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(00:10):
Hi there and welcome to theChallenge to Change podcast.
My name is Hazel and thispodcast is all about the
little changes we can all makethat will have a positive
effect upon planet Earth. Ifyou're new here, welcome. If
you've listened before,welcome back. The Challenge to
(00:33):
Change podcast has beenbrought to you on behalf of
ANSA Environmental Services.To find out more about ANSA
please visit ANSA.co.ukLet's get into the podcast
episode. So welcome to thisepisode of the Challenge to
(00:55):
Change podcast. This episodeis all about a circular
economy. So what do we mean bythe phrase circular economy?
Well, it's a model of resourceproduction and consumption in
any economy that involvessharing, leasing, reusing,
(01:17):
repairing, refurbishing andrecycling existing materials
and products for as long aspossible. So that might sound
a little bit complex and morethan that it may be that
people listening are thinkingwell what does that have to do
with me? You know I care aboutthe planet, I want to make a
(01:39):
difference but I can't reallyhave a massive impact on what
happens within the economy. Sowhat I want to do with this
podcast episode is to breakdown just five really, five
easy wins as to how we can asindividuals help to support
(01:59):
and indeed create more of acircular economy.
So the first one is this.Create a reusing or recycling
program within your workplaceor indeed within your home. So
(02:20):
it might not be possible foreverybody's workplace to
establish a recycling systemand if you don't have one
already then why not get onestarted if that's possible for
you to do as an employee. Andif you can't get a recycling
system started then you cancreate a system to reuse
(02:42):
things. So that might just beas simple as writing notes on
the back of unwantednon-confidential print. It all
makes a difference no matterhow small and doing things
like this does contribute to acircular economy. If
(03:05):
you recycle at home already,are you getting it right or
are you wish cycling? Nowwe've talked about wish
cycling before on theChallenge to Change podcast,
in particular in episodes 69and 70. And will place a link
in the description to thispodcast to those podcast
(03:28):
episodes. So if you arerecycling at home, and I hope
that you are, the first thingto do is visit the website of
the local authority thatcovers the area in which you
live. So here, recording thispodcast on behalf of ANSA
Environmental Services, Whichoperates on behalf of Cheshire
(03:49):
East Council, we cover theCheshire East area. So in
which case the council inquestion is Cheshire East
Council. So depending on whereyou live in the country or
indeed the world, that wouldbe your first point of call
with regards to how yourecycle at home and how you do
(04:09):
your best to get that right.So here in Cheshire East the
recycle bin is a silver bin.Well we call it a silver bin
but essentially it looks morelike grey but we refer to it
as the silver recycling bin.And here in Cheshire East you
can recycle paper, Cardboard,metal food and drink cans,
(04:32):
glass, squashable plastic, sothat's things like single-use
plastic bottles. You can alsorecycle safe aerosols, for
example things like hairproducts, deodorant, spray
polish. They must of course beempty before placing them in
your recycle bin and also foilthat is free of food
(04:52):
contamination. For moreinformation on what you can
recycle here in Cheshire Eastand indeed what things should
and shouldn't go into yourbins then visit the What Waste
Goes Where page on theCheshire East Council's
website. But that covers someof the things that we can make
(05:16):
use of or that can be made useof within a circular economy.
But what about things thatcan't be recycled from what is
called your kerbsidecollection service? So do you
have unwanted clothes? Sothese can't go in your silver
recycling bin but they can beput to good use after you no
(05:39):
longer want them. So why notconsider a charity shop or a
community recycling app or youcould even maybe try selling
online. Here in Cheshire Eastyou can also take textiles to
textile banks which aresituated on public car parks
and near to supermarkets. Butmaybe you have lots of things
(06:03):
that you want to give away ormaybe even sell so why not
consider a garage sale or acar boot sale? Another thing
that you can do if you want toget rid of something and you
want to sell it is look forgroups on social media. So for
example on Facebook alsoGumtree is another option if
(06:25):
you want to sell something andthat also applies if you want
to give something away forfree that you no longer want.
