‘No longer do we want to hear words like rubbish, no longer waste, no longer terms like landfill, throw-away, discard – your rubbish, is now a valuable resource; recycling waste, reducing emissions and protecting our children’s future is where its at. All of us now realize that we do not have to cost the earth – we are its guardians, it and its valuable resources are on loan to us for only a short period of time’
Why is Community recycling important?
This is a question that should be asked time and time again. Why should we recycle waste in Powys. Here are some reasons why community recycling is important.
Most waste that ends up in incinerators and landfill can be used again.
Powys Zero Waste is the link in the chain that brings together community recycling bodies throughout Powys, Mid-Wales: brings you furniture recycling, white goods recycling, kerbside recycling services, food waste composting recycling, tool recycling and a wide range of other waste recycling services, ploughing funds and resources back into where they belong – Your Community.
Get involved! We want to hear from you - the community, your community. Are we doing enough to manage our waste? Can we help? Community recycling is about inclusion, so why dont we all be a part of it!
http://www.wrap.org.uk/recycling_industry/support_funding_guidance/third_sector/growth_report.html
The report focuses on TSOs (Third Sector Organisations) in England but provides valuable information for all involved in seeking ways to find value for money recycling strategies in Wales.
Scroll to bottom of the page in the above link to read the full report.
Add comment January 5th, 2010
Cylch Conference 2009:
Enduring Values;
New Horizons
Featuring the Wales Recycling Awards
22 & 23 October
Mercure Holland House Hotel, Cardiff
Now open for bookings!
Click here to book online
Early booking discount ends 30th September
In our rapidly changing economic and political landscape, will social enterprise be squeezed out, or has our time finally come?
Re-use and recycling may be hitting the headlines more than ever, but how will the ambition shown in the new Waste Strategy for Wales be realised at the ground level? And where do social enterprises and charities fit into the bigger picture?
Speakers include:
Jane Davidson AM - Minister for the Environment, Sustainabilty and Housing
Professor Tim Jackson – Author, Prosperity without growth
Phillip Ward - WRAP Director for Local Government Services
Nigel Kershaw – Big Issue Invest
For further information, or to book online, please visit www.cylch.org.uk
Add comment September 1st, 2009
Llanfyllin High School will become the centre of world recycling couture when it stages its ‘Wearable Arts Fashion Show’ this September.
We are raising money for the Charity Equal Adventure - their aim is to continue the development of equipment, information and resources, making outdoor adventure, fieldwork and active lifestyles accessible regardless of disability.
and Llanfyllin High School Textile Department to buy sewing machines.
The Fashion Show has been organised by Sara Evans, Llanfyllin High School ex-pupil.
The outfits have been made using recycled materials including shopping bags, tyre tubes, sweet wrappers. They have been made by students of Llanfyllin and Welshpool High Schools and local designers. Andy Hancock has designed and made an armoured suit from wood.
The outfits will be performed to music on the catwalk on the 4th and 5th September at 7.30pm. From Thurs 27th August a selection of outfits will be on display in the Celtic Company, 14 Broad Street, Welshpool.
Please come and enjoy a fun evening of entertainment.
The event will take place on the 4th and 5th November 2009 at Theatre Llwyn, Llanfyllin High School
Adults £6
Under 16s £3
Any further information contact Sara Evans 01691 828 313.
Add comment August 25th, 2009
We want your views on our proposals to introduce a charge on single use carrier bags in Wales. The intention is that the charge would be payable by consumers at the point of sale at all retail outlets.
A charge would be introduced through regulations made under the Climate Change Act 2008.
The Welsh Assembly Government has long considered single use carrier bags a problem and a waste of resources. Our proposals seek to change public behaviour and lead to an improvement in Wales’ environment in a number of ways:
Please send your comments to us by 21 September 2009.
Responses to the consultation document can be sent by e-mail or by post. Please use the consultation response proforma to send your response.
Electronic responses should be sent to carrierbagconsultation@wales.gsi.gov.uk.
All written responses should be sent to :-
Single Use Carrier Bag Consultation,
Local Environmental Quality Branch ,
Department for Environment, Sustainability and Housing,
3rd Floor,
Cathays Park,
Cardiff
CF10 3NQ.
It would also be helpful if you would tell us if you are responding as an individual or representing the views of an organisation. If you are responding for an organisation please make it clear who the organisation represents and how the view of the members was determined.
The information you send to us will be published in a summary of responses to this consultation. Normally the names and addresses (or part of them) of their authors are published along with the response. If you do not wish to be identified as the author of your response, please state this clearly when you write or e-mail.
