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Five ways city living will have to adapt to climate change

Climate science suggests we will suffer more extreme heatwaves in future, so how will our daily lives need to change to cope?Read more

The story of a start-up charity

We started Hubbub four years ago, aiming to take a fresh approach to environmental campaigning by engaging mainstream audiences. Here's how we grew from a fund of £25,000 and a clear set of principles.Read more

Who inspires you to live greener? Nominate to win

We are looking for your favourite UK-based bloggers, vloggers or movie makers to be part of a go-to shortlist for green lifestyle advice! Between Friday 30th March and Tuesday 10th April, tell us who inspires you to live greener, and why, using #mygreeninspiration.Read more

Is a deposit return scheme the way forward?

Subject to consultation, Michael Gove has announced the introduction of a deposit return scheme (DRS) to increase recycling rates and slash the amount of waste. Are they the way forward?Read more

Is the Government right to demonise plastic?

The launch of the government’s 25 year environment strategy, the emotional power of David Attenborough’s Blue Planet has turned the spotlight on plastic. Challenging the throwaway society is welcomed but we need to move away from ‘all plastics are bad’ to approaches that are truly more sustainable.Read more

6 sustainability trends for 2018

In a world of increasing volatility predicting trends is a foolhardy business, however it is crucially important to second-guess what the major trends will be in society and plan accordingly. Based on our insight here are our six trends for 2018.Read more

Hubbub Enterprise – it started with an ashtray

Around 18 months ago Hubbub Enterprise was formed, in part to launch the world’s first voting ashtray, the Ballot Bin. Whilst we have taken on new projects the Ballot Bin remains a symbol of what is exciting about what we do at Hubbub.Read more

5 ways to create impact

How can a small team create a big impact? In three years Hubbub has been exploring different approaches to achieve this. We want to share what we have discovered and get thoughts on how we can improve.Read more

What is next for Hubbub?

Hubbub work best when set big stubborn challenges so what are the five questions we will be seeking to answer in the coming months?Read more

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Join the #TapChat Dorking

Despite its rainy reputation, the South East of England receives a lot less rain than you might think – around the same as Melbourne, Australia. Join in the #TapChat to find out how if we all save a little, Dorking saves a lot.

Waste less, Save more - Impact Report 2018

Households throw away 7.1 million tonnes of food each year, costing the average family £700 a year. We helped Sainsbury’s set up a £1million grant fund to enable communities across the UK to cut food waste in their areas: read the impact report to see how they got on.

How to recycle on the move

Modern life is seemingly defined by rush, between the bustle of work and a social life most of us spend a huge amount of time on the move. Check out our 4 simple tips to make sure that you can eat out and protect the planet at the same time.

UK’S BIGGEST COLLABORATIVE PUSH TO IMPROVE RECYCLING ON THE GO LAUNCHES

Bubble-blowing bins, recycling reward machines, a huge art installation and ‘Re-Cycler’ recycling collection bikes will appear across Leeds city centre as part of #LeedsByExample - the UK’s biggest push to date to trial innovative ways to improve rates of recycling on the go.

Be a part of the Community Fridge Network

Community Fridges are communal places where surplus food is shared. Find your local Community Fridge and see how you can save food and money.

Gift A Bundle of outgrown baby clothing this Mother's Day

183 million items of outgrown baby clothing are tucked away in UK homes! In the lead up to Mother’s Day, pass them on to support families via 42 mothercare stores.

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!

What we do

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

The Community Fridge is a simple way of enabling communities to share good food that would otherwise go to waste, and we're looking for people set up Community Fridge's in their communities - find out what support is available to you.

Meet the team

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

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.

Job opportunities

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

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.