A new recycle shop, Pass The Baton, was opened in Marunouchi Brick Square in Tokyo, where each story of things becomes like a baton that will be passed to a new owner. The shop interior was designed by Masamichi Katayama. ...Read More
La Leche League Oxford runs a Maternity Clothes Library, for a small fee per item (currently £2) maternity clothes can be hired and kept for the whole pregnancy. They have many sizes and styles available as well as smart wear ...Read More
In the Summer and Autumn 2007, thousands of people living and working in the town of Middlesbrough, Tees Valley participated in a project to increase local food production and reduce food miles. Along the way, young, old, rich and poor worked ...Read More
In partnership with Channel 4, Landshare is a service that allows people who are either a landowner, grower or helper to post a listing on the website, offering their services or needs. The concept of land sharing and making use ...Read More
Transition Towns start off when a small collection of individuals within a community come together with a shared concern. They begin by forming an initiating group with the intention of engaging a significant proportion of the people in their community to ...Read More
Team Green Britain held its first 'Green Britain Day' in July this year where 5 teams worked together to make a difference. The idea behind Team Green Britain, and in partnership with EDF Energy, London 2012 and the Eden Project, ...Read More
Continuing with Devon, a new community in Cranbrook has proposed the idea of a prototype 'Eco-town'. The local authority is aiming for a high standard of sustainability and renewable energy usage on a green-field site with its own railway station. ...Read More