for processing. All recyclables are to be recycled, compostable waste is sent to be composted and all other waste goes to the Nottingham District heating facility to provide efficient heating for the city.

Pioneering Sustainability

TRANSPORT Nottingham City Transport has the largest fleet of double decker Bio-gas buses in the world. Launched in 2017, the super environmentally friendly bio-gas buses reduce CO2 emissions by up to 84%* compared to an equivalent brand-new diesel double deck bus. Lower emissions mean a cleaner city for all! Another way to help reduce your carbon footprint when travelling to the city is by using the tram. The tram goes as far south as Clifton, all the way through the city to as north as Hucknall.

PRINTERS This magazine itself is printed on FSC accredited paper and is printed using Vegan-ink.

HOLLAND AND BARRET Holland & Barrett have some great items in store to make to you think differently about your beauty products. Swap your usual sanitary products for the Orangicup, which you can pick up from the Listergate store for £20.99, or change your standard Makeup removal products for their Reuseable and Washable make up pads which come in packs of 6 for £8 available from the Clumber Street store.

SUSTAINABLE SHOPPING

We asked Sarah from Shop Zero on St James Street for her take on how everyone can contribute to the greater good

Pack your own reusable bag and avoid plastic ones. There are lots of fold-up bags around now so, as the phrase goes, ‘no excuse, avoid single-use’.

Carry a reusable water bottle or cup. Loads of places offer the opportunity to ‘fill-up for free’. Look for the ‘Refill here’ signs. Also, an increasing number of cafes offer money off your coffee if you use your own cup. What’s not to love? ‘Buy once, buy well’. Choose well-made, long-lasting goods. And only buy new when you need to. Otherwise, check out Nottingham’s brilliant charity shops for a bargain. And get to know your local independent traders. They bring money, employment, creativity and originality to our City. After all, sustainability isn’t only about environment, it’s about sustaining people and the economy too!

Get to know your local independent traders. They bring money, employment, creativity and originality to our City. After all, sustainability isn’t only about environment, it’s about sustaining people and the economy too! 1 2 3 4