Here is a list of our upcoming events
The Sheffield Sustainable Market: Winter Edition
Saturday 22nd November, 11am-4pm
Victoria Hall, Norfolk Street, Sheffield, S1 2JB
The Sheffield Sustainable Market is where you can purchase products gifts that will help you to live a lower impact life – think zero-waste, plastic-free and sustainable. As well as supporting local makers and the local economy.
Previous events
The Sheffield Sustainable Market: Spring Edition
Saturday 26th April, 11am-4pm
Victoria Hall, Norfolk Street, Sheffield, S1 2JB
Sponsored by B&B Press and Aquaguard Environmental Advisors, The Sheffield Sustainable Market is where you can purchase gifts that will help you to live a lower impact life – think zero-waste, plastic-free and sustainable. As well as supporting local makers and the local economy.
Sheffield Plastic Free Market #2
Sunday 3rd November 2024, 10.30am-4pm, The Steamworks
Workshop: Plastic Free July:
What can we do about plastic pollution?
Sunday 21st July, 2pm-4pm
The Apple Shack, Manchester Road, S6 5SH
It’s #plasticfreejuly – a month dedicated to reviewing and minimising single-use plastics in your lifestyle. Join us for a fun and informative event all about reducing plastic waste and living a more sustainable lifestyle.
Sheffield Plastic Free Market #1
Sunday 14th April, 10.30am-4.00pm at Trafalgar Warehouse
Film screening: Plastic Warriors and optional litter pick
Sunday 11th June, 1.30pm arrive, 2pm film screening
Showroom Cinema
In partnership with Showroom Cinema
Has our plastic problem improved? Despite enormous public, industry and policy attention in the past 5 years, this new eye-opening feature documentary investigates the damaging effects plastic pollution is continuing to have on our health, lifestyle, and wildlife with a strong focus on the UK. The film tells the story of the Plastic Warriors – from eminent scientists, campaigners on the front line, to the innovators and designers working on solutions to solve this global crisis that politicians and governments are largely ignoring.
The film takes audiences on a journey to deep sea coral reefs, basking shark hotspots and huge seabird colonies, to discover first-hand the extreme danger of the scourge of plastic that is engulfing every aspect of their lives. Plastic Warriors is an urgent reminder about the wider issues and a film that inspires action.
Thursday 18th May, 7pm, Showroom Cafe Bar
Sheffield’s Reusable Revolution: What We’ve Learnt and What Comes Next
A Festival of Debate event, featuring sustainable packaging expert, Sarah Greenwood.
In the UK we use 7 million disposable coffee cups every day – that’s 2.5 billion every year, with only 1% recycled. Around 100+ million plastic cups are used every year at UK festivals and live events, and most of these are incinerated or sent to landfill.
What’s the solution? Reusables! For every 1 million reusable event cups in regular use, 1000 tonnes of C02e emissions and 300 tonnes of waste could be avoided.
Since May 2022, Plastic Free Sheffield Central have been investigating the possibilities of reusable pint and coffee cups. Come along and find out what we’ve been up to and where we are in our journey to tackle plastic pollution and plastic waste. This is Sheffield’s Reusable Revolution.
Thursday 17th November, 4.30pm-6pm, University of Sheffield Management School
Join Plastic Free Sheffield Central and Sheffield Sustainability Network to talk all things single-use plastics! The event will explore why reducing single-use plastics is essential to your business operations and the benefits of doing so for your organisation and the environment. We’ll share tips, ideas, and case studies on how to make plastic-free swaps as a business. The event will be an opportunity to network with other local businesses and make a pledge to reduce plastic across the city.
Tuesday 17th May 2022, 7pm for 7.30pm start
Quaker Meeting House, St James Street, Sheffield, S1 2EW
The Reusable Revolution: The shift away from disposable plastics
To mark the launch of new campaign action group, Plastic Free Sheffield Central, hear from ‘Packaging fairy’ Sarah Greenwood, a consultant working on the University of Sheffield’s Many Happy Returns project, which aims to enable reusable packaging systems and so reduce the need for single-use plastic.
At this event, Sarah will talk about how reuse systems could reduce the environmental impact of plastic, and you’re invited to join the discussion.
Arrive 7pm for 7.30pm start
About Sarah
With degrees in Physics and Polymer Science from the University of Sheffield, Sarah Greenwood has over 20 years’ experience in the plastics and packaging industries. She now works as a sustainable packaging and plastics specialist, working with companies from start-ups to blue chips on all aspects of innovation, specification and problem solving.
Sheffield Action on Plastic 