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What can we all do to reduce plastic pollution? Public concern about the problem – brought into sharp focus by David Attenborough’s BBC documentary series Blue Planet II – was demonstrated by a high turn out for the first One … Continue reading →

Confused about what kinds of plastic can and can’t be recycled in York? We are pleased to share this handy at-a-glance guide from the team at St Nick’s, the environment centre in York, which makes it clear what you can … Continue reading →

On Saturday 21 October, following our Repair Cafe, Planet South Bank hosted a community recycling talk to explore some possible solutions for better disposing of plastic waste and ways to avoid single use plastics. The event included guest speakers from … Continue reading →

Craft – y – Crawl Sunday 12th November 2017 12 midday – 4pm List of participating venues (in alphabetical order) with map A. Bishopthorpe Road , The Winning Post, YO23 1NZ Kim Chambers – animal artist selling original artwork, prints … Continue reading →

Our Repair Café returned to Clements Hall in York on Saturday 21 October, and once again saw a wide range of items given a new lease of life. In the hands of our skilled volunteer repairers, we managed to fix … Continue reading →

  Next month sees the return of our Craft-y-Crawl, a Sunday stroll round the streets of the greater South Bank area of York (including Bishy Road and the streets off it) The event, on 12 November (12.00-4.00pm) offers a chance … Continue reading →

Planet South Bank’s Street Re:Cycle on Sunday 17 September was its most popular yet. Thirty one households took part in the South Bank-wide event, which ran from 11.00am until 3.00pm (although most packed up at 2.00pm when a heavy downpour … Continue reading →