Greenpeace have launched a petition to stop the industrial fishing of sandeels, a food source for many sea birds including puffins. Get involved and add your name - petition

The 5th International Repair Day took place on Saturday 16th October and there were events across the UK to encourage people to repair than than buy again. I repaired 2 lamps and 1 coffee grinder!

4 hours of clean up with 20+ volunteers at our local river (The Wandle) organised by the South East Rivers Trust. Bloody hard work and a real eye opener into what's ending up in our rivers. Overall a fantastic experience, loads of crap cleaned up and I'll definitely be taking the kids next time.

90% of wet wipes sold in the UK contain plastic and take 100 years to breakdown. There's a petition live until the end of November to ban the sale of plastic wet wipes. Get involved and click here to sign.

The UK's right to repair legislation falls some way short of what's in place across Europe. The Restart Project are petitioning to improve consumer rights, make products easier to repair and increase access to spare parts.  click here to sign the petition

A number of campaigners are working to stop the dumping of sewage into Lake Windemere from a local plant in Ambleside as well as private septic tanks. click here to sign the petition

Air pollution kills 64,000 people in the UK every year, yet the Government provides annual fossil fuel subsidies of £10.5 billion, according to the European Commission. To meet UK climate targets, the Government must end this practice and introduce charges on producers of greenhouse gas emissions. more details

The petition hit the requisite number of signatures so the motion has now been tabled with Parliament. 10 MPs have now thrown their weight behind it but it needs all the support it can get. Click here for more info