The Circular Economy is all about reducing the waste that gets sent to landfill, by reusing, recycling, repairing and sharing. The process helps to conserve energy and resources while preventing emissions. In this episode, we answer listeners’ questions about recycling, follow the journey of a plastic bottle through the system, find out about repair cafes, community fridges, and the Library of Things, meet the upcyclers bringing women together and realise how important it is to recycle our electrical waste. This show contains a wealth of insights and tips as we meet a whole bunch of people making a difference.

In this episode, Our Future Hood takes a look at Climate Action and the opportunities offered by Community Energy. We know that climate change is caused by human activities and threatens life on earth. At the root of this is burning fossil fuels, coal, gas, petrol. We all know we need to take action but what can we do? The good news is that there are people locally who are doing something about it    We talk to Nasri of North Kensington Community Energy and Neil and Jules from Repowering London, and to the young trainees Alam and Agnes.

Active Travel means using your own energy to power your travel, like walking, bicycling or scootering. It cuts pollution, improves physical and mental health and saves money. In cities like Amsterdam, Copenhagen and even Paris, it is now the preferred way go getting from A to B. So how can we get more people out of their cars and onto a bike? This episode takes a look at Active Travel, with Zoe, Erma and Valerie from Bikeworks and driver Nicholas Burton. Will we be able to convert him? Tune in and find out.

The average UK household throws away £83 worth of food a month (nearly £1000 per year). That has huge implications for the environment and for our pocket but we can make a huge difference with a few small changes . We talk to Oli, chef at Nourish Hub, and some of the volunteers, to find ways to help ourselves as well as our bit of the planet.

Mindful Gardening features ‘Herb’ Robert Pereno (Lancaster West Tea Gardener) and RBKC Community Gardener, Lisa Wilkinson, in conversation about the benefits of getting your hands dirty, how to grow your own food and the mental health benefits of volunteering in one of the growing number of gardens and projects around.