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Home Page We've signed up to the LoveFoodHateWaste Campaign For more information and handy hints and recipe's on what to do with unwanted food, click on link below:- http://www.lovefoodhatewaste.com Latest News NEWS ON WASTE STRATEGY & RECYCLING FOR COMMUNITY CENTRES & GROUPS - READ ON! Recycling News for Community Organisations COMMUNITY BULLETIN draft 26 03 09 Next BAN Waste Meeting in July 2009 Date TBA at Newcastle Healthy City Project, 14 Great North Road. All Welcome! The Waste Strategy Consultation Extends Again! After having to suspend the BAN Waste Partnership with Newcastle City Council in January, over the fact that we were only given 10 days over xmas to respond to their report. BAN Waste were given 4 more weeks by the Environment Scrutiny Panel and were presented with our report 'Aiming for Zero Waste' on March 9th. (Link below) This excellent 64 page document was compiled by committed members of BAN Waste Strategy Working Group, who were commended for this work by Newcastle City Council Scrutiny Panel & Executive Cabinet. After this the Environmental Scrutiny Panel made the following recommendations to the Executive on March 25th.
The Executive meeting they decided to delay their decision until mid May to consider all the issues raised! Aiming for Zero Waste Feb 2009 final no pics During the process we found out some interesting information on proposals for a gasification plant. See link below for press release. Welcome to the website of BAN Waste, the award winning voluntary organisation that aims to promote Zero Waste policy and practice in the North-East of England. BAN Waste holds regular Open Forum meetings on a variety of topics where everyone is welcome (see opposite column); but if you just want to get in touch for whatever reason we can be reached at: BAN Waste Tel: 0191 211 3593 (Direct Line) Bye Bye Byker Chimney! |
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