Tag: City to Sea

No more guilt trips: how to holiday this year with less plastic

Stuart Mitchell

This half-term, the first-ever B-Corp Holiday Park Group, Lovat, and the environmental charity, City to Sea, who campaign to stop plastic pollution, have teamed up to offer 5 simple tips on how families can holiday with less plastic. Every year tourist destinations around the UK see a surge of littering from tourists causing waves of plastic pollution that could easily be avoided. This summer as families holiday together for the first time without pandemic restrictions providers such as Lovat is working with customers to minimise their environmental impact. Top Tips:…

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Reusable cup scheme to launch in Bristol to help tackle 2.5 billion single-use coffee cup problem

Stuart Mitchell

Bristol-based environmental charity, City to Sea, and environmental compliance scheme Ecosurety, are today on World Refill Day (June 16th) announcing the launch of the new “Bristol Refill Cup Scheme.” The innovative new project will enable Bristolians to “borrow” a reusable takeaway cup from a café and then return it so it can be used again and again, reducing waste and tackling pollution and littering across the city. Currently, an estimated 2.5 billion single-use coffee cups are used in the UK a year.  The scheme will roll out across the city…

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Award winning environmental charity moves to four-day week with no loss of pay for all staff

Stuart Mitchell

The award-winning Bristol-based environmental charity City to Sea has moved to a four-day working week, without any reduction in pay for staff. The company’s 19 employees have all moved to a four-day, 32-hour working week with no reduction in pay. The company has today been officially accredited as a ‘Gold Standard’ four-day week employer under the 4 Day Week Campaign’s accreditation scheme that recognises four-day week employers in the UK. City to Sea is a Bristol-based environmental charity campaigning to stop plastic pollution at source known for its award-winning campaigns…

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Innovative new takeaway box released to tackle plastic pollution

Stuart Mitchell

Street Food Box, a new super-compact and foldable takeaway box made from PRIPLAK®, has today announced a new partnership with the charity City to Sea to stop plastic pollution from entering our oceans.   The innovative takeaway box scheme is made from a patented indestructible polypropylene that is wipeable, microwavable and dishwasher safe and as such can be used over and over again eliminating the need for single-use plastics.  City to Sea, who campaign to stop plastic pollution at source, found that over 11 billion items of takeaway food packaging…

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Revealed: The Mood-Boosting Benefits Of Reducing Your Impact On The Environment

Stuart Mitchell

From shopping consciously to reusing plastic, buying second-hand or using a compost bin, Brits carry out an average of six deeds per week that reduce their impact on the environment. With so many of us trying to be more environmentally conscious, it’s no wonder that 66 per cent of Brits find that taking action to reduce their impact on the environment puts them in a good mood. The new research, conducted by household cleaning brand, Ecover, also revealed that one in two (53 per cent) get a buzz from taking…

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