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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.
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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 January & February 2026 issue of our E-Newsletter full of news, views and information.
We are delighted that High Peak Baby Bank and the Solitary Bee Nursery have decided to reduce their use of “single use plastic” and to tell their users of this..
Once again we are working with our friends at Transition Chesterfield to bring to Buxton Potato Day 2026. From 1st October 2025 until 14th November you can order potatoes for..
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Tickets for the Art of Activism film on Tues 2 Feb are now bookable online buxtonoperahouse.org.uk/events/ackroyd-harvey-the-art-of-activism-12a/
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Buxton Potato Day orders can be collected from #buxton Library of Things within the book library on Kents Bank Road on Saturday 31 January 10am-2pm. ![]()
You could collect any gardennig tools that you might want to borrow while you are there.Our famous annual Potato Day![]()
Saturday 31st January, 9.30am-2pm![]()
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Just 3 weeks to wait for Potato Day 2026 on Saturday 31st January in the Town Centre (venue to be confirmed), selling seed potatoes, beans, peas, onions, shallots, garlic and green manures. We'll be starting at 9.30am and will be open until 2pm (or until we sell out). Some varieties are in limited supply, so do turn up early if you want to be sure of getting your favourites. If you've pre-ordered your potatoes and seeds then look out for an email in mid-January with details of when and where to collect. ![]()
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Watch this page for information about our venue.![]()
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#PotatoDay #seedpotatoes #seeds
Variety is the spice of life. If you live on an island and eat fish, eat the fish from our nearby waters.![]()
Supermarkets could help UK shoppers eat more sustainable local fish – study
www.theguardian.com
Shift from ‘big 5’ imports to British fish such as sprats and sardines would help diets and the planet, say researchers
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World’s richest 1% have already used fair share of emissions for 2026, says Oxfam
www.theguardian.com
Richest 1% took 10 days while wealthiest 0.1% needed just three days to exhaust annual carbon budget, study shows
Update to Hard to Recycle Project January 2026![]()
The Terracycle cheese wrappers scheme has now closed. From now on cheese wrappers can be deposited along with other plastics that used to come through our bins in the soft plastics cage at Morrisons or bin at Waitrose. ![]()
This just leaves the following 6 categories which are classified as Hard to Recycle and can be deposited in our bins across the town: ![]()
• biscuit wrappers, ![]()
• plastic bread bags (any brand), ![]()
• Warburtons wax bread wrap, ![]()
• Pringles cans (with steel bases), ![]()
• Tea bag & coffee bag packaging,![]()
• disposable gloves (unless used for unhygienic substances).![]()
Please continue to put these items in our Hard to Recycle bins and the rest in the supermarket containers. ![]()
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We have recently used the points accumulated from sending off our waste to make a donation of £120 which should be reaching Connex Community Support. This is the 9th donation we have been able to make to charities and schools since we have been involved with the Terracycle schemes, with the total amount donated now standing at £1000. ![]()
For details of where our bins are located and what you can recycle where in Buxton please see our website www.transitionbuxton.co.uk/how-to-recycle-in-buxton/.
Defenders say AI can do good to fight the climate crisis. But spiralling energy and water costs leave experts worried. ![]()
‘Just an unbelievable amount of pollution’: how big a threat is AI to the climate?
www.theguardian.com
Defenders say AI can do good to fight the climate crisis. But spiralling energy and water costs leave experts worried