Sustainable Living
Sustainable Living
Find out how to live sustainably and tackle climate change in Lancaster district.
What does sustainable living mean?
Sustainability is like a three-legged stool. Our economy, environment and social well being each represent one leg of this stool and they are all connected and interdependent. Without one of its three legs, the stool will topple over.
To live sustainably we must protect and enhance our environment because a damaged environment will sooner or later hold back economic development and affect everyone’s quality of life.
Taking Action
We can all take action, big or small, to live more sustainably. There are lots of things going on around Lancaster district to encourage sustainable activity, combating both climate change and peak oil. To find out more or to get involved, please follow the links below:
You can join as a member of the Sustainability Partnership and help this local group develop a wide variety of projects encouraging sustainable activity in Lancaster district.
Find out what climate change is all about and read our Climate Change FAQs. You can also find out what Lancaster City Council is doing to respond to climate change.
Do you or your community group have a great idea for an environmental project or community improvement? Find out what funding is available for your inventive plans.
Lancaster district is a Fairtrade District; you too can support economic and social growth around the world by buying Fairtrade.
Celebrate Cycling with the CDT and find out how and where to cycle locally. You could even help Lancaster and Morecambe become the cycling capital of the North West.
Find out how Lancaster City Council is supporting allotments in Lancaster district or find details of your local allotment site.
Find out where your local recycling sites are or when your kerbside boxes will be collected.
The Transition Initiative is a community response to climate change and the shortage of fossil fuels; you can join the Lancaster group, or set up a Transition Initiative in your area.
Lancaster Cohousing plan to build an ecological cohousing community at Halton Gorge near Lancaster with private homes, community facilities, workshop/office space and shared outdoor space. The project will be a cutting edge example of sustainable design and living and will have close links to the Halton and Lancaster communities. To find out more visit their website.