ZWNow Issue 1 - Autumn 2019

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Autumn 2019 zwnow.co.uk About: ZWNow is created with the intention of informing people about the Zero Waste movement, the impact our lifestyles have on the planet, and what can be done to help our planet.

From simple swaps, how-to’s and some good news. ZWNow aims to introduce you to new ideas, help you figure out the right compromises, and find the right way to introduce others to the Zero Waste lifestyle.

Welcome...

to what I hope may be a new quarterly magazine, coming to you all over East Anglia, and online. My aim for this publication is simple, to spread the word, advise, discover and teach about the zero waste lifestyle you’ve probably heard about by now!

• Have a story you’d like to publish?

Although I’ve decided to take on this task, I myself am on a journey of discovery too.

My personal journey to zero waste living is ongoing and I am by no means an expert on the subject.

• Have you written the ultimate guide to composting?

Thank you to all who helped make this magazine a reality

I hope you find useful information in these pages.

• Have you taken a striking photograph that may inspire others?

Find us on social media @ZW_Now or get in touch by emailing info@zwnow.co.uk

Creator, director, and designer

Lizzy Graham er 20th

Novemb s i e u s s ri e Winte h t n i clusion n i r o f e Deadlin Recyclable paper (Kerbside)

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Good news from the ZW community Why go Zero Waste?

Easy Changes Pullout & Keep Poster Litter Picks & Beach Cleans Markets & Events DIY Time!

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The bright side Good news from the ZW community According to new preliminary data, over 30,000 humpback whales now populate the western Indian Ocean, where in the late 1970s the numbers were below 600.

Scotland’s Deposit Return Scheme will soon be rolled out in shops, takeaway restaurants and cafes. The scheme is designed to be accessible and easy to use and will refund 20p for aluminum and steel cans, glass and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic bottles.

Litter Heroes Campaign has been gaining exposure since being promoted by BBC Countryfile magazine, The Outdoor Guide and the RSPCA. The initiative is designed to urge people to clear up rubbish they see when out walking or otherwise enjoying the countryside.

Anyone climbing Mt Kilimanjaro will now see this sign on the way up.

(Thanks to Michelle Gallagher for the photo)

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Why should anyone go Zero Waste?

Looking for your reason to go ZW? We’ve got you covered.

1. Save resources 2. Less landfill 3. Prevent litter 4. Reduce emissions Our beaches should be full of turtles, crabs and seashells. Not the bottles, toothbrushes and fishing nets plaguing our shores.

300 Million tons of plastic is produced each year, 10% is recycled. Enough plastic is thrown away each year to circle the earth four times.

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a mass of garbage in the North Pacific, approximately three times the size of France. With 80,000 tons of trash accumulating in the Gyre, this is the largest of the 5 Garbage patches tormenting our oceans.

1.3 Billion tons of food is wasted globally each year. Going Zero Waste makes you part of the solution, rather than the problem.

For the future of the human race, for our children and grandchildren.

Or simply because there is no ‘Planet B’.

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Easy Changes You don’t need to change much in your daily life to have an impact, here’s a few things you can start doing right away • Say no to using a straw. Do you really need one? If you do really need one, it’s worth investing in a metal or glass straw to replace using plastic or paper straws, otherwise, just don’t use them!

• Recycle what you can. You probably already do this, but being mindful of what you definitely can and can’t recycle will help you to make better purchases.

• Buy secondhand when possible. Secondhand clothes are still good, and remember you’ll save money too.

• Reuse that water bottle you already have! You don’t need to buy a stainless steel bottle to stop using a single use bottle every day!

Just fill up an empty bottle!

• Hankerchief! Using a cloth hankie rather than lots of tissues is a good idea, particularly if you have hayfever or allergies. You can just wash it with the rest of your laundry.

• Buying loose veg? Don’t put it in a plastic bag. Leave it loose in your basket, it won’t hurt!

• Something broken? Rather than throwing it out, try to fix it, or see if a friend or neighbour can fix it.

• Soap! Using a bar rather than a plastic bottle is an obvious swap.

Bonus points if you can find one that doesn’t come in any plastic.

• Tote bags. We all know we need to stop using single use plastic bags. If you already have reusable bags, excellent. If not, find a second hand tote bag for your groceries.

