Maya outside new premises

The first Zero Waste Shop will be opening in Wokingham this spring in Peach Place. The shop will be the new home for Maya’s Refillables, a small local business that started and grew up at Wokingham Market and online. 

As a passionate sustainability champion, Maya’s dream was to facilitate her…

On the 21st September 2021 two secondary schools in Wokingham Town, The Holt and St Crispin’s took part in the annual Science with Schools event.  

This event was set up to show the variety of options for students’ post-secondary education within STEM fields.  

This year we continued with our sustainability theme and concentrated on…

Market

Becoming more sustainable is a longer process than first thought. We value all our traders, many of whom have been with us for years.

For many traders, change has to come from within their supply chain. Whilst they can request more sustainable packaging, wraps and environmentally friendly techniques, change…

As part of our grant funding requirement, the Council is working with major grant recipients to ensure sustainability is considered at all levels and built into each activity or project. 

Whilst we understand that seeking out alternatives or new ways of operating is not always easy, the process must…