EarthDay2021
#RestoreOurEarth
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For #EarthDay2021 at XSEM we asked our team two questions:
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What positive changes have you made over the last year towards a greener future?
2. What do you pledge to do more of (or less of) over the next 12 months?
Nicole W
Positive changes you've made...
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Started shopping locally and at markets
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Planted more trees
Your pledge for the coming year...
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More walking
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Eat less meat
Olivia Hubert
Positive changes you've made...
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I always carry a re-useable shopping bag in my handbag
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Started to grow my own veggies!
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Reduced my food-print by meal prepping & feeding any waste to our chickens (they honestly eat everything!)
Your pledge for the coming year...
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I’m going to start plogging: Picking up litter while jogging!
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Lower my carbon footprint and walk into my local town more rather than drive
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Make an effort to educate myself on regenerative agriculture
Megan Walters
Positive changes you've made...
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I walk or cycle everywhere!
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I don’t go anywhere without my chilli bottle, said goodbye to plastic
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Turn the tap off when brushing my teeth
Your pledge for the coming year...
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Be smarter in the kitchen, use less energy!
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Eat less meat
Ben Sabberton
Positive changes you've made...
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Riding kids to school when possible (and picking another one up on the way!) in our family cargo bike
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Have stopped eating beef for c.18 months (beef being the worst offender for the environment)
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Made a conscious decision to work from home for the last 12 months (!!)
Your pledge for the coming year...
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To try and stop 1 local drive per week when it can be run/walked or cycled
Emma Barker
Positive changes you've made...
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Chilli bottle, I literally take it everywhere with me
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Adopted a largely plant based diet, if I do eat meat I try to make sure it’s from a local producer
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Carrier bags – I haven’t used a plastic bag in a long time. Top tip – ikea bags are a game changer for supermarket shops!
Your pledge for the coming year...
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Purchase food and goods that don’t come with plastic packaging
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Take public transport more instead of the car
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Grow my own vegetables – I’ve got some compost and wooden boxes to plant up, now just need to buy some seeds..!
Nicola Holmes
Positive changes you've made...
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I have always been super conscious with recycling as I grew up on a farm however now I go further than just separating waste and recycling and go out of my way to recycle glass, paper, carton, plastic
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I have a herb patch in my garden – next stop greenhouse
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I walk so much but I want to look at getting a bike to reduce car usage – I just don’t have anywhere to store it safely at the moment
Your pledge for the coming year...
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I would like to get a smart meter installed to be smarter with my energy usage
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Get the greenhouse sorted and start growing some of my own vegetables
Danielle Jones
Positive changes you've made...
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I now only buy skincare products that offer recycled, recyclable and reusable packaging
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As I walk everywhere now I make sure to pick up any rubbish along the way
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I no longer purchase any clothing from ‘Fast Fashion’ brands and only purchase what I actually need!
Your pledge for the coming year...
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Cut down on eating meat, fish and dairy products
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Take my chilli bottle everywhere with me!
Nicole Dixon
Positive changes you've made...
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I no longer buy clingfilm! I store things in the fridge in Tupperware or wrap in beeswax wraps.
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I’m also RELIGIOUS about keeping carrier bags in my car for the supermarket shop and refuse to buy more.
Your pledge for the coming year...
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A new eco shop has opened just around the corner from me where you can go for food and liquid refills. I really want to give this a try rather than buying new bags of pasta or cleaning spray bottles each time from the supermarket!