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Building a Greener Future Together
Transition Buxton is a group of local people concerned about the environment working to improve our community’s resilience through practical actions and projects.
Community Resilience
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An important part of managing our collective resources responsibly is the adage: Reduce, Reuse, Refill, Repair & Repurpose, Recycle.
The Buxton Library of Things provides affordable access to over 100 useful resources and things that you don’t need to own.
Plastic pollution is evident all around us, blighting our lanes, paths and hedgerows, ending up in waterways and contributing to climate change.
Energy is fundamental to our modern way of life. But energy – specifically fossil fuels – is the main driver of climate change.
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Welcome to the March & April 2026 issue of our E-Newsletter full of news, views and information.
Transition Buxton CIC is delighted to have recently donated monies earned from their recycling scheme to Connex Community Support. Transition Buxton maintains sets of ‘Hard to Recycle’ bins around the..
The Buxton Library of Things, run by Transition Buxton volunteers within the book library on Kents Bank Road is two years old on 1st February 2026. Buxton Library of Things..
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As most of the rest of the country starts to collect food waste separately from next month, it looks like High Peak will follow on a few months later. Separating your food waste enables better recycling and recovery of resources and helps save the planet.
Waste collection changes - High Peak Borough Council
www.highpeak.gov.uk
Information on the Weekly Food Waste Collections starting later this year.
UK spending £15 billion on replacing repairable items - ReLondon
relondon.gov.uk
London Repair Week 2026 runs from 2nd to 8th March, aiming to inspire Londoners to embrace the repair revolution. The week offers opportunities to learn practical repair skills while connecting with o...
Are you counting?Transition Buxton Plastics Group is taking part in this year's 'Big Plastic Count' which is organised by the charity 'Everyday Plastic' and runs from 9th to 15th March. Currently over 40,000 people are planning to take part in the UK's biggest investigation into household plastic waste by counting every piece of plastic packaging they throw away over this period. Everyday Plastic will then use this evidence to keep pushing the government to take urgent action to tackle the plastics crisis. ![]()
Please join us! To sign up go to The Big Plastic Count thebigplasticcount.com/
Gearing up for our day at Buxton Community School tomorrow. If you or a family member attend or work at the school remember to bring some clothes for swapping at lunchtime. We will also have a cafe area in the Gothic hall for those who with packed lunches.
Our Hard to Recycle scheme has a new category which is for Marigold gloves and their plastic packaging. These can be placed in any of our sets of bins around the town (see here for locations www.transitionbuxton.co.uk/how-to-recycle-in-buxton/ ). We cannot accept any other brands of durable gloves or gloves which have been in contact with harsh chemicals or used for professional or business purposes through this scheme. Thank you for helping us to increase the amount of waste recycled, for details of what to recycle where in Buxton see our website.
Buxton Repair Cafe is on the 4th Saturday of the month, 9:30am - 1pm ( last item in 12:30) in the halls of Buxton Methodist Church on the Market Place. No fees, just donate what you can afford and feel is fair. Our volunteers love fixing things and sharing their skills. What will you bring us?