👚 Sustainable Fashion: Charity Shops Under Pressure
Nearly 200 Cancer Research UK shops are closing over 18 months. Scope has already shut 50 stores this year.
Why? A perfect storm:
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Inflation and rising business costs
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Falling resale value of donated textiles
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A surge in unsellable donations
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High-quality items going to Vinted/Depop instead
The consequences:
📈 Higher waste disposal costs for charities
💸 Reduced income from textile recyclers
⏱️ Hours wasted sorting damaged items
🌍 Waste dumped overseas or burned
Charity shops are becoming a destination for waste — not charity.
✅ Donate only what you would buy yourself
✅ Choose better quality and fewer fast-fashion buys
✅ Support improvements to textile sorting and circular systems
Anything that cant be sold on and reword in Cheshire West need to go into your general waste currently – SEE MORE INFO
#charityshops #sustainablefashion #textiles
🚆 Better, Greener, Fairer Transport
This week, Campaign for Better Transport held an event in Parliament to highlight how essential transport is for everyday life and thriving communities.
Over 150 attendees joined the conversation — including MPs, Department for Transport officials, industry leaders and NGOs — to discuss ways to create a cleaner, fairer transport system.
Key themes included:
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🚉 Delivering rail reform that works for passengers and the planet
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🚌 Transforming local transport — more reliable buses, better stops, and expanded tram networks
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🏘️ Strengthening communities and placemaking through better connections
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🏛️ Ensuring government structures help enable better transport at all levels
📖 Read more: Campaign for Better Transport’s Strategy 2025
♻️ The Global Plastics Treaty Failed… So What Now?
It’s no secret — the fossil fuel lobby blocked progress on the UN Global Plastics Treaty. Negotiations are currently stalled, with leadership changes adding uncertainty. 😡
But there is momentum:
✅ The UN environment chief says a strong treaty is still possible
✅ Countries remain committed to keeping negotiations alive
✅ The High Ambition Coalition is doubling down — calling for full life-cycle rules on plastics
And even without a global deal, action continues through:
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Regional agreements
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Existing rules like the Basel Convention
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Local and national legislation
We’ll keep pushing to hold governments accountable. 🌍✊
🔄 UK Circular Economy Roadmap
We’re still waiting… ⏳
The CES Taskforce has identified six high-impact sectors — including plastics, where smarter material use could transform environmental outcomes.
But we’re waiting for the government to act.
👉 We must keep up the pressure
👉 We need bold, systemic change
👉 We need ambition even without a global treaty,
Stay tuned — we’ll share updates the moment this lands.
🏆 Become a Plastic Free Champion
Our Plastic Free Champion Award supports local, independent businesses helping protect the places they love.
Businesses receive free guidance to remove pointless plastic.
It all starts with just three single-use items being eliminated.
Know a business ready to make a stand?
Let’s cheer on the leaders doing what big brands won’t. 👇
👉 Find our more here
🎬 People, Planet, Pictures — Future Council
📍 UK for Good In partnership with Storyhouse Chester
Millions of young people are demanding climate action. Future Council takes their voices from protest lines into the boardrooms of the world’s most powerful companies.
Directed by Damon Gameau (2040, That Sugar Film), this inspiring documentary follows eight children across Europe on a biofuel-powered bus — exploring real solutions and challenging those in charge.
📅 Final event in this year’s series
🎥 More info & tickets here
🎟️ Free tickets for 8–16 year-olds
➡️ Use code EARTH at checkout
Perfect for empowering the young people in your life. 💚
