British Recycled Plastic

We are looking forward to speaking at this excellent event from the East Midlands Sustainability Partnership in Nottingham tomorrow. If you're in the area and fancy coming along, please register using the link in the original post. (Don't our parklet planters look great in this shot!)

🌸🍃 Transform your schoolyard into a vibrant, healthy oasis! Recent studies, like that of Rochira et al. (2020), have shown that school gardening can significantly improve children’s physical health, lowering body mass index and waist circumference, while also providing educational and social benefits. By choosing our recycled plastic outdoor furniture all made from British waste in Britain, schools can foster these positive changes and connect students with nature. Our sustainable range includes: 🌱 Raised Bed Kits - perfect for gardening projects and enhancing well-being. 🌱 Planters - ideal for creating smog shields and beautiful green spaces. 🌱 Compost Bins - turn school food waste into valuable lessons on sustainability. 🌱 Picnic Tables - for engaging outdoor learning and well-being activities. 🌱 Benches - create serene spots for relaxation and outdoor well-being. Invest in the future of your students and the planet. 💌 Reach out to us via email at info@britishrecycledplastic.co.uk or give us a call at 01422 419 555. Let's make a positive impact together – for our children, our schools, and our planet. https://lnkd.in/eM3EvFbw

💚 When you choose us, you're not just purchasing a product; you're investing in a greener, stronger UK. Every item you buy is a step towards a more sustainable future, crafted from British waste, right here in Britain. By supporting us, you're: 🌿 Keeping our land and ocean clean: Every purchase helps divert plastic waste from landfills and oceans. 👩🔧 Empowering local workers: Your support helps provide jobs in the sustainable sector, boosting our economy. 🔄 Promoting a circular economy: We transform British waste into valuable, eco-friendly products. Together, we can build a better future for our community and our planet. Thank you for choosing local, sustainable, and impactful. Reach out to us via email at info@britishrecycledplastic.co.uk or give us a call at 01422 419 555. Let's make a positive impact together – for our children, our schools, and our planet.

It's not just about the environment more importantly it's about being committed to empowering the next generation! "Gardening-based mental health interventions have shown positive effects in reducing symptoms of depression and anxiety among children." (Clatworthy, Hinds, & Camic, 2013) We believe in nurturing both the planet and our children's well-being. By choosing our recycled plastic sustainable outdoor furniture, schools can provide students with invaluable connections to nature. Our range includes SUSTAINABLE: 🌼Raised Bed Kits for gardening and wellbeing 🌼Planters for gardening and smog shields 🌼Compost Bins for science projects and responsible school food waste 🌼Picnic Tables for outdoor learning and outdoor wellbeing 🌼Benches for outdoor wellbeing Together, let's cultivate a brighter, healthier future for our children and the environment. 🌼🧒 💌 Reach out to us via email at info@britishrecycledplastic.co.uk or give us a call at 01422 419 555. Let's make a positive impact together – for our children, our schools, and our planet.

The Grandmas and Grandpas Brewing Beer in Vienna. What started as an off-the-cuff idea at an old folks home has become a successful microbrewery - and a way for residents to stay social and engaged. In 2023 the Brauwerkstatt doubled its brewing capacity to 12,000 bottles annually and is planning to double it again this year. The senior home staff takes care of the more physically demanding aspects of the work, but Bernhard Wittholm, a trained beer sommelier who joined the team last year, recognises that the heart of the project lies elsewhere: “It’s not really about brewing beer but about companionship. The residents have a lot of stories to tell, and it’s good for them to get out of their bubble. You notice that they blossom when they’re here.” Including the senior residents in the project was crucial from the start, says the home’s director, Christian Ehm: “They’re involved in the whole production process, from brewing to bottling, packaging, a bit of advertising … and drinking.” He laughs. “Doing something you enjoy also keeps you fit and alive.” “We want to change the idea that being old has to be something tragic and passive. We’re convinced that older people have a lot to offer if you give them the right framework,” says KPW spokesperson Hans Grasser. Sharing our story via #ReasonsToBeCheerful Image credit: Gustav Paier labeling bottles. Credit: Andreas Jakwerth / Häuser zum Leben from the Reasons To Be Cheerful website. . . . #goodnews #vienna #goodnewsnetwork #communityfirst #growingoldergracefully

A lot of thought and a lot of precision engineering goes into making recycled plastic wood*. We cannot wish plastic away from the world, so the next best thing is to see it as a useful resource and recycle it. After all, all that is bad about plastic, it's durability and longevity in particular, is also all that is good about recycled plastic when used as an alternative to timber or other materials. It's not a silver bullet; nothing is, but we can still use its best qualities and create products and structures that will outlast us and make a positive impact. Find out more at https://lnkd.in/ecfjkpQc *There is no wood involved. No trees were harmed in the making of this video, or our products for that matter...

