Manchester is aiming to become a zero carbon city by 2038. This is 12 years ahead of the Government’s target for the UK of 2050. During July businesses across the city are promoting plastic free July to help promote ways we can all help to reduce the use of single use plastics. At Elizabeth Gaskell's House, we are already doing some small things to help reduce the growing plague of single-use plastic engulfing our seas and rivers and landfill. We