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It’s time to replace Cling Film

02/04/2021

Individual and Family, Sustainability, Weekly Tip

Did you know that every year, households in the UK use more than 1.2 billion metres of Cling Film? This is equal to 745,000 miles of cling film – enough to travel around the world 30 times! Cling film is terribly hard to recycle, and information about where its various forms can be recycled […]

Purpose – More important in retail than ever before!

30/03/2021

Business Tips, Retail, Social Good, Sustainability

Consumers are, now, more than ever looking to shop with brands that share their ideals and values. How can retailers determine their purpose and convey it to both their employees and customers? Fears for the future of our planet and the treatment of workers are driving a surge in the numbers of socially […]

Ditch Bathroom Plastic

26/03/2021

Individual and Family, Retail, Sustainability, Weekly Tip

According to shocking new research, recyclable bathroom waste accounts for up to 40% of overall landfill waste in the UK. The findings showed that while 90% of packaging in our kitchens is recycled, just 50% is recycled in our bathrooms. As a result, your bathroom waste makes up 30% to 40% of overall […]

Asda removes plastic bags for fresh produce

22/03/2021

Business Tips, Retail, Sustainability

The supermarket chain, ASDA has announced that plastic bags will be removed from all of its fresh produce aisles. According to the supermarket, this change should prevent more than 100 million pieces of plastic from being used by the store each year. In September of last year, the supermarket began a trial of removing plastic bags […]

Law Firm creates climate positive workforce

22/03/2021

Business Tips, Social Good, Sustainability, Tree Planting

Manchester Solicitors, 3D Solicitors who work out of Queen’s Chambers in Manchester have joined Play It Green to become the first Manchester-based law firm to make their workforce Climate Positive. 3D Solicitors, one of Manchester’s most prestigious firms, who have been involved with many famous legal cases, set up their Forest Garden with Play […]

Five easy ways to live a more sustainable life

14/02/2021

Individual and Family, Sustainability

Sustainability is a must to help with climate change, but making huge changes in your life can be difficult, which is why Play It Green will produce weekly tips to give you simple changes that over time will make a huge difference to your contribution to our planet. To get things started, here are five […]

Is sustainability the future of business?

14/02/2021

Business Tips, Sustainability

Companies are increasingly wanting to act in a sustainable manner that complies with ethical and climate goals. Investors, customers, and business leaders are more attentive than ever to sustainable development. The extent to which a business behaves in this way can affect the shape of the business and even its long-term value. Businesses usually label […]