Welcome to South West London Environment Network
We are a charity supporting people, voluntary groups, charities and schools who protect and enhance the environment and solve environmental problems. SWLEN replaces and expands on the work of Richmond Environment Network.
We work in the London boroughs of Richmond, Hounslow and Kingston.
Our expertise helps environmental groups to start, operate, develop, recruit volunteers, raise funds and share good practices. We provide information about these groups to those seeking volunteering opportunities.
We also:
- work with non environmental groups, charities and schools to reduce energy, water and waste costs and thus reduce their environmental impact, and help them develop environmental policies, through our Environmental Audit Team,
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support people in Richmond to develop food growing projects, see Food growing,
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run a social marketing project to help people conserve heat and water at home, through our Street Champions project, working in partnership with the Ham and Petersham Low Carbon Zone,
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undertake domestic environmental audits working with Smart Communities, a Kingston University project working with residents in the Tudor area of Kingston to help them lower their energy use and reduce CO2 emissions.
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our Recycling Advisers are providing a helping hand for people to get the most out of Richmond Council's recycling service. Did you know that Richmond has one of the highest recycling rates in the country and residents recycling helps save the Council £3.9m per year? You can now also recycle drinks cartons/tetra packs in the blue box and rigid plastics in the black box?
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We’re looking for enthusiastic members of the public to help spread the word about composting and greener living in the borough by joining our composting champion scheme, see Composting Champions
See several case studies on our work at Supporting Environmental Groups
Many of the upcoming events below are seeking volunteers and are run by environmental groups in the London borough of Richmond.
