I had a very interesting conversation on Mylor Creek last week with two individuals testing the creek water, and was surprised to learn that such testing is increasingly being left to volunteers, rather than funded by government bodies. Jane, who … Continue reading
Transition Falmouth has just updated its “Hard-to-Recycle” Guide for the Falmouth/Penryn Area. Since we produced our first Hard-to-Recycle Guide in 2019 opportunities for recycling have been growing in our area. This update is designed to reflect this encouraging trend, and … Continue reading
Plastic pollution of our marine and wider environment continues to cause great concern globally and locally. But how deep of a crisis is it? Have we reached a critical point where discarded plastic waste has become so embedded in our … Continue reading
The first “Turning Off the Plastic Tap” Guide was produced in 2018. Since then, we have just completed an update, as there have been some significant developments, locally, nationally, and globally, concerning single-use plastic waste reduction Here locally, for example, … Continue reading
I began working on this project around 2 years ago, aiming to research and promote the use of compost toilets and waterless systems for environmental gain. This – let’s face it, slightly unusual – area of interest came about some … Continue reading
Some recent news Biodiversity Falmouth Town Council has declared an Ecological Emergency. You can read all about it in the Packet, and note the call to support the Climate and Ecological Emergency Bill (which Transition Falmouth has signed up to). … Continue reading
As mentioned in last month’s article Transition Falmouth has now launched its guide to local good practice. Entitled “Too Good to Waste” it builds on some initial work by Circular Falmouth. Covering principally the Falmouth, Penryn and Truro area, this … Continue reading
In previous articles on this website and elsewhere readers may have noticed various references to the term “the circular economy“. So what exactly does this mean? One official definition appears on the WRAP website which states that the circular economy … Continue reading
In a previous article posted on our website in June, we took a look at home composting, and highlighted good practice, along with concerns over the sustainable disposal of various forms of single-use plastic packaging, which often come with confusing … Continue reading
In his latest book “Elegant Simplicity”, Satish Kumar, founder of the Schumacher College in Dartington, makes some compelling observations; one is particularly notable in the context of Waste and how society views it. He argues that “in Nature there is … Continue reading