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Litter Picks & Beach Cleans Cambridgeshire Fri 4 Oct Cambridge Sun 6 Oct Peterborough

Anglia Ruskin SU, 9am Litter Pick The Fleet, Fetton Lake, 10am Litter Pick, Equipment provided

Essex Fri 20 Sep Southend-on-sea

Shoebury Common Beach, 10am Beach Clean

Fri 20 Sep Southend

Jubilee Beach, 10am Beach Clean, Equipment provided lizzie.prior@mcsuk.org

Fri 20 Sep Southend

Ocean Beach Cafe, 2pm Beach Clean, Equipment provided lizzie.prior@mcsuk.org

Sat 21 Sep Clacton

Outside Atlanta Cafe, 9am Beach Clean, Some equipment available

Sun 22 Sep Brightlingsea

Corner of Paddling Pool Beach, 9am Beach Clean, Some equipment available

Sun 22 Sep Jaywick Sun 22 Sep Southend-on-sea Sun 22 Sep Clacton-on-sea

Entrance to the Close, 10.30am Beach Clean Outside Sealife Adventure, 11am Beach Clean Toby Carvey Car Park, 1pm Beach Clean graham.mcdermott@parkdean-resorts.com

Mon 23 Sep Canvey Island

Concord Beach Tidal Pool Sea Wall, 10am Beach Clean events@canveyisland-tc.gov.uk

Sun 13 Oct Jubilee Beach

Steps outside Castle pub, 10am Beach Clean (Group of 10 Max) dfseashells00@gmail.com

Sun 20 Oct Jaywick

Entrance to the Close, 10.30am Beach Clean

Norfolk Fri 20 Sep Cromer

East Runton Beach Car Park, 10am Beach Clean, Equipment provided

Fri 20 Sep Yarmouth

Sealife Centre, 3pm Beach Clean josh.higgins@parkdean-resorts.com

Sat 21 Sep Hunstanton

Manor Park Holiday Park Reception, 10am Beach Clean owners.manorpark@parkdean-resorts.com

Sat 21 Sep Gorleston

Waterfront, 11am Beach Clean mark.baxter@parkdean-resorts.com

Sat 21 Sep Sea Palling

Ramp next to Reefs Bar, Noon Beach Clean, Equipment provided northnorfolkbeachcleans@gmail.com

Sun 22 Sep Cley Beach

Cley Beach Car Park, 10am Beach Clean, Bags and Picks provided

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Sun 22 Sep Scratby

Scratby Cliff Top, 10am Beach Clean ben.harvey@parkdean-resorts.com

Sun 29 Sep Bacton Keswick

Rudrams Gap, Keswick Road, 11am Beach Clean, Equipment provided northnorfolkbeachcleans@gmail.com

Sun 6 Oct Mundesley

Bottom of Vale Road, 11am Beach Clean, Equipment provided northnorfolkbeachcleans@gmail.com

Sun 13 Oct Happisburgh

Cart Gap Ramp, 11am Beach Clean, Equipment provided northnorfolkbeachcleans@gmail.com

Sun 27 Oct Happisburgh

Walcott Seafront Ramp Beach Clean, Equipment provided northnorfolkbeachcleans@gmail.com

Sun 1 Dec Cromer

East Runton Beach Car Park, 10.30am Beach Clean, Equipment provided

Suffolk Sun 15 Sep Fresh Air & Friends @ Alice Grange Care home, 10am Ipswich Litter Pick, Bags and some tools provided Fri 20 Sep Ipswich

Pipers Vale Car Park, 8.30am Beach Clean

Fri 20 Sep Felixstowe

Felixstowe Pier, 6.15pm Beach Clean

Sat 21 Sep Trimley Marsh Sat 21 Sep Levington River

Suffolk Wildlife Trust Visitor Centre, 10am Beach Clean, Equipment provided Creek Car Park IP10 0LH, 10am Beach Clean

Sun 22 Sep Red Brick Toilet block @ Manor Terrace IP11, 10.30am Felixsowe Beach Clean Sun 22 Sep Southwold

North of Southwold Pier 10am Beach Clean

Mon 23 Sep Bridge Car park, Orwell Country Park, 10am Ipswich, South of Orwell Bridge Beach Clean

07854 776870 Sun 29 Sep Woodbridge Sat 19 Oct Ipswich

Rubbish walks Woodbridge - FB Group Litter Pick Ipswich Wombles @ La Tour Cycle Cafe, 10am Litter Pick, Bags and some tools provided

Sun 20 Oct Reserve car park, Cordys Lane, IP11 0UD, 10am Trimley Marsh Beach Clean, Tools provided, Please bring lunch Sun 27 Oct Woodbridge

Rubbish walks Woodbridge - FB Group Litter Pick

Sun 24 Nov Woodbridge

Rubbish walks Woodbridge - FB Group Litter Pick

Sun 15 Dec Red Brick Toilet block @ Manor Terrace IP11, 10.30am Felixstowe Beach Clean Sun 29 Dec Woodbridge

Rubbish walks Woodbridge - FB Group Litter Pick

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Ecosia The search engine that plants trees

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markets & Events

Do you have an event to include in the next issue? Email details to info@zwnow.co.uk and be sure to include the event name, location, date, time, and other information.