If you have any queries on this consultation please contact the local environment quality team on the above email address or call 02920 823166.
More details:
http://wales.gov.uk/consultations/environmentandcountryside/singleusecarrierbags/?lang=en
Add comment July 28th, 2009
REMINDER.DEFRA are conducting a consultation for
Please access the website link to obtain full details
http://www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/consult/waste-dutyofcare/index.htm
Add comment June 17th, 2009
Click here - The Times Waste and Recycling Supplement May 2009 - Click Here
*please note that Powys Zero Waste does not necessarily subscribe to the views of this publication.
Add comment May 22nd, 2009
Campaign to cut single use carrier bags in Wales underway
A new Welsh Assembly Government campaign is underway to get people in Wales to cut the number of single use carrier bags.
The bi-lingual campaign – ‘Get Carried Away’ - aims to encourage people to re-use their single use carrier bags and help them remember to take their bags with them when they go shopping.
Alongside radio adverts, there is a website aimed at consumers and retailers. The first 1,000 people who register with the site will receive a re-usable bag. Hundreds of people have registered their support for the campaign in the first week, with more coming in each day.
The Welsh Assembly Government fully supports the British Retail Consortium’s (BRC) efforts to reduce single-use carrier bags but wants Wales to go a step further.
Environment, Sustainability & Housing Minister Jane Davidson said:
“People are more aware of this issue than ever before, but each year Wales still uses an estimated 480 million plastic bags. It takes between 500 and 1,000 years for these bags to degrade. We simply cannot go on like this.
“We are calling on people to re-use bags whenever they go out shopping. By taking this simple step we can make a huge difference to the environmental damage we are inflicting on our planet. Single use carrier bags are not usually bio-degradable and are a waste of resources. Customers have come to expect free plastic bags at checkouts, but the tide appears to be turning as shoppers look for more environmentally-friendly options.”
Keep Wales Tidy Chief Executive, Tegryn Jones commented:
“We welcome any initiative that will lead to the single use of plastic bags coming to an end. Our surveys show that plastic bags account for 2.7 per cent of litter by weight. We should all strive to create a clean safe and tidy Wales.”
In February, the Welsh Assembly Government became the first administration in the UK to start work on legislation to end the use of free single use plastic bags.
Ms Davidson added:
“As a Minister I have always stated that I do not support the use of one-trip plastic bags.
“I have asked my department to develop legislation to end the use of single use carrier bags. Currently there is a voluntary agreement where certain retailers have agreed to reduce the number of single use carrier bags by 50 per cent - this is a good target.
“But this does not cover all retailers and still leaves 50 per cent using one trip plastic bags. I recognise we need to give the retail sector a chance to demonstrate what they can do voluntarily, but I am willing to use all the powers at our disposal.”
Plastic bag facts:
Add comment May 22nd, 2009
Consultation on the Draft Wales Waste Strategy
- Meeting for Network Organisations
11:00 – 13:00, Tuesday 5th May - City Hall, Cardiff
The Welsh Assembly Government’s consultation on the Draft Wales Waste Strategy - ‘Towards Zero Waste’ - will be launched on the 29th of April. The policies and actions that it proposes, will have implications and be of relevance to all businesses and organisations working within Wales.
In response to this, Cynnal Cymru – Sustain Wales (in collaboration with the Welsh Assembly Government) is organising a meeting for network and membership organisations in Wales. The aim of the meeting is to introduce the key messages of the draft strategy, and to enable network and membership organisations to inform their members about the consultation and assist them in responding to it*. Participants will also have the opportunity to ask questions (see attached agenda).
If you would like to attend this meeting, please respond by the 20th of April to michele@cynnalcymru.com. In doing so, please inform us of any special requirements that you may have.
Yours sincerely,
Michele Aitchison
* The Welsh Assembly Government will be holding three separate consultation events around Wales that will be open to individual member organisations. Details will be provided at the event.
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Michele Aitchison
Cynghorydd Polisi / Policy Adviser
Cynnal Cymru - Sustain Wales
Cambrian Buildings,
Sgwâr Mount Stuart / Mount Stuart Square
Bae Caerdydd / Cardiff Bay
CF10 5FL
02920 19 20 20
www.cynnalcymru.com / www.sustainwales.com
Add comment April 15th, 2009
This is the first of the three sculptures commissioned by Powys Zero Waste
…..its purpose
……to make us all think about the amount of waste we produce
……and to make use of the variety of recycling services available across the county.
1 comment March 27th, 2009
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