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News & Articles

21/10/2021

Business Tips, Other, Sustainability

The U.K. government has released their Net Zero Strategy only a few weeks before they will host the UN Climate Change Conference, COP26, in Glasgow. The 360-page ‘landmark’ document sets out exactly how the U.K. plans to reach their net-zero by 2050 commitment. They are the first major economy to commit this into law, and beyond solving […]

The Sustainable Development Goals: Safe Water, Clean Energy

19/10/2021

Other, Social Good, Sustainability

Play it Green is counting down the days until the United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP26, by looking at their Sustainable Development Goals. Today, we talk about Goals 6 and 7, to provide safe water and clean energy to all. Currently, billions of people around the world are living without access to safe […]

Weekly Tip 30 - Choose Eco-Friendly Baby Products

15/10/2021

Individual and Family, Sustainability, Weekly Tip

While plastic bags and straws have received a lot of publicity, single-use baby products such as nappies also have a devastating and wide-reaching impact on the environment. The modern plastic diaper wasn’t developed until the 20th Century. Before, people around the world would use a piece of material, usually cloth, held together by […]

Play it Green Plants Over 3000 Trees for Progress21

14/10/2021

Business Tips, Other, Sustainability

PROGRESS21, Manchester's most prominent business conference this year, was turned into a climate positive event by collaborating with Play It Green, who planted a tree for every guest who attended. In total, Play it Green planted 3,154 trees for the event, which is the equivalent of removing 18,444 cars from the road for the […]

Sustainable Development Goal No. 3 – Good Health and Well-Being

05/10/2021

Educational Articles, Other, Sustainability

Play It Green has been marking the run up to COP26 by looking at the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals, or 'SDGs', not only to help you understand why they're important but also to help you learn how to become part of the solution. Goal number 3, good health and well-being for all, is likely […]

Weekly Tip 28 – Switch to Dish Soap

01/10/2021

Sustainability, Weekly Tip

Did you know that one of the most used products in everyone’s kitchen has a significant environmental impact? The washing-up liquid that sits in its plastic bottle by your sink comes loaded with a whole host of impacts both on the environment and potentially your health. Before the invention of washing liquid, dishes […]

Sustainable Development Goal 2 - Zero Hunger

27/09/2021

Educational Articles, Sustainability

In the run-up to COP26, Play It Green’s sustainability news is focusing on the United Nations Sustainable Development goals to help people to better understand the goals. We will look at why they are important, what the goals are and how successful we have been as a global collective in achieving these goals! […]

Play It Green to Plant 4000 New Trees for the Progress 21 Event

22/09/2021

Other, Sustainability

Play It Green will make PROGRESS21, Manchester’s biggest Business conference this year, a climate positive event by planting a tree for every person attending, the equivalent of taking over twenty-three thousand cars off the road for the day. Nearly four thousand delegates are expected to attend Thursdays PROGRESS21 event at Manchester Central which combines […]

Weekly Tip 27 - Switch Your Deodorant

22/09/2021

Sustainability, Weekly Tip

Almost every stick or spray can of deodorant or antiperspirant leaves a mark on the environment, from the materials used to store and ship it to the actual chemical ingredients it is made of. This week’s tip looks at why deodorants are harmful to the environment and what you can do to mitigate their […]

Sustainable Development Goal No. 1 – End Poverty

20/09/2021

Educational Articles, Sustainability

Most people have heard of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals or SDGs, but did you know that there are seventeen goals? The Sustainable Development Goals, are a set of 17 interconnected global goals intended to serve as a "blueprint for achieving a better and more sustainable future for all." The United Nations […]

Weekly tip 26 – Get a Sustainable Razor

15/09/2021

Sustainability, Weekly Tip

Did you know that disposable razors are one of the most wasteful items in the bathroom and because they are made of a variety of materials, including plastic, steel, and rubber, they cannot be recycled? It wasn’t always this way. Razors can be traced all the way back to the Bronze Age. […]

News & Articles

U.K. Lays Out Plans for Net-Zero Ahead of COP26

The Sustainable Development Goals: Safe Water, Clean Energy

Weekly Tip 30 - Choose Eco-Friendly Baby Products

Play it Green Plants Over 3000 Trees for Progress21

Sustainable Development Goal No. 3 – Good Health and Well-Being

Weekly Tip 28 – Switch to Dish Soap

Sustainable Development Goal 2 - Zero Hunger

Play It Green to Plant 4000 New Trees for the Progress 21 Event

Weekly Tip 27 - Switch Your Deodorant

Sustainable Development Goal No. 1 – End Poverty

Weekly tip 26 – Get a Sustainable Razor