Cambridgeshire Tour Europe’s first eco-mosque

Recurring Event FREE. Find tickets on Eventbrite Cambridge Central Mosque, 309-313 Mill Road, Cambridge

Let’s start talking rubbish

Tuesday 8th October 7pm - 9pm Powcher’s Hall, Ely Cathedral, Ely Learn about rubbish and recycling at this Free event

Natural Dye Wool Workshop Saturday 19th October 10am - 2pm 4 hour workshop. Tickets £85.87

Knitting Needle Lane, 41 Walpole Road, Cambridge www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/natural-dye-wool-workshop-tickets-61641502393?aff=ebdssbdestsearch Vegan Market

Sunday 20th October Cambridge Guildhall

10.30am - 4pm www.facebook.com/events/413363382854884

Norfolk Hedgehog Day

Saturday 19th October 11am - 3pm Fairhaven Woodland, School Road, South Walsham NR13 6DZ Learn about hedgehogs and how to care for them in your garden. Free Event.

Norwich Vegans Christmas Festival Sunday 22nd December 10am - 4pm £2 entry

St Andrews Hall, Norwich www.facebook.com/events/325119498414226

A festive Vegan Festival with Food, stalls, live music, and entertainment.

Suffolk Repair Café

First Monday of each month 10am - noon The Hub Community Cafe, Woodbridge

‘Just East It’ Film night

Friday 27th September The Longshed, Woodbridge

Emmaus Suffolk Eco Market

Saturday 28th September 11am - 3pm Great Eastern Square, Felixstowe www.facebook.com/events/687773498291299

Drowning in Plastic Screening

Saturday 5th October 2pm - 4.30pm The Riverside, Woodbridge www.facebook.com/events/360962271266606 Screening and panel discussion. (Director Tom-Watt Smith – 2018 – 90mins) Free but booking required: Search ‘Film Feast Suffolk 2019’

Ipswich Vegan Festival

Sunday 6th October 10am - 6pm ITFC, Ipswich www.facebook.com/events/2402756349954709 Vegan Festival with Food, stalls, talks and live music

Feeding the future: Sustainable eating in theory and practice

Tuesday 15th October 5.30pm - 8.30pm Tickets £6-11 on Eventbrite Main lecture theatre, Postgraduate centre, Ipswich hospital, Ipswich

Emmaus Suffolk Eco Market

Saturday 26th October 11am - 3pm Great Eastern Square, Felixstowe www.facebook.com/events/687773498291299

Reduce, Reuse and Recycle - Not a big waste of time!

Monday 4th November 7.30pm St Michaels Church Centre, Martlesham

7pm - 10pm FREE - suitable for all ages

£4 entry martleshaminbloom@gmail.com

‘Inside track’ at Neutral territory Thursday 7th November 10am - 12

Neutral territory, Old Ipswich road, Claydon

Free event, sharing eco ideas to boost your business Penelope Polar’s Plastic Journey

Sunday 10th November 1pm- 3.30pm Bypass Nurseries, Capel St Mary www.facebook.com/events/635445350290396/ Free event, book reading and signings, and activities for adults and children

Emmaus Suffolk Eco Market

Saturday 23rd November 11am - 3pm Great Eastern Square, Felixstowe www.facebook.com/events/687773498291299

Emmaus Suffolk Eco Market

Saturday 21st December 11am - 3pm Great Eastern Square, Felixstowe www.facebook.com/events/687773498291299

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DIY time!

This tutorial can work with most fabric and in most sizes too, for an average sized bag, use fabric approximately the size of a pillow case.

1. Start off by cutting two pieces in the shape shown here, it helps to fold your fabric in half vertically to get the top symmetrical.

2. Lay your two pieces of cut fabric on top of each other, good sides facing in, cut a small square in the bottom corners and sew along the bottom and sides.

3. In the cut corners, pull the fabric in the opposite direction to the stitches you just made, and sew the opening, creating a box shape.

4. Depending on your fabric, you may need to hem the straps to prevent fraying 5. Sew the top of the handles together then flip your work inside out so the stitches stay on the inside.

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Directory Cambridgeshire Arjuna Wholefoods

The Green Parrot arjunawholefoods.co.uk

12 Mill Road, Cambridge CB1 2AD E: contact@arjunawholefoods.co.uk P: 01223 364845 Range of loose herbs and spices, unpackaged bread, fruit and veg, and detergent refills.

The Daily Bread Cooperative dailybreadcambridge.org

Unit 3, Kilmaine Close, King’s Hedges, Cambridge CB4 2PH

P: 01223 423177 Some detergent refills. You can also bring your own containers to refill with some goods.

Essex An Ethical Life

shop.anethicallife.co.uk 57 Smythies Avenue, Colchester CO1 2US E: zerowaste@anethicallife.co.uk As well as shops in Colchester and Harwich, An Ethical Life travels throughout Essex and Suffolk with their Refill Van. Boasting an abundance of loose goods.

