Start Initiative
Making sustainable living simple
B&Q is proud to be a partner in Start and has been working to help bring the One Planet Home programme to life through Start's positive approach to sustainability.
-
2012: We took to the UK's agricultural shows and helped visitors learn how to make a rain catcher, fix a dripping tap and bleed a radiator - as well as learn more about how to save energy at home. B&Q also gave away vegetable plants at the Big Jubilee Lunch at Greenwich. 
2011: B&Q's Forest Friendly programme went to Kew Gardens where children learned more about the rainforests and why it is important to choose responsibly sourced timber.
2010: A giant topiary piggy bank welcomed visitors to Lancaster House garden where members of local B&Q stores talked to the public about saving money through sustainability. A trio of sheep showed how to take insulation to the loft and a shower spelled out how to save water at home
Who is start?
Start is a charitable initiative set up by HRH The Prince of Wales in 2010, with a mission to inspire people to start living more sustainably.
Start's job is to aggregate all the brilliant ideas, initiatives, products, services and programmes and share them with as many people as we can and so inspire them to take a simple