Another thing that you can doto help support a circular
economy is consider refillinghousehold products like
shampoo, washing up liquid,laundry detergent by using a
(06:47):
refill shop. So do you have arefill shop close to you or
fairly close to you? That'sreally worth considering to
help support that circulareconomy. For more ideas like
this why not visit the ANSAenvironmental services social
media pages or indeed visitthe ANSA environmental
(07:08):
services website. So anotherthing that you can do to help
support that circular economyis to choose reusable. So what
I mean by this is to usereusable bags, bottles and
containers within thehousehold. So rather than
(07:29):
using single use items,especially single use plastic,
opt for things that can beused over and over again. So
if you're thinking about ashopping bag, pick something,
you know, a bag for life andthen continue to use that bag.
For a very prolonged period oftime, might not quite be for
(07:51):
life, but it should be anextended period time, you
know, not using it once andthen throwing it away. The
same for the bottles as well.So if you need to take a drink
with you, use a refillablewater bottle. And make sure
that you refill it if you'regoing to be out for a period
(08:13):
of time rather than opting fora single use item. So of
course by doing this, thisreduces waste and it also
effectively reduces the demandfor disposable items. So by
choosing reusable, We are asindividuals impacting upon the
(08:34):
economy because we areindicating what our buying
preference is. So the more westep away from single use, the
more we choose to reuse, themore that the manufacturing
industry, the people who makethe products will be following
those demands from consumers.So we can choose to repair
(08:59):
rather than replace. So if wehave something that is no
longer working, Rather thanchoosing to replace it we can
seek to get it repaired ormaybe even in some cases
repair it ourselves. So we canlook at repair cafes which is
something that you will findhere in Cheshire East and also
(09:21):
moving over intoStoke-on-Trent as well which
is relatively close toCheshire East depending on
where you live. So looking atthings like repair cafes Also
considering things like onlinetutorials as well, maybe using
something like YouTube, ofcourse, depending on what the
item in question is. So, forexample, has your washing
(09:42):
machine broken? Why notconsider a repair service
rather than disposing andbuying new? Sometimes this can
work out cheaper, depending onoptions. Sometimes you can
save money by doing thingsthis way. So another thing
that we can do is to usepre-loved or opt to purchase
(10:05):
pre-loved items. So basicallywhat I mean by that is to
choose to buy second hand andthat can really apply to many
different aspects of our livesfrom our kitchen to our lounge
to our wardrobe Basically,really, almost every room in
(10:26):
the house could havepotentially pre-loved things
within it. And of course, theobvious thing to consider here
is pre-love fashion. As youknow, we've talked about fast
fashion on the podcast manytimes before. So opting for
pre-love, not only does itsave money, but in terms of
(10:47):
the impact on the planet, it'sa much more environmentally
sound thing to do. The otherthing to consider when we're
supporting pre-loved, itdoesn't necessarily mean that
you're going to get somethingthat is going to appear second
hand. It may well appearcompletely brand new, near
(11:09):
perfect, because sometimespeople will only own something
for a very short amount oftime. You know, maybe they
brought the wrong colour,maybe it was an unwanted gift.
There's all kinds of reasonsas to why That item that
you've purchased, whilst it issecond hand, it is actually
going to appear essentiallybrand new. So it is a really
(11:37):
useful thing to do. You know,it can still look really good.
We're saving money. And ofcourse we are having a
positive impact on the planetand supporting the circular
economy. So the final quickwin. Is when choosing products
or services consider theirentire life cycle. So what I
(12:02):
mean by this is if for exampleyou are choosing to buy I
don't know a new coat forexample and you do want to buy
one. That is brand new. Solet's say for some reason,
purchasing a pre-love coat isnot an option and you want to
buy a coat that is brand new.So when doing that, consider
(12:26):
how long it's going to last.So in this case, it may well
be choosing something that isperhaps a little bit more
expensive. It's high quality.It's something that is going
to kind of last the distanceand also Another example might
be if you choose to purchasea sofa, for example, whether
(12:51):
that be a pre-loved sofa or abrand new sofa, maybe choose
something in fairly neutralcolours rather than going for
something in a colour thatmatches your current style in
your room. What we can then dois maybe if we want to make it
look a certain way we mightput a throw on it or some
(13:12):
cushions that match the colourof the room rather than the
whole sofa matching the colourof the room. So in that way
you're choosing something thatis going to last you a lot
longer because regardless ofthose decoration changes that
you make that sofa is stillgoing to fit in to that
particular room. So those aretwo examples there of how we
(13:37):
can choose something that isgoing to last the distance. So
we're looking at the lifecycle of the item in question.