✅Zero-maintenance ✅Better use of British Plastic Waste

The Wollemi Pine was long thought extinct. Now experts are regrowing the tree in top secret Australian locations. Hidden deep in the Blue Mountains among the steep cliffs and eucalyptus canopy lies a living fossil - the Wollemi Pine thrived 91 million years ago, when dinosaurs roamed the earth. It was thought to have gone extinct two million years ago, until 1994, when an off-duty park ranger stumbled across a grove of these prehistoric giants. There are less than 90 Wollemi Pines remaining in that single grove west of Sydney. No more have been found in the wild since. But for the past three decades, a dedicated team has been working to conserve these ancient trees and have planted hundreds of Wollemi Pines to expand the tree's footprint. “Wollemi Pine seedlings and saplings grow less than one centimeter a year. They won’t mature until they can reach the rainforest canopy and access the sunlight above, which takes over 30 years," says research scientist Berin Mackenzie. The level of security is startling for a tree. From the original stand of 90 trees, hundreds now grow across three translocation sites. Visits to the sites are very rare, and avoided in all but the most necessary occasions. Workers have to decontaminate themselves of any seeds and sanitise their bodies to ensure they don’t bring disease or invasive species that could threaten the trees. Just like the original grove, the whereabouts of the translocation sites are kept top secret. They are closed to the public by law – an unauthorised visitor could face a $330,000 fine and up to two years imprisonment under the Biodiversity Conservation Act. Sharing our news via ABC News Image credit: Jaime Plaza Van Roon/RBGDT/ABC News . . . . #moretreesplease #gardens #nativeplants #biodiversity #Trees #Nature #NatureLovers #plants #community #doingtherighthing

Showcasing with It's in Nottingham, our fantastic customer leading the charge in urban biodiversity! 🌱 ✨ Watch how they're transforming their cityscape, creating green nooks for wellness, and teaming up with a college culinary program to bring homegrown goodness to the table. 🍽️ You can watch the full episode of the project on our YouTube Channel - British Recycled Plastic 🌼 Join the movement for a sustainable and vibrant community! 💚 #GreenNottingham #SustainabilityHeroes #CommunityWellness #ItsInNottingham

***Recycled Plastic Raised Beds bring a Garden to Life*** If you’re every wondering about what to do with a small garden, perhaps it’s worth following the example of our customer, Naomi Crewe, and put it to work with some recycled plastic raised beds. When Naomi and her partner, Ryan, recently moved to a modern house with a small garden in a quiet part of Lancashire, one of the very first things they did was to get rid of the lawn and to kit out their garden with raised beds for growing food. We asked her why. So why she was keen to allocate so much space to recycled plastic raised beds rather than a lawn or flowers? “I had an allotment at my previous house and raised beds are much easier to cultivate, both for me at 5’1″ and my partner at 6’2” as there’s no grovelling on the ground when weeding. The recycled plastic is the perfect material as there is zero maintenance, so that thing I always used to do of looking each spring to see how much wood had rotted away during the winter just doesn’t happen any more! I just know that the beds will be perfectly fine in 10, 20 or 30 years time. I love flowers, but they’re not especially practical, and a lawn to me is just a waste of growing space unless you have a toddler that needs it to run around in. I was brought up gardening from a young age and got back into it in my twenties. The fruit and veg we grow is always great quality, better even than the shops, and it helps with the cost of living, even with growing some of the lower cost items like potatoes. As my Grandma used to teach me about growing fruit when I was a very young child, we have also used this opportunity to teach my partner’s (now not so little) little one about where fruit and veg come from too.” “Just as importantly, I also find it gives me time to clear my mind, to slow down and take a breath, away from technology and the hustle and bustle of life in the 21st century.” “Just to be clear, the garden isn’t just raised beds. We do also have an area where we can sit with a cup of tea and admire our handiwork. We’re not complete obsessives,” Naomi added, laughing. As Naomi realises, her raised beds are going to last for many decades as they will not rot or degrade in any way, unlike timber alternatives. Using black recycled plastic will also trap heat more efficiently, resulting in earlier seed germination and an extended growing season. To find out more about our raised beds and to order your own, please see the dedicated page here. https://lnkd.in/ebR3Ad_j