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Welcome to Be the Start – our month-long celebration of all things sustainability throughout May
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Community life
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This is the place to find free water-saving devices from your water company. We've made it as easy as possible for you to get the free gadgets that'll help you do so much more, with less water.
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At home
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Here we show you all the energy-saving products and services that you can get your hands on from your energy company. We've also included some good places to find the best tips for saving in your home.
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At home
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Start's Michael Davies explores the stunning scenery of the Scottish Highlands and Skye, and discovers just how easy it is to reach some of Britain's wild areas by public transport.
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Going Places & Travel
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Incredible Edible is a movement that started life in Todmorden, West Yorkshire in 2007 and has since been spreading at a super speed into other towns across the UK and abroad. Prince Charles was there last year, as part of his sustainability tour and Todmorden has a regular stream of visitors with enquiring minds.
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This Sunday, the Be the Start campaign is being taken over by Project Dirt, a fab organisation set up to make green living easier and more understandable. The Project Dirt community site provides individuals, community groups, companies, organisations and the government a platform to come together and work on tangible green projects. Heer we have a fab article from them about one of the projects they're working on in East London.
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Community life
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Streetclub.co.uk is a website for you and your neighbours to talk, share and save together.
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Community life
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New ways of travelling from A to B without all the environmental impacts are emerging on a daily basis all over the UK and the world. From sharing rides and renting a car instead on owning one, getting rewards for cycling to work, flying by rail further into Europe and even ways to avoid the journey altogether are all part of the exciting new world sustainable transportation.
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Community life
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Whether we live high rise, low rise, urban or rural, there is so much to be gained when we all come together. Creating a community that is proactive together, where neighbours know each other and the local high streets is abuzz with a healthy local economy, not only makes for a nicer place to live, but also makes it easier for each of us to live a more sustainable lifestyle.
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Agamemnon Otero is the Founding Director of Repowering, a not-for-profit organisation that specialises in helping people to set up community-owned renewable energy projects. In today's post, he answers our questions about the organisation.
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Community life
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In celebration of #bethestart, TiYK are flying the flag for sustainable travel by sharing a favourite UK staycation destination for each day of the campaign #31in31. Get involved too by sharing your favourite spot @TiYKingdom!
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Going Places & Travel
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As part of our May Be the Start campaign, we have a fabulous blog from Jen who has challenged herself to go a whole year without buying anything new. You too can make a similar pledge for two months on our DoNation page and win fab prizes!
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Fashion
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On 30th April on a beautiful sunny day in London, national businesses, organisations and charities came together at IBM's South Bank offices for the launch of our Be the Start campaign.
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Press & media
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This week is all about more resourceful living. It's not about doing without - it's about new and exciting ways of enjoying the things that make us happy. While it's clear that we are running out of stuff to dig up and places to put it when we chuck it out, the positive side is that there's so much we can all do differently now to ensure that we can maintain and improve our quality of life, and help others around the world to do the same.
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Social media is increasingly being used to encourage people to save energy and resources.
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Press & media
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This week, Be the Start is all about exploring what it means to be happier (as individuals and as a society) and how things like living a healthier lifestyle, being more active and having a connection with nature and each other can help us become more resilient and help us build towards a sustainable future.
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Community life
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Become a Starter and make a difference today!! There's a fabulous sustainable holiday to be won!
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Community life
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Stravel - take part in the Be the Start sustainable travel challenge this month and win some fantastic prizes!
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Going Places & Travel
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Making planet friendly choices can make us feel happier and more fulfilled, writes Sophie Butler. Cue smug face.
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Community life
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Save household water with this cool watering can made from a milk bottle!
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Fashion
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Any idea when courgettes come into season? How about cucumbers? No? Don’t worry, you’re not alone. Research shows that most people aren’t sure when most British fruit and vegetables are in season, which is a real shame as it means they’re missing out on when they’re at their absolute best.
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Food
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The Start List is Start’s quintessential guide to the top five sustainable living ideas from across the UK every month.
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About Us
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What does sustainable living mean to you? It’s a tricky phrase to put a definition to because it means different things to different people, depending on how they’re living their lives right now.
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About Us
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People love tackling things together - a shared commitment spurs you on. With a different approach to sponsorship, the DoNation shows us that greener living is all about friendship
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Community life
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From this day forth, shopping for clothes will never be the same. Introducing shwopping with M&S. Shopping like you've never seen it before.
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Fashion
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Here are 20 great starting points for sustainable living
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Community life
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Every wondered how much difference recycling really makes? Here’s our essential guide to avoiding landfill
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Fashion