The other thing that we can dowhen we're thinking about the
life cycle of a product, canit be easily recycled or
repurposed? Are we looking athow durable it is? How easy it
(14:01):
would be to repair? The otherthings that we consider is
trying to avoid fast fashionthat we've already mentioned
but also fast tech. So fasttech is much the same as fast
fashion. It's something thatis possibly quite expensive to
buy but it's something that'sgoing to very quickly go out
(14:23):
of fashion. So it's no longergoing to be desirable to keep
and kind of maintain. Soavoiding those kind of fast
tech options as much as wewould want to avoid fast
fashion and perhaps even moreso in the case of fast tech
because of the amount of moneywe might potentially spend in
(14:46):
the first place. But in short,when we're looking at a
circular ethos, you'reconsidering what you will keep
on using. You're looking atthings that will last for a
much longer period of timerather than something that
will just suffice for now. SoI really hope that you found
(15:11):
some useful information withinthis podcast episode. In
short, one of the mostimportant things that we can
do as individuals tocontribute to a circular
economy is using ourindividual So that we are as
individuals making choices asconsumers and as people that
(15:34):
are more ethical and have amore positive impact upon
planet earth and of course themore that people do that Those
numbers will start to increaseso the more that we do that
the more that has a knock-oneffect, a knock-on positive
effect for planet Earth. Thankyou so much for listening to
(15:55):
this podcast episode and Iwill of course check in with
another episode really soon.Bye for now.
Hi there and welcome to theChallenge to Change podcast.
My name is Hazel and thispodcast is all about the
little changes we can all makethat will have a positive
effect upon planet Earth. Ifyou're new here, welcome. If
you've listened before,welcome back. The Challenge to
(00:33):
Change podcast has beenbrought to you on behalf of
ANSA Environmental Services.To find out more about ANSA
please visit ANSA.co.ukLet's get into the podcast
episode. So welcome to thisepisode of the Challenge to
(00:55):
Change podcast. This episodeis all about a circular
economy. So what do we mean bythe phrase circular economy?
Well, it's a model of resourceproduction and consumption in
any economy that involvessharing, leasing, reusing,
(01:17):
repairing, refurbishing andrecycling existing materials
and products for as long aspossible. So that might sound
a little bit complex and morethan that it may be that
people listening are thinkingwell what does that have to do
with me? You know I care aboutthe planet, I want to make a
(01:39):
difference but I can't reallyhave a massive impact on what
happens within the economy. Sowhat I want to do with this
podcast episode is to breakdown just five really, five
easy wins as to how we can asindividuals help to support
(01:59):
and indeed create more of acircular economy.
