Present: Jill, Paula, Charles, Anne, Carolyn, Esther

  Apologies: None

 

1.Plastics Collections

Jill confirmed dates of remaining collections for 2014 were acceptable to PWS, March 29th, May 31st, July 26th, Sept 27th, Nov 29th.

Anne had also done so with Peck & Strong. Both companies need reminding before each collection. Jill and Anne to do this as before.

Anne to send letter to PWS with £50 as a thank you for their help in 2013.

Recycling credits to be donated to PWS for 2014. PWS do not want to charge us as this makes difficulties with their other volunteer run collections.

Carolyn has agreed 2,000 bright yellow leaflets with Hedgerow. Paula or Charles to collect Thurs or Friday 9/10th Jan ready for plastics collection on 11th.

Paula has put ad in Courier for 11th Jan collection and also written a press release about 2014 dates and amounts so far collected which the Courier have agreed to publish.

Established helpers to arrive at 9am on Sat 11th Jan to set up before new helpers arrive. Anne to give everyone Risk Assessment and run a short briefing for all at 9.30am. If enough helpers, some people to be assigned to sorting plastic to separate black plastic and bottles by Charles, and two people to be assisgned on a rotating basis to giving out leaflets and talking to people. One person to supervise traffic.

Paula to add to next publicity that we can now accept bubble wrap.

Anne will travel with lorry to Sandford on 11th to check everything is picked up properly there.

Paula to supervise Ch Fitz pick up.

 

2. Clothes and Household Goods Swap

This has now been cancelled for 2014. A Pop Up shop will be organised instead. Paula had cancelled the Boniface Booking 

 

3. Terracycle and Biscuit Wrappers

Jill has explained to the Food Bank that they will not receive monies until June/July 2014. They are fine with this.

 

4. New Volunteers

Everyone except Paula had managed to start to follow up their contacts. Some were coming to help on Sat 11th.

Anne to co-ordinate a list of who wanted to help with what so we can contact them easily when necessary.

Paula would follow up her two contacts shortly.

 

5. Recycling List

Anne had been working on this and would get the basic list onto the website shortly.

Once on the website we would discuss the ways we could use the list including making some papers copies to give out at plastics collections etc.

Could also do a 'Recycling Tip of the Month' from the list for the newsletter and recycling articles for the Courier.

Jill to ask Stella if she might like to have a go at doing this.

Esther would ask Bernaville if they would take back plant pots

 

6. Crediton Food Festival

Takes place this year on June 15th/16ty

Jill to talk to Tim Harris about what the plans were for this year and whether they wanted us involved.

We may need a complete re think about what we do at the Festival now that MDDC are no longer co-operative.

Make this a main agenda item for Feb once Jill has spoken to Tim.

 

7.Talks to Groups

Esther to come up with some ideas about what she would like to talk about for next meeting. Generally agreed a basic talk needed to be developed before we could approach groups to speak to them.

Paula & Charles would help with the technology.

Would be a good idea to have a practical element to talk such as sorting a bin of real (but clean!!) 'rubbish' to see how much is recyclable.

 

8. Garden Re-Use List

Anne gave Paula some ideas for this.

Paula to contact Sustainable Ottery to see if we can use their list too.

Paula to put together some basic ideas for next meeting.

 

9. Cox's Plastic Box Initiative

Paula to speak to Cox's and ask if the idea can be put in the Courier and if so to write a relevant article.

Paula also to put in next newsletter that Ashtons are giving away coffee grounds to gardeners for slug control.

 

10. Devon Waste Strategy Document

There are 6 more weeks before final submissiions must be in. Charles would look at it in this time.

 

11. Pop Up Shop

To take place weeks of 11th to 25th October but may have to be flexible with dates if no suitable shops available at that time.

Our aim is to get premises FREE.

Use theme of 'One Persons Rubbish is Another Persons Treasure'

Main focus is 3R's, bringing freecycling to the High Street, keeping stuff out of landfill and promoting existence and work of Sus Cred especially WAGS..

Other Sus Cred groups may want to get involved.

Felt impact on charity shops would be minimal.

Anne to speak to owners of Evans Travel and Seddons re using their premises.

Carolyn to speak to owners of Cost Cutter and Phillips similarly

Paula to speak to any other empty shop owners that come up before next meeting

Will need a budget for cleaning, advertising, hire of rails & tables, electricity, gas, rates etc. Once we have some idea of premises availability as above can speak to Core Grp regarding this at Feb or March meeting.

Could we apply to Awards for All ? (Paula's thought after the meeting)

Charles to speak to Hilary Hamilton about whether the Arts Centre might do a playlet to advertise it.

Charles/Anne to mention at Core Grp in Jan that it would be happening

Could we get sponsors? Suggestions please.

Jill to speak to Lou at Green House regarding whats involved in running a pop up shop.

Will it be covered by Sus Cred's insurance. Charles to check.

 

12. Next Meetings

Mon 6th Feb at 2pm at Jills

Mon 24th Mar at 2pm at Jills

 

Meeting closed at 4.35pm.