Campaigns

Want to run a campaign of your own? Have a browse through the fashion, food, homes and neighbourhoods campaigns we've tried and tested below. Each comes with a complete step by step guide and shares learnings from our experience.

Whether you're an individual, community, organisation or business, take your pick and get in touch if you'd like our support

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Set up a 'Street Store' clothes swap

Set up your own community clothes swap to exchange good quality clothes you no longer want for new ones. The kit is set up for children's clothes but you can adapt to any setting. Read more

Bring Back Heavy Metal

178 million used batteries are hoarded in UK homes that could be recycled. Bring Back Heavy Metal is a campaign to boost the bring back of household batteries for recycling. Read more

Live LAGOM

Live LAGOM was created through a three year collaboration with IKEA. Using the Swedish word LAGOM, meaning balance, we aimed to inspire and support thousands of people to live more sustainably. Read more

The Plastic Fishing Tour

We're building the third Plastic Fishing boat using plastic fished out of the river Thames, and this time we're giving it away. Will your town be the next to run Plastic Fishing trips and cut litter from our waterways? Read more

What's In My Wash?

One third of primary microplastic pollution in our ocean comes from washing textiles. #WhatsInMyWash is a campaign that collates research, communicates actions people can take and calls for collaboration across industry. Read more

Recycle on the go and #LeedsByExample

Every year in the UK £17.4 billion is spent eating and drinking on the move, and the packaging stacks up! #LeedsByExample will trial new ways to increase the amount we recycle on the go. Read more

Meat Your Match

The amount of meat and dairy we eat is predicted to double by 2050. Join Meat Your Match - take on the challenge to half the amount of meat you eat or collaborate with us on the next phase. Read more

Take Care of Tooting

98% of Tooting residents think fly-tipping is a serious problem, so we teamed up with Wandsworth Council to bring some anti-littering initiatives to Tooting. Read more

Love Where You Live

In one year the UK spend £57 million clearing up after fly-tipping. One community in Oldham has transformed its derelict alleyway into a beautiful space. Will yours be next? Find out how to transform your alleyway with #LoveWhereYouLive. Read more

#StreetsAhead in Brighton and Hove

A creative approach to tackling litter in coastal towns, initially piloted in Brighton and Hove. Read more

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Grant fund announced to scale paper cup recycling across the UK

11 April 2019. Environmental charity, Hubbub, today announces the launch of The Cup Fund, to kickstart paper cup recycling programmes in locations across the U.K. The Cup Fund will support at least 10 large-scale recycling programmes, offering grants of between £50,000 and £100,000 based on the specific needs of each application to develop long term infrastructure and ensure cups are collected and sent for recycling.

Hubbub launches #TheCupFund

Hubbub is delighted to announce #TheCupFund, a new grant fund that has opened that aims to kickstart paper cup recycling across the UK. Made possible by Starbucks's 5p charge on paper cups the fund will provide grants of £50,000 to £100,000.

How to recycle clothes too worn to wear

Even stained, damaged and holey clothing can be recycled into new items, such as padding for chairs and car insulation and cleaning cloths. Here’s what you can do to make sure no fabrics end up in the bin ever again!

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We're a social enterprise that works very like a creative agency for environmental issues. The best bit - all our profit goes back into our mission, because we're a charity too.

Set up a Community Fridge

A Community Fridge is a simple way of enabling communities and businesses to share good food that would otherwise go to waste. Find your nearest Community Fridge or see what support is available to help you set up one of your own.

Meet the team

We're a small team with huge ambitions - come and meet us.

Job opportunities

Are you passionate about the environment and making it relevant to the mainstream? Keep an eye out here for job vacancies.

Recycle your coffee cup with the #SquareMileChallenge

Coffee. It's the fuel of the nation. We throw away 7 million coffee cups a day and less than 1% get recycled. Take part in the #SquareMileChallenge to recycle 1/2 million cups this month.

Neat Streets

Creative ways to tackle litter using the latest thinking and designs from around the world.

Ballot Bin

How do you get people to dispose of cigarette butts properly? Combine an opinionated question with good design. The Ballot Bin is now available to order, keeping streets litter free.

Join the Pumpkin Rescue

Pumpkins are for pies, not just carving. Join the #PumpkinRescue and run an event in their community this October to remind people to eat their pumpkin and cut food waste. See what tools we have to support you.

Plastic Fishing

'Poly-Mer' and 'PET Project' are punts made out of 99% recycled plastic and are part of a new wave of Plastic Fishing trips, fishing litter out of the River Thames. Watch the journey from plastic bottle to boat to see how the punts came to life.

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