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Sustainability Toolkit Lincoln

The Lincoln Sustainability Toolkit has been created by the Lincoln Climate Commission as a one stop guide to all things sustainable. It includes everything from saving energy to reducing plastics at home. Learn about local cycle routes and how to easily transition from carbon consumer to carbon saver.

2021 is a year of green action in Lincoln and we will be adding more content over the coming months, please let us know if you would like to add any useful information on sustainable living by contacting us here.

Saving Energy at Home

The below links will direct you to various information, grants and schemes to help you to save energy at home.

Sustainable Food

View a collection of links to communities and initiatives in Lincolnshire, dedicated to promoting sustainable food practice:

Saving Water at Home and in the Garden

Our precious water resource is being squeezed from all angles - due to a growing population, ever-increasing demand and the lowest rainfall in the country.

Green Spaces in the heart of Lincoln

View a list of some of the best green spaces in the city and county:

View a list of Lincolnshire's top nature reserves.

Community Groups in and around Lincoln

A list of active groups you can join:

Local community Climate Action group, EarthLincs, holds regular informative events on environmental issues and activism in accessible venues, as well as creating regular newsletters.

C.L.E.A.N are an active and positive group who loan the equipment to safely perform litter pick events anywhere, anytime, for free!

Transition Lincoln is an organisation of volunteers, working under the globally-recognised 'Transition Town' banner, to improve the sustainability and resilience of Lincoln city.

XR Lincolnshire are a community climate action group.

Incredible Edible is a community initiative that highlights edible gardens in Lincolnshire, galvanising communities through food.

Lincolnshire Permaculture dedicated to anyone interested in permaculture in Lincolnshire.

Plastic Free Lincoln is a community organisation working for Surfers Against Sewage to remove all single-use plastic from our businesses, homes, work, schools, parks, woodlands, streets, rivers and waterways.

Lincoln Fairtrade City are a small group of people representing a variety of organisations are working towards gaining Lincoln Fairtrade city status.

Lincoln Conservation Group carries out practical nature conservation work in and around Lincoln.

Green Synergy champion community gardening and city farming.

Compassionate Lincoln is a campaign to encourage compassionate, community-led responses to social issues and challenges which affect our city of Lincoln.

If you have a suggestion for content of this toolkit, please contact us at lincolnclimatecommission@gmail.com.

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Credits:

Created with images by distelAPPArath - "windräder wind power energy" • Hans - "plastic bottles bottles recycling" • ronymichaud - "drop of water drop impact", and Alex Foxley-Johnson