The Buxton Cup is a dishwasher safe pint “glass” that can be personalised and used again and again; and, when eventually worn out, it can of course be recycled. Wherever single use plastic glasses are used at outdoor..
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Become a Community Ally
How to become a Community Ally Step One Sign the pledge and send it to plastic@transitionbuxton.co.uk. Download the Pledge Make the Plastic Free Communities Pledge to: work to remove at least three single-use plastic items from day to..
Become a Plastic Free Business Champion
How to become a Plastic Free Business Champion Step One Sign the pledge and send it to plastic@transitionbuxton.co.uk. Download the Pledge Reuse, recycle and find plastic-free options wherever possible. Start fighting plastic waste and the pollution it..
Plastic Free Buxton Champions
Transition Buxton would like to thank all the businesses and community groups listed here for their support and leadership in helping make Buxton a better place to live in and to visit. Thanks to their support and efforts..
100 Loans Milestone for the Library of Things
Transition Buxton CIC is excited to announce that the Buxton Library of Things has completed over 100 loans or ‘borrows’. This Not forProfit enterprise run by volunteers has been occupying space within the book Library on Kents Bank..
Buxton Economic Resilience Study
The Economic Resilience Study was a follow on from the Alternative Economics Seminar in November 2013, and took most of 2014 to research and produce. It is an in-depth analysis of our local economy, based on a combination..
Billy the Buxton Bilberry Bee
Billie Bee is 3 foot tall and beautifully painted by local artist Pam Smart to celebrate the endangered Bilberry Bee, a Derbyshire native. Billy lives in the Japanese garden at Buxton station in between outings around town. Would..
What Sort of Plastic is it?
Here is a list, prepared by the Consumer’s Association for identifying those plastic symbols The most common – and the most valuable – of these are: Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) – used in water bottles and plastic trays High..
Trade Recycling
Did you know in High Peak it is actually cheaper to recycle than to throw everything away? For example, one pub in Hayfield is now recycling 70% of waste (previously 0%) and also saving £1,000 per year! Click..
What Happens to High Peak Recycling?
Since April 2023 High Peak Borough Council managed by Biffa. For more details of the processing please click here: Recycling & Recovery Processes