So the first one is this.Create a reusing or recycling
program within your workplaceor indeed within your home. So
(02:20):
it might not be possible foreverybody's workplace to
establish a recycling systemand if you don't have one
already then why not get onestarted if that's possible for
you to do as an employee. Andif you can't get a recycling
system started then you cancreate a system to reuse
(02:42):
things. So that might just beas simple as writing notes on
the back of unwantednon-confidential print. It all
makes a difference no matterhow small and doing things
like this does contribute to acircular economy. If
(03:05):
you recycle at home already,are you getting it right or
are you wish cycling? Nowwe've talked about wish
cycling before on theChallenge to Change podcast,
in particular in episodes 69and 70. And will place a link
in the description to thispodcast to those podcast
(03:28):
episodes. So if you arerecycling at home, and I hope
that you are, the first thingto do is visit the website of
the local authority thatcovers the area in which you
live. So here, recording thispodcast on behalf of ANSA
Environmental Services, Whichoperates on behalf of Cheshire
(03:49):
East Council, we cover theCheshire East area. So in
which case the council inquestion is Cheshire East
Council. So depending on whereyou live in the country or
indeed the world, that wouldbe your first point of call
with regards to how yourecycle at home and how you do
(04:09):
your best to get that right.So here in Cheshire East the
recycle bin is a silver bin.Well we call it a silver bin
but essentially it looks morelike grey but we refer to it
as the silver recycling bin.And here in Cheshire East you
can recycle paper, Cardboard,metal food and drink cans,
(04:32):
glass, squashable plastic, sothat's things like single-use
plastic bottles. You can alsorecycle safe aerosols, for
example things like hairproducts, deodorant, spray
polish. They must of course beempty before placing them in
your recycle bin and also foilthat is free of food
(04:52):
contamination. For moreinformation on what you can
recycle here in Cheshire Eastand indeed what things should
and shouldn't go into yourbins then visit the What Waste
Goes Where page on theCheshire East Council's
website. But that covers someof the things that we can make
(05:16):
use of or that can be made useof within a circular economy.
But what about things thatcan't be recycled from what is
called your kerbsidecollection service? So do you
have unwanted clothes? Sothese can't go in your silver
recycling bin but they can beput to good use after you no
(05:39):
longer want them. So why notconsider a charity shop or a
community recycling app or youcould even maybe try selling
online. Here in Cheshire Eastyou can also take textiles to
textile banks which aresituated on public car parks
and near to supermarkets. Butmaybe you have lots of things
(06:03):
that you want to give away ormaybe even sell so why not
consider a garage sale or acar boot sale? Another thing
that you can do if you want toget rid of something and you
want to sell it is look forgroups on social media. So for
example on Facebook alsoGumtree is another option if
(06:25):
you want to sell something andthat also applies if you want
to give something away forfree that you no longer want.
Another thing that you can doto help support a circular
economy is consider refillinghousehold products like
shampoo, washing up liquid,laundry detergent by using a
(06:47):
refill shop. So do you have arefill shop close to you or
fairly close to you? That'sreally worth considering to
help support that circulareconomy. For more ideas like
this why not visit the ANSAenvironmental services social
media pages or indeed visitthe ANSA environmental
(07:08):
services website. So anotherthing that you can do to help
support that circular economyis to choose reusable. So what
I mean by this is to usereusable bags, bottles and
containers within thehousehold. So rather than
(07:29):
using single use items,especially single use plastic,
opt for things that can beused over and over again. So
if you're thinking about ashopping bag, pick something,
you know, a bag for life andthen continue to use that bag.
For a very prolonged period oftime, might not quite be for
(07:51):
life, but it should be anextended period time, you
know, not using it once andthen throwing it away. The
same for the bottles as well.So if you need to take a drink
with you, use a refillablewater bottle. And make sure
that you refill it if you'regoing to be out for a period
(08:13):
of time rather than opting fora single use item. So of
course by doing this, thisreduces waste and it also
effectively reduces the demandfor disposable items. So by
choosing reusable, We are asindividuals impacting upon the
(08:34):
economy because we areindicating what our buying
preference is. So the more westep away from single use, the
more we choose to reuse, themore that the manufacturing
industry, the people who makethe products will be following
those demands from consumers.So we can choose to repair
(08:59):
rather than replace. So if wehave something that is no
longer working, Rather thanchoosing to replace it we can
seek to get it repaired ormaybe even in some cases
repair it ourselves. So we canlook at repair cafes which is
something that you will findhere in Cheshire East and also
(09:21):
moving over intoStoke-on-Trent as well which
is relatively close toCheshire East depending on
where you live. So looking atthings like repair cafes Also
considering things like onlinetutorials as well, maybe using
something like YouTube, ofcourse, depending on what the
item in question is. So, forexample, has your washing
(09:42):
machine broken? Why notconsider a repair service
rather than disposing andbuying new? Sometimes this can
work out cheaper, depending onoptions. Sometimes you can
save money by doing thingsthis way. So another thing
that we can do is to usepre-loved or opt to purchase
(10:05):
pre-loved items. So basicallywhat I mean by that is to
choose to buy second hand andthat can really apply to many
different aspects of our livesfrom our kitchen to our lounge
to our wardrobe Basically,really, almost every room in
(10:26):
the house could havepotentially pre-loved things
within it. And of course, theobvious thing to consider here
is pre-love fashion. As youknow, we've talked about fast
fashion on the podcast manytimes before. So opting for
pre-love, not only does itsave money, but in terms of
(10:47):
the impact on the planet, it'sa much more environmentally
sound thing to do. The otherthing to consider when we're
supporting pre-loved, itdoesn't necessarily mean that
you're going to get somethingthat is going to appear second
hand. It may well appearcompletely brand new, near
(11:09):
perfect, because sometimespeople will only own something
for a very short amount oftime. You know, maybe they
brought the wrong colour,maybe it was an unwanted gift.
