Trewirgie Tree Dressing
Cornwall Waste Action is working with Trewirgie School in Redruth on a Tree Dressing event as part of national Tree week celebrations. … Continue reading
Tag Archives: environment
Growing Together Launched
An exciting new ‘grow your own’ initiative for residents in the China Clay has been launched as part of Eden Projects’s Harvest Festival. … Continue reading
Anti-incinerator campaign success
Campaigners have won a legal challenge to block the building of an incinerator in Cornwall.
Big Beach Clean
Marazion beach will be receiving a thorough clean on Sunday 18th September as part of the Marine Conservation Society’s (MCS) annual Beachwatch Big Weekend litter survey and clean-up. … Continue reading
The Ecologist August 1971: Our battle with waste
In August 1971, Robert Allen wrote a simple and practical guide of do’s and don’ts that individuals should adhere to in order to cut down their waste production. Scanning through the list, Allen advises recycling, keeping a compost heap, not … Continue reading
Real Nappy Users Take on the Daily Mail
Real Nappy Users across the UK are filing complaints against a misleading and inaccurate story that appeared in the Daily Mail. The article which was published on the first day of Real Nappy Week claimed that “£3 million has been … Continue reading
Resourceful CRN UK adopts new name: A Gem of an AGM
The Community Recycling Network (CRN) UK members supported a resolutions to change the organisations name to the Community Resource Network UK at their recent AGM.
Cutting food waste to feed the world
Over a billion tonnes squandered each year Roughly one third of the food produced in the world for human consumption every year — approximately 1.3 billion tonnes — gets lost or wasted, according to an FAO-commissioned study. … Continue reading
Brits’ rubbish habits are going down the pan as more of us use the toilet as a watery dustbin
Marine Conservation Society condemns rise in bathroom rubbish found on UK beaches and urges the public to ‘bag it and bin it – don’t flush it’ … Continue reading
Commercial Grower vacancy at the Real Ideas Organisation
Another of our Changing Communities partnership projects has been successfull in accessing BLF Local Food funding and now has a job vacancy