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2017
The Waste Action Group are in action again with yet another new
venture.
Concerned with food waste, this time they are holding a
food sharing lunch called ' Grubs Up Crediton". It is a free
community meal using surplus food donated by local shops, cafes and
businesses and takes place on Saturday 30th September at 12.30 in
the Boniface Centre. The aim is to use surplus food to create and
share a delicious meal and to share tips about saving
food waste.
This is a pilot event to see if there is demand for regular
events. Spaces are limited, so please book.
10th December 2017
Sustainable Crediton are having a tree. Volunteers are needed to
help decorate the tree at the beginning of December. Please
get in touch with Esther Mann, contact details in the right
panel.
This years theme will be "Love Food, Hate Waste"
The Festival takes place in early December, featuring ...
2nd December 2017
Come together with other community groups and
individuals from across Mid Devon taking action for a more
sustainable world. Swap ideas, take part in hands-on training
sessions, gain inspiration and receive expert advice. Choose from a
menu of sessions:
Morning
A) Facebook
basics* - a session for ... 30th November 2017
We have a volunteer looking to start a new plastic recycling
initiative in Crediton based on the Precious Plastic organisation principles and
practices.
Precious Plastic is a global community of hundreds of
people working towards a solution to plastic pollution. Knowledge,
tools and techniques are ... 25th November 2017
This hands on day is brought to you by the Tiverton Area
Communities Transition (TACT) Celebration of Soil group, and
Community Action Groups (CAG) Devon. Participants will come away
with:
An understanding of what soil is, why we need to look after it,
life in the soil and why compost is such a v ... 16th October 2017
1) Apologies-Jill and Anne, Coreen
2)Feedback from Grubs Up event-
All felt that event went very well.3 feedback slips. Had £76
donations, expenses £53. Felt that Evenbrite system for invites was
too cumbersome. Half booked through this and half through press
release in Courier and personal conta ... 4th September 2017
Notes from last meeting
Anyone interested in Reducing, Reusing or Recycling is welcome
to come and join our small friendy group and see what we are
planning. All ideas welcome!
...
30th August 2017
The UK government has banned
ocean-polluting microbeads!
Microbeads are tiny pieces of plastic that are found in
products ranging from toothpastes to face scrubs. They go down the
plughole and end up in our oceans and waterways, where
they can be mistaken for food by fish.
When this campai ...
30th August 2017
The Waste Action Group are in action again with yet another new
venture.
They are holding a food sharing lunch called "Grubs Up" which is
a free community meal using surplus food donated by local shops,
cafes and businesses.
It will take place on Saturday 30th September at 12.30 in the
Boniface C ... 31st July 2017
1)
Apologies
Chris and
Anne. Anne reported that she cannot be part of WAGS for the time
being.
2) Matters
Arising
Food
festival recycling - feedback to be discussed at next
meeting
3) Devon
Refill Project
Info given
by Ruth from CAG/DCC. Lots of resources available to run a project
lo ... 29th June 2017
Plastic pollution has been called a "toxic time bomb" by the UN.
Over 12 million tonnes of plastic are entering our oceans every
year, and the amount is growing.
There are two simple and quick ways you can act:
1. Swap single-use water bottles and coffee cups for reuseable
whenever you can. Or if ... 29th June 2017
SWANSEA UNIVERSITY PROBES NEW USES FOR SHELLFISH
WASTE.
A report on some positive "waste" news.
Quay Fresh & Frozen Foods produce 800 tonnes of crushed
whelk shell waste every year, and since last December have a
licence to dump some of it in the sea.
Much of this is then washed up on beache ... 18th June 2017
The Food Festival was a great
success with the weather staying fine and dry. If anything, the
weekend was too hot! Fortunately the recycling point was sited
under the shade of the trees in the square.
We collected a number of bags of
recyclables, and were even able to add an additional recycling
s ...
3rd June 2017
Another Give & Take event, organised by the Methodist Church
with help from Sustainable Crediton.
Bring along any unwanted items or come along and find something
useful.
OPEN: Wed 31 May to Sat 3 Jun 10am -
4pm
GIVE any re-usable household,
garden & DIY items, tools, books, toys or ... 26th April 2017
The day was organised by DCRN, a networking
organisation funded by DCC. The event was held at the Boniface
Centre in Crediton. Delegates from organisations involved in
reuse, recycling and composting attended from all over Devon -
Coombe Martin, Chudleigh, South Brent, Chagford, Uffculme and
Buck ... 29th March 2017
I attended the Compost Doctor Training in March and learnt
about several different ways to make compost, for example using a
compost tumbler, wormery, New Zealand composter or a green cone. I
never realised there were so many different ways to turn your
vegetable peelings into good stuff for the ga ... 29th March 2017
Celebrating over 20 years supporting Devon
Communities
Please come together to acknowledge the strength of Devon
Communities and reaffirm the hugely positive impact that community
groups and individuals across the county have made in saving wasted
resources. It's also time to say a big thank you t ... 27th February 2017
Two members of Sustainable Crediton's Waste Action group
have been inspired by this Community Action Group (CAG) Devon
project event on reducing food waste and attended an event
to become "Food champions".
UK households waste around £12.5 billion worth of good food and
drink each year, costing ... 22nd February 2017
In the UK, we throw away 7 million tonnes of household food and
drink every year, the majority of which could have been eaten. The
average family wastes around £720. CAG Devon want to work with you and your
community to do something about this.
Are you passionate about good food? Would you like to ... 29th January 2017
NORTH TAWTON RECYCLING PROJECT - Reducing landfill and promoting
recycling
Our household plastic waste collection is held in the public car
park, The Square, North Tawton, on the third Saturday of every
month, 10am to 12 noon.
We have seven volunteers plus members of the Environmental
Group, who ...
29th January 2017
EXPOSED by GREENPEACE:
An investigation has just uncovered that drinks giant Coca Cola is lobbying
against deposit return schemes in the
UK.
In the UK alone we use 35 million plastic bottles every day and as
many as 16 million of these go unrecycled - ending up on our
beaches, in landfill and in our oceans.
The concept is simple - when you buy a bottled drink you pay a
little bit extra, and when you return the bottle, you get your
money back. The more bottles returned, the more can be reused or
recycled - reducing the amount that
end up polluting our oceans.
Similar schemes in other countries have been shown to boost the
amount of bottles that are collected to a whopping 98% -
so we know
they can have a huge impact.
Plastic is killing our oceans - please sign the
petition to show your support and
help fight back against plastic pollution.
Sign the petition
now
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