Furniture re-use is back in the Heartlands
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Following the demise of Re-Furnish South West (formerly the SOFA project) a brand new charitable furniture re-use organisation, has opened in Pool, Redruth. … Continue reading
Tag Archives: rubbish
Funding for household waste reduction in Cornwall
Cornwall residents will be able to recycle more items from next year after the Council was successful in its bid for £1.56m of Government funding. The funding, from the Department for Communities and Local Government’s Weekly Collection Support Scheme, means … Continue reading
Cornwall Alternative Waste Management Plan
The local authority in Cornwall , could make massive savings of £320 million if it implemented an alternative waste management plan, rather than the controversial waste incinerator contract with SITA, an independent report revealed this week. The Cornwall Waste Forum … Continue reading
Don’t bin fine powers warn Councils
Scaling back councils’ powers to take action against residents that repeatedly overfill their bins and contaminate recyclable materials could undermine their function as a deterrent, the Local Government Association (LGA) has warned. … Continue reading
School Waste Audit offer
Our discounted School Waste Audit ‘Special offer‘ has been extended to the end of Feb. … Continue reading
Have you seen a waste offence near you?
CWA are regularly sent photos of unsustainable behavior by concerned members of the public, illustrating how some members of our community have a lack of regard for the environment. … Continue reading
Food waste still an issue according to Supermarket
According to new research carried out by Sainsbury’s, Brits think they bin almost 10% of their weekly shop.
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
Turn the tide on beach litter at Beachwatch Big Weekend!
Beach litter has almost doubled over the last 15 years. Animals often get trapped or mistake the litter for food, causing death by drowning, suffocation or starvation. … Continue reading
Join SeaScapes this summer!
Cornwall Waste Action, a Redruth based not for profit environmental organisation are providing local people within the Camborne and Redruth area, the opportunity to take part in a range of beach based environmental activities this summer.