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..
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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
Leave it Loose
High Peak Borough Council have produced an excellent leaflet called Leave it Loose! which details what to recycle, how to do it and why it should be done in a particular way. It is well worth reading and..
Buxton-Matlock Rail Inquiry
A CITIZENS’ INQUIRY This was held on 25th May 2011. The idea was to gather all the facts, and dispel some of the myths, around the issue of whether the line between Buxton and Matlock could or should..
Hydrogen v EV
This talk was by Charles Huff. In only eight years time we will no longer be able to buy a new petrol or diesel car. Of course second-hand vehicles will remain for a long time, but if we..
Local Renewable Energy
After seminar 22 we started a more relaxed system of talks largely given by members of our group. and for January 2022 Two of our members, Chair, Ian Bowns and Derek Bodey shared this talk on local renewable..
Kermit Was Right
Mini-seminar number twenty-two was Kermit Was Right ‘Kermit Was Right’ an argument against the idea that being green is easy with Terry Newholm. In a speech to the UN, Boris Johnson challenged the message of Muppets character Kermit the..
Climate Justice
Mini-seminar number twenty-one was Climate Justice. Transition Buxton is part of the Transition Towns movement and one of our principles is to promote inclusivity and social justice. In any crisis existing inequalities and vulnerabilities become exacerbated and we..