Go Local

Points you in the direction of student services in and around Birmingham and Aston Students' Union.

Got something to add? Suggest a student service by contacting astonstudenthomes@aston.ac.uk

There are lots of easy steps you can take to reduce your impact on the environment

Food waste can easily be reduced:

• You can check out these sustainable shops in Birmingham
  • The Clean Kilo
  • Plant + Pulse

Try to reuse, repair, and recycle:

• You can donate your preloved items to others who may need them via charities, Facebook groups, Gumtree, and Freecycle.
• Visit pre-loved shops? Check out The Charity Retail Association for local charity shops and news
• Pop down to Cow a Vintage in Digbeth
• If you are not sure if you can recycle an item, you can look it up on the Birmingham City Council site

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• Too Good to Go - reduce food waste
• Vinted – Buy and sell pre-loved clothes

Want to know more?

• Sustainability Aston University
• Aston Students' Union Sustainability