Greener Living Fairs - A Celebration of Sustainable Living
Next fair Saturday 5 October 2019, from 10.30am until 2.30pm at Kidderminster Town Hall.
The Greener Living Fair is a chance to find out how you can be more 'green'. Fun, educational family friendly events with a variety of stalls offering advice and information on a whole host of greener living topics. The event is free to attend along with free tea or coffee.
Activities and stalls at the event on 5 October 2019 include:
- children's activities, including recycled arts and crafts and free face painting.
- cutting out single use plastics- bring refillable containers if you’d like to purchase household cleaning products.
- cycling and electric bikes
- foraging
- vegan food
- save the bees!
- green energy
- repair cafe volunteers – bring your broken, damaged or torn items for repair.
- Wolverley Animal Centre will be bringing a selection of giant sized insects and snails for children to view or handle.
- saving energy and water and lots more.
This year’s event is kindly sponsored by local company ALS UK who will be showcasing their new ‘reverse vending’ plastic bottle recycling machine. Event-goers are welcome to bring in a plastic bottle to try this out.
If you are unable to make the event, visit Greenchoices website for more ideas.
Interested in holding a free stall? Please email Elaine Halford-Bishop
These 4 recycling methods will be explored on the day:
REDUCE
• Find out about great new alternatives to single use plastics
e.g. eco wraps
• Advice on reducing waste and different composting methods
REUSE
• Refillable products for sale including washing up and laundry
liquid, fabric conditioner, toilet cleaner, hand wash, shampoo
and hair conditioners. Just bring refillable containers!
RECYCLE
• Find out what can and can’t be recycled (in your green bin)
• Find out about additional items that can be recycled - for those
that want to do that little bit more!
REPAIR
• Find out about the amazing work of the Kidderminster Repair Cafe and bring in your broken or torn items for repair.
Find out about the amazing work of the Kidderminster Repair Cafe and bring in your broken or torn items for repair