Contact & Links - Environmental Groups
Check out the websites below to find out what the national organisations and campaigns have to offer!
Websites are seperated into the following categories:
- General and Campaigns
- Other ways to swap and shop
- Materials Recycling
- Nappies
- Composting
- Education
- Buy Recycled
- Ways you can help your community and reduce your waste
General and Campaigns
Cambridge Sustainable City
Cambridge Sustainable City is Cambridge City Council's programme of working with partners and the community of Cambridge to improve the environment and promote more sustainable lifestyles.
Sustainable Girton Project
A local community group working to make the community more sustainable.
Recycle Now
The new National Campaign 'recycle now' was launched on 27th September 2004. General information about recycling and where to buy recycled goods can be found there.
Waste Watch
Provides all sorts of information on rubbish and promotes the use of the three "R's": reduce, reuse and recycle.
Green Peace
The site has information and opinions on a variety of environmental issues, government policies and green peace campaigns.
Friends of the Earth
The site provides information on national environmental policy including rubbish, gives advice on what you can do with rubbish and provides contacts on how you can get involved locally!
Home Recycling
A selection of containers to help you recycle.
Recycling Cartridges
Ink Cartridges can be recycled at Household Waste Recycling Centres but alternatively see the link below.
Green Tech
Green Tech Recycling is a local based company able to recycle you cartridges. Please use the link to find out what types of cartridges they can recycle and how to use their scheme!
Freecycle
The Freecycle Network is an international non-profit organisation and a movement of people interested in keeping good stuff out of landfills.
Other Swap Shops
Material Recycling Sites
Alupro
The official website of the UK Aluminium Packaging Recycling Association that includes information about can and foil recycilng.
Scrib
The website of the Steel Can Recycling Information Bureau includes information on steel can recycling.
Confederation of Paper Industries
The website includes information on paper recycling.
Mailing Preference Service
Register on the Mailing Preference Service website to stop all that unwanted junk mail!
British Glass
The website contains lots of information about the world of glass.
Recoup
Find out more about Plastic Bottle Recycling on the UK Household Plastic Organisation website.
Nappies
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Real Nappy Network
Provides local information on nappy-related issues.
UK Nappy Helpline: 01983 401959
The UK Nappy Helpline is available from 9am to 9pm, seven days a week including Bank Holidays. You can also email on nappy@wrap.org.uk
Sam-I-am
See what nappy products are available.
www.wen.org.uk
The Women's Environmental Network
has information on variety if issues, educating,
empowering and informing women and men who care
about the environment.
Composting
Recycle Now Home Composting
Advice and guidance on home composting and reduced price compost bins.
Garden Organic
A registered charity and Europe's largest organic membership organisation. It is dedicated to researching and promoting organic gardening, farming and food.
Association for Organics Recycling
The composting association provides information on a variety of aspects surrounding composting including standards being set by government to answering some common questions.
Education
Encambs Keep Britain Tidy Campaign
This site provides information on their environmental campaigns and how you can get involved- including "Eco schools" for people involved in education.
Buy Recycled
Recycle Now
This site has a good online shop where you can buy a whole range of recycled goods.
Recycled Products Guide
This site includes information on buying recycled products and provides information on companies supporting recycled goods and brand names.
The Bikeman
Sell second hand bikes and parts.
Ways you can help your community and reduce your waste
Visit CCORRN - Cambridgeshire Community Reuse and Recycling Network. A network of groups who support their community and through their work also reduce waste. Through CCORRN you will find out how you can support these community groups by donating you unwanted items.
Reboot
Reboot recycle and mend old computers for resale whilst offering trainees with Asperger's Syndrome real work experience and a salary.
OWL - Opportunities Without Limits
Based in Sawston this charity gives people with learning difficulties work experience through refurbishing unwanted bikes and selling and reusing them.
Association of Charity Shops
Locate your nearest Charity Shop.
