Ayo is a passionate advocate for sustainability and the environment, promoting this both as an elected Labour and Cooperative Councillor for Caversham and through her background as a chartered civil engineer. Ayo Co-founded a Plastic Free Group in her constituency bringing residents and businesses together to drive for single use plastic free status under the ‘Surfer against Sewers’ (SAS) guideline and playing a huge part in Reading’s resource strategy with ReadingCan. Plastic Free Caversham is a leading the way and the ultimate aim is to extend this work to achieve Plastic Free Reading accreditation for the town as a whole. These objective are describe in the ‘Reading Climate Emergency Strategy 2020-25 here.
Ayo also runs a YouTube series on sustainability and the three pillars of sustainability (Economic, Environmental and Social).She is currently developing the next series on ‘Capitalism’ and ‘Environmental Injustice’. Watch this space.
Please see past episodes linked below:
Interview Series with Chris Beale, Chair of RCCP (2019-2020)
- Climate Change and Class
- Climate Change and Children
- Things YOU can do about climate change
- What is the Reading Climate Change partnership (RCCP)
- Reading Climate Change Strategy Launch
Recycling vs Reusing
Flood Action Campaign
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