Environment

Protecting God's creation for future generations is high on our agenda. There is always more that we strive to do, but here are just some of the ways in which we try to play our part and make a difference.

Terracycle

We work with Terracycle, Milestone Design and other partners to collect and recycle various 'difficult to recycle' items.

We have had to temporarily move our collection bins to our Link building, which is unfortunately not open during our general visiting hours. Therefore, if you have anything of the following items to recycle, please bring them on a Wednesday or Sunday morning:

Bread packaging
Pens
Oral care products (manual toothbrush, electric toothbrush heads (no handles), flossing sticks and interdental brushes (no dental floss), dental floss containers, electric flosser nozzles. Please note that we can no longer accept toothpaste tubes.)
Marigold gloves

Unfortunately, we can no longer bulk collect:

Medicine blister packets for recycling. However, you can take your own blister packet waste to your nearest Superdrug Pharmacy. The nearest ones to Ilkley are in Keighley, Harrogate and Leeds (Merrion Centre); you can use the Superdrug Store Locator to help you find your most convenient pharmacy (make sure you filter for pharmacy services). We understand that this service can sometimes be temporarily withdrawn from specific locations so you may want to contact the store you are planning to visit ahead of making the journey.
Crisp packets. Please take your crisp packets to a soft plastics recycling point. These are available at most larger supermarkets, including the Ilkley Tesco.

Milestone Design, which is just down the road from All Saints at 24 Leeds Road, offers further public collection points. Click here to see their full range of recycling programmes.

We are always looking for volunteers to help us sort and pack the collected recycling. If you would be interested in helping, please contact the Church Office.

Fairtrade

Buying fairly traded products when you can, if you can helps create more sustainable trade by providing a better deal for the producers and encouraging more environmentally friendly practices.

We usually have a Fairtrade stall after our 10.15am Sunday service on the 4th Sunday of every month and after our 11am mid-week communion service the following Wednesday. There's always plenty of cupboard staples (tea, coffee, pasta, rice, cooking sauces, chocolate etc) as well as a range of gift ideas. Please bring cash / cheques.

You can also order The Real Easter Egg and The Real Advent Calendar from us. These are Fairtrade, palm oil free and supports charitable causes. Each also comes with an Easter or Christmas story-activity booklet.

Eco Tips and Eco Bulletins

Sometimes it can feel daunting when we think about how we, as individuals, can make a difference. Our Environment Committee shares a short, useful Eco Tip every week in our weekly bulletin; they also produce a series of Eco Bulletins which share facts, figures and further tips to help us all play our part in tackling climate change.

If you would like to sign up to our weekly bulletin, please let us know using this form. You can also catch up on all the Eco Tips that have been shared to date here (this will be regularly updated, so please come back to check for new tips).

Our series of Eco Bulletins can be found below. Please note that there have been no new bulletins since January 2024 due to the introduction of the weekly Eco Tips and the Bulletins are under review by the Environment Committee.

Eco Bulletin 10 - The Sixth Extinction

Eco Bulletin 9 - 2023 State of the Climate report

Eco Bulletin 8 - Becoming an 'A Rocha Eco-Church' and Net Zero Carbon

Eco Bulletin 7 - Consuming the Planet

Eco Bulletin 6 - Doom and Gloom, or 'Strength for today and bright hope for the future'?

Eco Bulletin 5 - All Saints' Action Plan

Eco Bulletin 4 - Where are we now?

Eco Bulletin 3 - Climate Emergency

Eco Bulletin 2 - Recycling

Eco Bulletin 1 - What Can I Do?