Birmingham Green Doors aims to showcase energy efficient homes in Birmingham and the West Midlands.  We do this through small group study visits hosted by people who have made energy..

Energy Saving Trust is an independent organisation – working to address the climate emergency. www.energysavingtrust.co.uk

www.bvsc.org.uk/BrumEnergy free energy advice for households across the City.

Terracycle have a range of different recycling schemes for materials which generally can’t be recycled at home, and list local drop-off points via their map. https://www.terracycle.com/en-GB/ 

Online community groups such as Community Reuse Birmingham or Stirchley Swap Shop for trading items with people in your local area, have a look via Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/communityreusebirmingham/ / https://www.facebook.com/StirchleySwapShop/ 

Zero Waste Shops in Birmingham, for ethical plastic and packaging free goods:  The Clean Kilo (Digbeth and Bournville). https://www.thecleankilo.co.uk/  Roots Market (Jewellery Quarter). https://www.rootsmarket.co.uk/ 

brummie cup is a Birmingham reusable coffee cup initiative, for a £2 deposit you can borrow a reusable cup for your coffee from participating cafes, and return it when you’re..

Composting Guides: Garden composting guide by the RHS. https://www.rhs.org.uk/soil-composts-mulches/composting 

The FairTrade Foundation can help you identify products it is possible to source ethically, and explains the advantages of shopping FairTrade. https://www.fairtrade.org.uk/ 

Traditional platforms such as Ebay are still an excellent way to find second-hand goods. https://www.ebay.co.uk/ 

Gumtree and Freecycle are online platforms for either giving away or selling unwanted goods, where you can list or find items that you need. https://www.gumtree.com/ / https://uk.freecycle.org/ 

Streetbank is an online sharing community, where you can post your own items to share or borrow from your neighbours. With apps like this, the more people that use them..