The Buxton Library of Things is celebrating it’s first birthday. Launched on 30th January 2024 the community borrowing service has been embraced by local people – nearly 200 people have already registered to use the service. Situated in..
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Buxton Community School Hosts Clothes Swap to Combat Fast Fashion
Fast fashion, which sees clothing produced at a rapid pace and often discarded afterminimal use, has a significant impact on the environment. The global fashion industry isresponsible for an estimated 8% of global greenhouse gas emissions, with millions..
Repair Cafe Saves 6Tonnes CO2 in 2024
We held 9 instead of 10 Repair Cafes in 2024, because of having to cancel the November one due to snow. During those 9 sessions a total of 285 items were dealt with. Of these 146 (51%) were..
‘Hard to Recycle’ bins update
Sadly the Terracycle scheme that our ‘Hard to Recycle’ bins are part of has announced that they can no longer accept plastic writing implements, so unfortunately we will no longer be able to accept them.This is in addition..
Potato Day 2025 – Picking up your orders
If you order for delivery to Buxton your packed orders will usually be available for collection from the Transition Buxton Repair Cafe running on the 4th Saturday in January at the Methodist Church on Buxton Marketplace. Please come..
Serpentine Community Garden Society
Buxton’s Serpentine Community Garden which started with an idea in the Transition Buxton Food group back in 2013, has blossomed into a vibrant local charity. You can read the story on their website where you will also find..
Buxton Cup
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..
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..