Repair Reuse Recycle CIC

repair-reuse-recycle.org 15 Queen Street Colchester E: repairreuse@gmail.com P: 07799 494 797 Helping people repair, reuse and recycle household electrical items. Refill cleaning products and dry foods.

Repair cafe every Friday 2-4pm

Clink www.drinkclink.co.uk 21A Broadway, Leigh-on-Sea Essex, SS9 1PA Refill liqueurs and spirits.

P: 01702 808277 Reco Store

www.facebook.com/therecostore Crate Tiptree, Tiptree CO5 0LX E: info@recostore.co.uk A zero waste store for household liquids, toiletries and dried foods and gifts.

Silo www.silozerowaste.co.uk Bright’s path, 63 High Street, Maldon CM9 5EP E: hello@silozerowaste.co.uk Zero Waste Refillery stocking food, household and health and beauty products. A one-stop-shop for all ZW products.

Norfolk The Green Grocers

www.thegreengrocers.co.uk 2-4 Earlham House Shops, Earlham Road, Norwich NR2 3PD E: eat@thegreengrocers.co.uk P: 01603 250 000 Much more than a green grocers ‘the best one-stop-shop in Norwich for all your organic, zero waste needs’

Tofurei tofurei.co.uk 12 Pottergate in the Norwich Lanes E: info@tofurei.co.uk P: 01603 627717 Soya milk to take away in reusable bottles, & soya beans loose.

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www.green-parrot.co.uk Market Place, Norfolk PE37 7AQ E: info@green-parrot.co.uk P: 01760 724704 Fantastic range of loose grains, nuts, seeds and even some dried fruit.

Ernie’s Zero Waste Shop www.ethicalernie.co.uk 137 - 139 Magdalen St, Norwich NR3 1NF E: contact@ethicalernie.co.uk Eco friendly, vegan and cruelty free items ranging from cleaning products to deodorant to kids toys.

Suffolk Bury Wholefoods

www.burywholefoods.co.uk E: contact@burywholefoods.co.uk P: 01284 645456 Home delivery with a wide range of grocery refills.

Weekly stall at Bury St Edmunds market every Saturday.

Health Foods For You healthfoodsforyou.co.uk 75 North Street, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 1RF E: info@healthfoodsforyou.co.uk P: 01787 828262 Variety of unpackaged food and personal care products.

Hank’s Deli & Shop www.peninsulaveganfoods.com 38 Lloyd’s Ave, Ipswich IP1 3HD E: hello@peninsulaveganfoods.com P: 01473845099 Vegan shop, deli, and cafe. Also selling refills on household cleaning proucts such as laundry detergent and hand soap.

Ailsa’s country vegan fudge

P: 01502 740365 Delicious vegan fudge, handmade is Suffolk

Clear to Sea

St John’s Street, Bury St Edmunds E: hello@cleartosea.co.uk Low waste shop offering unpackaged goods

Cupboard Love www.cupboardlove.shop Sells at markets around Suffolk and online E: mel@cupboardlove.shop Packaging free foodstuffs, homeware and personal care products.

Hey look at all this space!

If you own or simply know of a zero-waste, bulk, vegan, or ethical shop/business/cafe, let us know about it, and we’ll add it to this directory free of charge.

Contact us at info@zwnow.co.uk Please include: Business/shop name, Website, address, email and phone contact, and a short paragraph detailing what customers can expect.

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Facebook Groups Recommendations Zero Waste East Anglia

For anyone in East Anglia to share resources, ideas, shops, news stories etc.

Zero Waste Suffolk (UK)

For anyone in Suffolk, UK, to share tips, learn, ask questions, share waste-free shopping resources and have fruitful, uplifting conversations.

Zero-Waste DIY Journeys

Repurposing, refurbishing, restoring, upcycling, utilising scraps to make something new.

Litter Action

For anyone who loathes litter to share ideas locally and nationally.

Zero Waste Heroes

Space to have discussions about making better use of resources and sending less to landfill.

UK Litter Picking Groups

Litter picking advice, events and discussion.

Begin the Journey 2 Zero Waste

Social Learning for the start of your journey.

Living Zero Waste in a Non Zero Waste Home

A group for people trying to reduce their waste to get support when living in a home that doesn’t support a zero waste practice too.

Zero Waste Minimalist

About the life of those who adopt the minimalist and zero waste lifestyle.

Ipswich Wombles

Litter picking groups and individuals come together to share advice, stories and encouragement.

Suffolk Wildlife

News and photographs of Suffolk Wildlife.

Ipswich Outdoor Group

Local walks, cycle rides and other outdoor activities

Freecycle

Non-profit movement of people who are giving (and getting) stuff for free in their own towns and neighbourhoods, with groups across the entirety of East Anglia there’s likely to be a group near you.

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