Recycling at Christ Church

As part of our monthly recycling at church, in addition to medical blister packs and some dental products, we are now accepting

PERSONAL CARE ITEMS ANY BRANDS

This includes:

• Flexible plastic and metallic plastic tubes used for body creams  ointments and moisturisers

• Flexible plastic packaging for wet wipes

• Eyeshadow compacts, lip and cheek highlighters and bronzers

• Lipsticks, lip glosses and lip balms

• Mascara tubes and wands

Bring all your items to church on the first Sunday of the month  and place them in the correct recycling boxes.  

Actions for February 2025

2nd February

We now know that 2024 was the hottest year in the last decade and the first to pass 1.5°C above pre – industrial temperatures. According to the New Scientist however every fraction of a degree of rising temperatures that we can prevent counts. So keep on trying in every way you can. 

9th February

Peatlands are among the most carbon-rich ecosystems on Earth, storing twice as much carbon as the world’s forests. Refusing to buy peat compost is a significant action towards protecting the environment and carbon stores.You could also get better gardening results by ditching peat for a soil-based growing medium. 

16th February

Legislation to ban peat sales has been consulted on and promised for over ten years. Finally a first reading of ‘The Horticultural Peat (prohibition of sale) Bill’ was introduced by Liberal Democrat MP Sarah Dyke on 6th November 2024. Sadly its 2nd reading due on January 24th was delayed to the first of July. Please do what you can to make sure this bill comes into law as soon as possible by writing to your MP and supporting campaigns.

23rd February

Unfortunately most of our commercially grown salads are grown in a peat medium and growing your own is not always an option. Mushrooms also tend to be grown in peat but one national retailer is now supplying peat free grown mushrooms, responding to its customer’s concerns and working towards meeting its own goals to reach carbon net zero. Look out for these and other changes in food production that may occur.