Episodes

Friday May 30, 2025
Ep 4: Get ready for Plastic Free July
Friday May 30, 2025
Friday May 30, 2025
🌿✨ Get ready for Plastic Free July with our latest podcast episode! 🌍💪 Join Hazel and Alison as they share practical tips to reduce single-use plastic in your home. Tune in and take a step towards a more sustainable lifestyle! 🎧
Watch on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/JuQjyAWp1U0?si=wA_K6yfGLS05TVfp
Listen to the zero waste episodes here:
https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-jvjgx-17ec8fa
https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-m66dz-16c47aa
https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-mp8ng-15ed399
#SingleUsePlastics #PlasticFreeJuly #EnvironmentalAwareness #ChallengeToChange #Podcast #GreenLiving #July #Environment #PlasticWaste

Tuesday May 20, 2025
Ep 3: Waste Not: The Fight to Reduce Food Waste
Tuesday May 20, 2025
Tuesday May 20, 2025
Every bite counts and so does every story. Tune in to our eye-opening podcast that dives into the world of food waste reduction, where Hazel shares practical tips on how to reduce food waste, save money, and protect the planet. Join the fight to reduce food waste today. #FoodWasteReduction #Sustainability #EcoFriendly #SaveThePlanet🎙️
Listen the following episodes for more on food waste reduction:
https://challengetochangepodcast.podbean.com/e/ep-80-winter-s-harvest-composting-allotments-and-connecting-to-food/
https://challengetochangepodcast.podbean.com/e/let-s-reduce-our-xmas-food-waste/
https://challengetochangepodcast.podbean.com/e/composting-with-master-composter-patti-pinto/
https://challengetochangepodcast.podbean.com/e/compost-week-2023/
Watch the composting and wormeries playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNPuhj6ovZPl68VLqO-Zg6RbSLfBJzqmd

Thursday Apr 24, 2025
Ep 2: Strange items found in recycling
Thursday Apr 24, 2025
Thursday Apr 24, 2025
Ever wondered what can and what can't go into your silver recycling bin in Cheshire East? Do you know what is classed as contaminated recycling? Tune into our latest podcast episode to discover some of the strange items recently found in recycling. We also share some interesting facts and figures, including a reminder about battery safety. #CheshireEast #Recycling #Wishcycling #Podcast #Batteries
You can also watch on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/N7UoIB70SL4

Wednesday Mar 26, 2025
Ep 1 - Charged & dangerous - vapes, batteries & waste
Wednesday Mar 26, 2025
Wednesday Mar 26, 2025
Exciting News! Welcome to Series Two of the Challenge to Change podcast, now part of the Cheshire East family! In our first episode, I chat with Kevin Kearney about the impact of vapes and batteries on our countryside and the problems that occur when they are incorrectly placed in household bins. #ChallengeToChange #CheshireEast #Podcast #Environment #Sustainability

Friday Feb 21, 2025
Ep 84: How connection creates protection
Friday Feb 21, 2025
Friday Feb 21, 2025
Welcome to the latest episode of the Challenge to Change Podcast! In this episode, we're diving deep into a crucial question: Does connection to planet Earth inspire active stewardship? Tune in to explore this thought-provoking topic and discover how we can all play a part in nurturing our beautiful planet.
#ChallengeToChange #Podcast #EarthConnection #Stewardship #Sustainability
#EnvironmentalAwareness

Friday Feb 07, 2025
Ep 83: The refill revolution: recycling to zero waste
Friday Feb 07, 2025
Friday Feb 07, 2025
Exciting News! Join me, Hazel Leese-Dixon, as I chat with Rose from Rose's Refills in Alsager, Cheshire. We talk about Rose's journey towards creating a refill business and more generally about the ethical benefits of refilling your household products. Are we witnessing the beginning of a refill revolution in the UK? Tune in to find out more about this eco-friendly movement and how it could change the way we shop!
#RefillRevolution #Sustainability #EcoFriendly #ZeroWaste #CheshireEast
Watch the video version on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrED83eNu64

Saturday Jan 11, 2025
Ep 82: Step it up for Planet Earth
Saturday Jan 11, 2025
Saturday Jan 11, 2025
🌍✨ Welcome to the first Challenge to Change podcast episode of 2025! 🌟 Let's step it up for planet Earth by creating three impactful environmental resolutions that will make a difference. Join us for some inspirational ideas and motivation to kickstart the year with positive change! 🌱💪 #ChallengeToChange #EcoResolutions #EarthFirst #Sustainability #Inspiration #2025Goals
Find the New Year episode for 2024 here.
Find the New Year episode for 2023 here.
You can find some ethical inspiration through these links:
https://www.ethicalconsumer.org/
https://energysavingtrust.org.uk/
https://www.ellenmacarthurfoundation....
https://friendsoftheearth.uk/
https://www.wrap.ngo/
https://www.greendreamer.com/
You can find the video version of this episode on YouTube.
https://youtu.be/ie7L2z2ov0w

Thursday Dec 12, 2024
Ep 81: Let’s be merry and mindful this Christmas
Thursday Dec 12, 2024
Thursday Dec 12, 2024
Get into the festive spirit with our latest podcast episode, where we explore how to make Christmas more mindful and ethical for our planet! From eco-friendly wrapping and cards to recycling, pre-loved gifts, and reducing festive food waste, this episode covers it all. Head over to YouTube to watch the video version of this podcast and check out a special demonstration of the Furoshiki technique, the beautiful Japanese art of fabric gift wrapping. It has a few ethical additions thrown in and begins about 16 minutes into the video! #EcoFriendlyChristmas #Mindful #SustainableLiving #Furoshiki #ReduceReuseRecycle
https://www.youtube.com/@AnsaEnvironmentalServices