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No time to waste

No time to waste... Put rubbish in its place!

Find out everything about the exciting upcoming events, news and opportunities about our campaign to create a healthier, cleaner King's.

Want to know more about waste at King's? Check out our waste and recycling pages!

 

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Sustainable consumption podcast

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Want to learn how to shop more sustainably? In a new podcast episode from King's Business School, Dr Hannah Schupfer, Post-Doctoral Researcher at the Centre for Sustainable Business, explores responsible consumption and circular economy in conversation with sustainable consumption expert Thomas Panton.

Join them as they explore the role of individual consumers in environmental sustainability, actionable steps that you can take in your daily life to contribute to a greener planet, and the role of the policy makers and corporations in the future of sustainability.

Listen to the podcast episode

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Waste related volunteering opportunities

Are you interested in taking action to reduce waste and help create a healthier, more sustainable society? Check out these volunteering opportunities with some amazing community organisations!

The Felix Project: The Felix Project is a London-based food redistribution charity set up in 2016 to tackle food waste and equitable distribution. They believe in a vision of London where no-one goes hungry and good food is never wasted. 

Food cycle: FoodCycle is a national charity that puts on free, weekly community meals for people in need. Their vision is to make food poverty, loneliness and food waste a thing of the past for every community.

Get rid and donate: Get Rid of and Donate CIC (Community Interest Company) is an environmental voluntary project supporting the eradication and reduction of waste congestion to landfill by recycling pre-loved unwanted items in turn giving back to people in need in communities.

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Lewisham Donation Hub volunteers holding teddy bears.

December: Keeping the community warm through Winter

For the fourth year in a row, King’s Sport & Wellness proudly supported Lewisham Donation Hub throughout early December, collecting donations of warm winter clothes to help those in need across South East London.

Not only did this avoid clothes being discarded, cutting down on fashion waste and emissions, but it helped support people experiencing hardship throughout the cold winter months.

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November: Blowing away bad vape pen disposal habits

Did you know that over 5 million vapes are thrown away every week in the UK - and only 17% of vapes are recycled correctly?

When vape pens are disposed of incorrectly, we lose important resources that can be used again (such as copper wire and lithium batteries).

Vape pens thrown into general waste can even cause fires in bin lorries or waste facilities.

King's Estates & Facilities knew this was a key area to take action on, so they've placed new vape recycling bins in every residence... With plans to expand these to all the King's campuses in the works!

Keep an eye out around King's areas for these key bins, in a nice eye-catching pink!

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October: King's Food foil unnecessary food disposal with their new 'Taste, don't waste' scheme!

King's Food are tackling thrown-away meals by introducing a new 'Taste, don't waste' option on their meals.

The aim of the project is to give staff and students a try of dishes before they purchase them, reducing the number of meals that are thrown away due to dislike.

This initiative is currently being rolled out across King's campuses, so keep an eye out for the scheme at King's cafes.