World Clean Up Day 16th September 2023 – World Cleanup Day unites millions of volunteers, governments and organisations in 191 countries to tackle the global waste problem and build up the new and sustainable world.
Since 2018, World Cleanup Day has brought together millions of people for the biggest waste collection day in human history. In 2018, 18 million and in 2019, 21.2 million environment heroes joined in on an epic 36-hour green wave of cleanups across the globe – beginning in New Zealand and travelling around the world before ending in Hawaii.
Recycle Week 16th – 22nd October 2023 – It’s the one week of the year where retailers, brands, waste management companies, trade associations, governments and the media come together to achieve one goal: to galvanise the public into recycling more of the right things, more often.
Recycle Week 2023 – Join The Big Recycling Hunt!
Recycle Week 2023 will take place between 16-22 October 2023. This year’s theme – The Big Recycling Hunt – focuses on “missed capture”: the items that can be recycled but are commonly missed in the home.
Great British Beach Clean 15th September – 24th 2023 – Every September thousands of people across the UK head to the coast to take part in the Great British Beach Clean. This year’s event is taking place between Friday 15th – Sunday 24th September 2023. Find out how you can get involved and how it helps.But there is still so much to do to stop the litter plaguing our beaches.
This year’s Great British Beach Clean takes place between Friday 15th – Sunday 24th September
Credit: Andrew Brown
It’s easy to get involved. Simply find a beach clean near you or organise your own. We’ve got lots of guides and resources available to help you get set up.
Seed Gathering Season – 23rd September – 23rd October – Grow the trees of the future – The annual Seed Gathering Season encourages everyone to join us in gathering seeds, fruits and nuts and nurturing the trees of the future.
Beginning on 23 September, the autumn equinox, Seed Gathering Season is the perfect start to autumn. 2022 will mark our 22nd Seed Gathering Season, a fantastic way to get everyone from volunteer Tree Wardens and member organisations to local communities and families to start growing their own trees.
Going out to gather seeds, fruits and nuts ahead of the winter tree planting season is a great way to help us all grow a greener, tree-filled future. Trees and hedgerows do so much for us. They store carbon, reduce pollution, improve our health and more. By gathering seeds (and growing them into trees!), you can help make sure that our treescapes continue to thrive in the future. Seed gathering is fun, free and easy. Wherever you live, whatever your age, you can get involved. You don’t need to be a tree expert or have any special equipment – just a love of trees and nature and lots of enthusiasm!
Grow healthy trees from local seeds with the new Tree Grower’s Guide -This readable, practical and beautifully illustrated book is written by a partnership of tree growing experts. We guide the reader through the essentials step-by-step in identifying, gathering and growing UK trees from seeds – whether in few pots on a balcony to setting up a community tree nursery to growing a whole woodland or new hedgerow! The Tree Grower’s Guide is complemented by a range of free online resources including videos, practical guidance and top tips to help total beginners and more experienced growers successfully gather seeds and grow healthy young trees.
Zero Waste Week 4-8th September 2023
Every year, millions of people all around the world commit to reducing their landfill waste for a week during September – saving money, preserving resources and having fun in the process.
Zero Waste Week was founded by Rachelle Strauss in 2008.
Anyone can participate – whether you’re an individual, business, organisation, community group, school, university or local authority.
Want to join us in saving money, preserving resources and having fun?
Zero Waste Week always takes place the week beginning the first Monday in September, so the dates change each year. Check your calendar for the first Monday in September and that will be the first day of the campaign week! #ZeroWasteWeek is an award-winning, grassroots annual awareness campaign that takes place online and on-the-ground. It helps householders, businesses, organisations, schools, universities and community groups reduce landfill waste so you can save money, preserve resources and protect the environment.
As announced last year, owing to an unexpected health diagnosis, things are changing for Zero Waste Week.But that’s exciting too, as it means the week has grown up and finally flies the nest – just as my daughter did at the beginning of this year. All very metaphorical!15 years ago, the first campaign was launched with 100 people taking part.Over the years, the reach has grown exponentially, awards have been given, press coverage has reached every corner of the globe, an award-winning film has been made, the hashtag has trended, dissertations on the power of online communities have been written (spoiler alter – it’s super powerful!) Christmas cards from the Prime Minister have been received (!) and millions of you have taken the week and made it your own.That can only mean one thing!
Second Hand September – When you shop and donate second hand, you reduce waste, take a stance against climate change, and help create a fairer world – and you do it all while looking fabulous.
Second Hand September is an Oxfam campaign to encourage all of us to shop second hand and donate, reuse, rewear and restyle during September – and beyond!
Since 2019, Second Hand September has inspired thousands of people to shop in a way that is kinder to people and planet.
Fashion doesn’t have to add fuel to the climate crisis. Donate your pre-loved clothes, and give them another life. Every item you donate gives clothes a second life, reduces waste, and funds change that the world needs, now.
What you wear has never been more important. The fashion industry is one of the worst offenders for greenhouse gas emissions. Meanwhile, people who have done the least to cause the climate crisis are facing the very real consequences.
Shopping and donating second hand is one step we can take towards building a better, safer, fairer world.
Climate change is impossible to ignore – and it’s pushing people deeper into poverty. So, it’s more important than ever to act now, to prevent this global crisis from becoming a global catastrophe.
When a new pair of jeans is made, an estimated 16.2kg of CO2 is emitted – the equivalent of driving over 58 miles in a car.
So, by recirculating our clothes – buying, wearing and donating second hand – we can help to reduce the demand for new clothes. And this could in turn help to reduce the damage to our planet.
By shopping with Oxfam, you’re investing in vital work to beat poverty – standing with communities worldwide as they fight the climate crisis and speak out against the global inequalities that push people deeper into poverty.
Share your secondhand finds on social media and join an incredible community of pre-loved devotees! Explore #SecondhandSeptember on Instagram
Source: World Clean Up WRAP Marine Conservation Society Tree Council Zero Waste Week Oxfam
