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Council Climate Emergency Toolkit

Below are links to help Ealing residents and Ealing Council find ways to tackle the climate emergency that the Council has declared (climate emergencies have also been declared by London’s Mayor and the UK national parliament). Ealing Councillors and Officers: Search the policies of 100’s of UK councils and access a variety of resources. Ealing […]

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Download a Poster

You can download our flyer and a number of posters and pollution maps from links in this post. The posters were created for use on stalls, so they mostly don’t contain contact details of Ealing Friends of the Earth as people visiting a stall can see our flyer and other material and talk to us.

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One minute idling generates a cloud of pollution

Don’t Let Your Vehicle Idle

Engine Off Every Stop: Idling Action London have launched a campaign to encourage drivers to switch off when stationary; for example when pulled over to load or unload, or when waiting at a railway level crossing . Engine Off Every Stop shows drivers that switching off your engine when pulled over helps to protect public

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How to Pay-back in January

It’s natural we want to spoil our loved ones (and ourselves!) with some new electricals and tech for Christmas. But did you know: Every year between Black Friday and Christmas the UK buys a massive 53.5 million electrical items That includes a whopping 7 million blenders for our New Years health kicks And 5 million

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Novel ‘Mesmerising Cat’ Campaign to Promote Recycling of Electricals

A very purr-suasive campaign The Recycle Your Electricals Campaign has unleashed HypnoCat, a pink fluffy feline that uses its hypnotic superpowers to persuade people to recycle their electricals rather than binning them. The cat’s pink coat reflects the designated colour for electrical recycling. The campaign has been launched in response to the UK’s surge in

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Plastic Micro-Fibres are Ubiquitous – You Can Make a Difference

The Micro-Fibre Problem Microfibres released from washing harm the environment. With each wash, countless plastic fibres from synthetic textiles are making their way from washing machines into rivers and oceans. The Guardian calls it ‘the biggest environmental problem you’ve never heard of’. The tiny plastic pieces are found in the ice of the artic and

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