ClimateActionConsumerSociety
- Circular Economy. Nothing should fall out of the loop, target 100% sustainability.
- Popularised by economist Kate Raworth "a healthy economy should be designed to thrive, not grow" here's her great TED Talk
- The Story of Stuff on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GorqroigqM
- Ellen Macarthur Foundation which champions the circular economy
- Beg or borrow or swap - Freegle, Nextdoor, swishing.com, libraries, library of things
- Make yourself - needs time and equipment, check out https://www.wikihow.com/Make-Your-Own-Organic-Hamster-Food
- Hire - Elle Fashion - the 13 best dress hire websites in the UK: https://www.elle.com/uk/fashion/g29187954/rent-dress/, or Satatland: https://www.satatland.com/
- Buy 2nd-hand - eBay, Preloved, Tufnell Park Parents Support Group & others in other locations either with websites or jumble sales, charity shops
- Buy refurbished or seconds (esp. tech, white goods, cars)
- Purchase most sustainable available, circular economy (they will take it back)
- Sustainable (but expensive) shopping websites:
- Clothes
- If buying new clothes (vintage is best), make sure they are natural fibre, or even better, natural, organically farmed fibre.
- Ellen Macarthur Foundation on fashion: https://ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/topics/fashion/overview
- Howies
- Nudie Jeans (which will also do repairs)
- https://communityclothing.co.uk
- https://www.fatface.com
- https://www.gossypium.co.uk
- https://www.peopletree.co.uk
- https://www.spiritofnature.co.uk
- https://www.naturalcollection.com
- https://www.bambooclothing.co.uk also (is it different?) BAM bamboo clothes
- https://www.skinniesuk.com
- https://www.missmary.co.uk
- https://www.gingerlily.co.uk
- https://www.greenfibres.com
- https://www.ecooutfitters.co.uk
- https://www.nomadsclothing.com
- https://www.tomcridland.com/collections/tomcridlandshop 30-year t-shirts (haven't owned one for long enough to vouch for it)
- https://shop.theworldcounts.com/
- https://teemill.com/blog/take-back-friday/ (shops from various green groups too)
- Patagonia
- Paramo
- check out the Third Estate shop on Brecknock Road N7, or see https://www.theguardian.com for ethical brands.
- save money while doing so https://www.which.co.uk/news/2022/03/15-ways-to-save-money-on-clothes-and-shoes/
- Shoes
- https://www.vivobarefoot.com/uk/ra-iii-mens do they last twice as long, to justify the price?
- Tech
- Frame Work laptop, massively repairable/upgradeable: https://frame.work/
- Fairphone (modular mobile phone, easily repairable, no conflict minerals CCC: https://www.fairphone.com/en/
- Kite Marks & Standards
- "40% of sustainability claims are greenwashing - Competition and Markets Authority urges companies to be 'clear and upfront"
- BCI Mark (Better Cotton Initiative)
- OEKO-TEX Standards (textiles)
- Carbon Quota: Standards for print and packaging
- B Corporation Certification - businesses
- Cradle to Cradle - product circularity
- Carbon Neutrality US/global certification
- Planet Pledge
- ESG Mark
- One per cent for the Planet companies donate 1% of profits
- Investors in the Environment for companies & councils
- Greenmark for cultural, eco & sustainability
- Consumer advice websites:
- Which? $$$ (some free) https://www.which.co.uk/reviews/shopping-sustainably/article/choosing-a-which-eco-buy-aBYaY3w58dDW
- Ethical Consumer $$$ https://www.ethicalconsumer.org/
- Good Shopping Guide https://thegoodshoppingguide.com/
- iFixIt repairability guide: https://www.ifixit.com/Right-to-Repair/Repairable-Products
- Good Mine https://www.goodmine.co.uk/about-goodmine/
- https://goodonyou.eco
What to do with old or broken stuff
- Don't just leave it in a drawer or a cupboard....
- Sell it or donate it
- Send it back to manufacturer, take it back to shop (and get a discount voucher for clothes: https://www.which.co.uk/news/2022/03/15-ways-to-save-money-on-clothes-and-shoes/)
- Repair
- https://www.goodmine.co.uk/islington-2023/
- team that repair many things - repair cafe https://therestartproject.org/
- Restart https://therestartproject.org/parties/?_sfm_party_groupcountry=United%20Kingdom&_sfm_party_groupcity=London
- St George's, Tufnell Park: https://www.stgeorgestufnellpark.org/news/2022/2/2/restart-party
- Islington Seven Sisters Rd - library of things https://www.libraryofthings.co.uk/finsburypark/
- how to fix phones & gadgets yourself https://www.ifixit.com
- Re-use, re-purpose, up-cycle
- Recycle
- Islington recycling - Islington Environmental Emergency - Natural Environment & Waste Reduction working group
- nationwide: https://www.suez.co.uk/en-gb/our-offering/communities-and-individuals/recycling-in-the-uk
- packaging - the plastic - polystyrene - paper nightmare