There's all kinds of reasonsas to why That item that
you've purchased, whilst it issecond hand, it is actually
going to appear essentiallybrand new. So it is a really
(11:37):
useful thing to do. You know,it can still look really good.
We're saving money. And ofcourse we are having a
positive impact on the planetand supporting the circular
economy. So the final quickwin. Is when choosing products
or services consider theirentire life cycle. So what I
(12:02):
mean by this is if for exampleyou are choosing to buy I
don't know a new coat forexample and you do want to buy
one. That is brand new. Solet's say for some reason,
purchasing a pre-love coat isnot an option and you want to
buy a coat that is brand new.So when doing that, consider
(12:26):
how long it's going to last.So in this case, it may well
be choosing something that isperhaps a little bit more
expensive. It's high quality.It's something that is going
to kind of last the distanceand also Another example might
be if you choose to purchasea sofa, for example, whether
(12:51):
that be a pre-loved sofa or abrand new sofa, maybe choose
something in fairly neutralcolours rather than going for
something in a colour thatmatches your current style in
your room. What we can then dois maybe if we want to make it
look a certain way we mightput a throw on it or some
(13:12):
cushions that match the colourof the room rather than the
whole sofa matching the colourof the room. So in that way
you're choosing something thatis going to last you a lot
longer because regardless ofthose decoration changes that
you make that sofa is stillgoing to fit in to that
particular room. So those aretwo examples there of how we
(13:37):
can choose something that isgoing to last the distance. So
we're looking at the lifecycle of the item in question.
The other thing that we can dowhen we're thinking about the
life cycle of a product, canit be easily recycled or
repurposed? Are we looking athow durable it is? How easy it
(14:01):
would be to repair? The otherthings that we consider is
trying to avoid fast fashionthat we've already mentioned
but also fast tech. So fasttech is much the same as fast
fashion. It's something thatis possibly quite expensive to
buy but it's something that'sgoing to very quickly go out
(14:23):
of fashion. So it's no longergoing to be desirable to keep
and kind of maintain. Soavoiding those kind of fast
tech options as much as wewould want to avoid fast
fashion and perhaps even moreso in the case of fast tech
because of the amount of moneywe might potentially spend in
(14:46):
the first place. But in short,when we're looking at a
circular ethos, you'reconsidering what you will keep
on using. You're looking atthings that will last for a
much longer period of timerather than something that
will just suffice for now. SoI really hope that you found
(15:11):
some useful information withinthis podcast episode. In
short, one of the mostimportant things that we can
do as individuals tocontribute to a circular
economy is using ourindividual So that we are as
individuals making choices asconsumers and as people that
(15:34):
are more ethical and have amore positive impact upon
planet earth and of course themore that people do that Those
numbers will start to increaseso the more that we do that
the more that has a knock-oneffect, a knock-on positive
effect for planet Earth. Thankyou so much for listening to
(15:55):
this podcast episode and Iwill of course check in with
another episode really soon.Bye for now.
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