It was a gloriously sunny day on 25 April outside St Michael’s Church, Amersham, as Amersham Town Council hosted its annual ‘Environment Day’ event, bringing together residents and environmentally focused organisations from across the area.
FCC Environment was pleased to take part, setting up a pop‑up reuse shop, with a spot in the welcome shade. A wide selection of toys, baskets, chairs and bric‑a‑brac found new homes during the day, extending the life of reusable items and preventing them from going to waste.
The event also sparked conversations with residents keen to learn more about reuse. Visitors were delighted to hear that unwanted but usable items can be donated at their local Buckinghamshire Household Recycling Centre, where they are transferred to the Aston Clinton Re‑Use Shop.
Tracy Elrington, Waste Awareness, Communication & Education Manager at FCC Environment, was on hand to offer advice on recycling services in the area, including food waste recycling, and distributed food waste bins to residents who needed them. The response from the community was extremely positive, with several visitors stopping by specifically after attending a reuse and household recycling presentation held the previous day at Amersham Methodist Church.
The Mayor of Amersham joined the event and lent a hand on the stall, alongside Buckinghamshire Waste Busters, Sustainable Amersham and many other organisations committed to sustainability. FCC Environment would like to thank everyone involved in making the event such a success — and for playing their part in keeping the circular economy working.
