Notes from WAGs Meeting Mon Feb 10th at 2pm at Jills

 

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

 

1. Stella was welcomed at her first group meeting

 

2. Plastics Collections

67 bags in total collected in January, a record. Anne estimated this weighed approx one tonne. Broken down to Sandfod 3 bags, Ch Fitz 13 bags, Crediton 41 bags.

Anne has now produced a list of jobs to do at each Crediton collection so less need to discuss regular arrangements at meetings. Anne thinks it may be possible to set up collections independant of ours in Lapford (Sarah Green, Core Grp member) and Morchard Bishop (Karin Moffat). PWS could collect from them potentially on Fridays.

Anne will speak to Sarah and Karin and discuss it further.

Leaflets for remaining plastics collections at Crediton for 2014 now available - bright yellow.

Jill, Esther, Carolyn and Stella will put leaflets up as posters in Crediton etc. and leave small piles in relevant places.

Jill noted that Trish of PWS only wants milk bottles separated out at collections and not other PET.

We discussed the desirability of directing traffic at Crediton collections and agreed we should continue esp. at busy times.

Anne will organise volunteers for March Crediton collection. It was agreed that we should try and involve all volunteers as much as they want where possible so as not to dampen their enthusiasm.

It was also agreed that Paula should continue to place Courier Ads for the collections in the paper that appears 8 days before the collection date.

At kerbside collections a MDDC recycling operative has told Jill it was desirable to remove lids of milk bottles to reduce level of PET contamination.

 

3. Terracycle Biscuit Wrapper Challenge



This is being repeated from Feb1st to April 30th 2014 on similar terms to last time.

It was agreed it was too short notice to take part this time for the limited financial reward involved and that the real benefit of the scheme was raising the profile of recycling.

Paula to contact Terracycle and ask for more advance notice if the scheme was repeated again.

 

4. Recycling List for Website, Recycling 'Tip of the Month'

 

Anne had now put a very comprehensive list of where to recycle on the website. Anne would condense it into one sheet for printing off to have at events, plastic recycling days etc. List can be used as a source for Recycling Tip of the Month.

Paula would produce these 'tips' for the website in Feb and March.

Stella would take over from April.

Paula would speak to Alan Quicke about getting the tips into the Courier monthly or possibly more frequently.

 

5. Plant Pot recycling

 

Esther had contacted Bernaville about taking back plastic plant pots. They are now selling recycled plastic 'gifts' made from plant pots by Shortwalk and she would encourage them to set up a container to take customers returned plant posts in association.

Esther would also contact Bow and Eggesford Garden Centres, Tuckers and possibly Crediton Garden Centre to see if they can be persuaded to take back pots.

 

6. Crediton Food Festival.14th/15th June

 

Tim Harris wants WAGs to help again this year and organisers will urge stallholders to use recyclable food & drink containers wherever possible.

It was decided that we would make every effort to do the recycling as well as possible at the event this year and that this would require recruiting extra helpers possibly from the new list of people helping at plastic recycling days.

Carolyn would contact Alison Shakespeare to see if the organising Committee would ascertain from the stallholders what kind of packaging they would be using this year and how badly it would be contaminated with food esp plastic containers. Also to ask Alison if water is provided on site for cleaning containers B4 recycling them.

Jill to ask Mid Devon to provide the bins and about availability of suitable bags. We will see if we can source suitable bags ourselves if necessary. Bins to be labelled in detail with what is to go in them on one side to assist helpers and also simply elsewhere to assist public when recycling station is unmanned.

 

7.Pop Up Shop

 

Carolyn had had no luck with a location , Cost Cutter was under offer and Phillips sold and would be in the process of renovation at the time we wanted.

Anne had had more success, Seddons had been let but Paul Evans of Evans Travel was in favour and would let us use the premises FOC if it was still available (not sold or long term rented) but it would have to be slightly earlier dates due to another organisation using it in the run up to the Xmas period. Took the decision that we may bring date forward to 28th June to 12th July if that would be suitable for Evans. Anne will get back to Paul Evans about this and arrange a time for some us us to visit the shop and see what facilities it has.

Paula to look at Awards for All and approach Nick Way for possible grants.

Charles to apply to the Innovation Fund for a grant.

Personal Liability protection covered by Sus Cred's insurance but Anne to check with Paul Evans about buildings insurance.

Charles to get back to Hilary Hamilton about a possible Arts Centre playlet once date was more definite.

Jill will talk to Tracy in Evans Newsagents about how she ran her materials pop up shop.

Next month we would work on what shop would entail in terms of contents, materials we would need, volunteers we would need. Paula would mention it at AGM and see if other Sus Cred groups wanted to participate.

 

8. Garden ReUse List

 

Paula had produced a draft list. Would try to get it on 2 sides of A4 with a few pictures

Paula would get it on the website and also publicise it in next months newsletter. Would add website link to it.

Paula would have some ready for Seed Swap with a sheet beside it for people to add their ideas.

Paula would distribute via Ch Fitz Garden Club and Anne would see if she can do the same at Crediton Garden Club.

 

9. Devon Waste Strategy Document

 

Charles would be looking at this in the next few days.

 

10. Any Other Business.

 

Charles mantioned that Crediton has a very active Facebook, Swop and Sell site with over 1,000 members

Charles to contact organiser and, with their agreement, add to link to website and mention it in the next newsletter.

Streetbank - this an online site for sharing equipment within neighbourhoods. Charles to promote in next newsletter

Reuse and Repair - This was an item brought up at the Back to The Future Event under the waste heading. It was pointed out that Dee Ross is currently attempting to set up a Skill Sharing Group that could well include sharing of repair type skills.

 

11. Next Meetings

 

Mon 24th March at 2pm    Mon 28th April at 2.30pm  Both at Jill's house.

 

Meeting closed at 4.35pm