'What On Earth?' the Hubbub sustainability podcast

Have you heard?

What On Earth is a sustainability podcast delving into the past, present and future of environmental issues.

Presented by Hubbub creative partner Sarah Divall and radio’s Ross Buchanan, What On Earth is available where ever you normally get your podcasts.

Do you want to know more about the environment? Keen to make a change but not sure where to start? Tired of reading three articles that all give you different answers? We send these podcasts out as an offering to you. Will listening solve climate change, probably not. But it might just give you the tools you need to talk to other people about what you’ve learned, change minds and make changes in your life that will protect the planet and the people around you.

And without further ado click on an episode below to tune into 'What On Earth?'

Season two

Season one

Got your own tips for living sustainably? Record your top tips and send them into Sarah & Ross on social or to [email protected]

Latest

10 tips for planning a sustainable camping trip

Planning a camping trip? Here's our 10 top tips to make your trip easy, smooth and sustainable, from pitching your tent to how to keep clean without showers.
Root To Shoot Competition Terms and Conditions
5 foods you didn’t know you could eat

There are tonnes of edible pips, stalks, shoots and roots which go to waste each year. A little know-how can soon turn them into darn right delicious dishes.
Cauliflower stalk and ricotta cheese fritters with stalk ‘slaw

This cauliflower stalk and ricotta cheese fritter and stalk ‘slaw shows off all the different flavours of this humble vegetable.

Food Connect

Food Connect, is a zero-emission service, which will redistribute surplus food that is perfectly good to eat but would otherwise go to waste.
#TapChat Meet My Plant Photography & Drawing Competition

Get creative and share a photograph or drawing of your favourite plant for the chance to win £150!
Recycle on the go with #InTheLoop

In The Loop is Hubbub's collaborative campaign to boost recycling on the go, helping to recycle glass, plastic, cans and coffee cups in cities.
Gift your old phone to help get people connected during COVID-19

Did you know 1.9 million UK households have no access to internet? Community Calling is a scheme with O2, to collect and gift unused smartphones, helping to connect people during COVID-19.
#TapChat

#TapChat dived into UK water habits, where we use an average of 150 litres of water every day! Making a splash around valuing and saving water in our homes.
Why Wing It

Did you know one of the single biggest carbon-emitting activities you can do is to take a flight? Hubbub is tackling the issue of flying by default, by showcasing the alternative options and hidden gems that can be found right where you are.
Grab Your Cup

Grab Your Cup aims to boost the use of reusable coffee cups. The pilot campaign in Manchester includes the world's first sustainability jingle crafted by Huey Morgan, reminding people to grab their cup, and a nudge campaign making all cups welcome.
Design By Nature

Giving new opportunities to design students across the UK, helping them to use their skills to find solutions to environmental challenges, making sustainable living second nature.
Food Savvy

The average UK family could save £730 per year by reducing their food waste. 'Food Savvy' brings together all of our learnings on food waste campaigns into one community-based campaign across Norfolk and Suffolk.
Starbucks and the 5p cup funds

Since 2018, Starbucks has voluntarily added a 5p charge to any hot drink purchased in a paper cup. We at Hubbub are fortunate enough to receive these these donations, and we use the 5ps to fund campaigns to reduce plastic waste and pollution. Here's how.

What to do with old clothes

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!
Our story

We're a charity that works very much like a creative agency for environmental issues - we design campaigns that raise awareness and inspire ways of living that are good for the environment.
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 and role opportunities

Are you passionate about the environment and making it relevant to the mainstream? Keep an eye out here for job vacancies.
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 your community this October to remind people to eat their pumpkin and cut food waste. See what tools we have to support you.
Plastic Fishing

Collecting plastic from the Docklands aboard the world's first 99% recycled plastic punts. An all hands-on-deck litter picking experience like no other that is helping turn the tide on ocean plastics.
Make, do and mend events

10 fashion event ideas. From film screenings to fashion swaps, this free e-guide has events of all shapes and sizes for you and your friends to re-vamp your wardrobes, make your clothes last longer and save money.