1)
Apologies
Charles
and Paula Mossman
2) Matters
Arising
Paula to
write an article about the MRF visit asap. Charles to get in touch
with John Downes to ask about MDDC taking over plastic recycling in
Oct 2015.
3)
Feedback for plastic recycling day in Sept
People are
still leaving bags before the start of the collection and
they contain some rubbish. 60 bags of plastic were collected. A
plastic recycler said that she started recycling after she had seen
our display outside Tescos. Perhaps we could do this again next
year using a dumpy bag.
Actions:
Stella to write recycling tip of the month about plastic and what
is suitable etc.
Anne to
circulate to all information on how much plastic has been collected
in the
past.
Paula to
make a sign for Peck and Strong wall to go up just before
29/11.
4)
Plastic Collections in 2015
All in
favour of having these in 2015.Dates- 31/01,28/03,
30/05,25/07,26/09,
28/11.
Actions:
Carolyn to
arrange for leaflets to be printed on suitable colour. To be
available for November plastics day. (Possibly 1500)
Action:
Anne to let Carolyn know number of leaflets previously
printed.
Action:
Esther to speak to John Peck to make sure he is ok with using his
premises next year.
Action:
Anne to ask DCC what happens to the plastic that Punchbowl collect.
Rumour has it that it is incinerated.
5) Pop up
shop
Discussion
about this as it seems that it will be next year before Refurnish
are open. Jill wanted to run the shop in November and discussed
using Bonheur. Both Stella and Anne will not be available in
January, Feb and March 2015. Agreed that it might be possible to do
a shop at the end November. Agreed to make a decision at next
meeting when we know more about Refurnish. Also discussed
possibility of having a stall at the Farmers Market and storing
goods at Council offices?
Action:
Jill to talk to greenshop about their plans for xmas.
6)
AOB
Christmas
Tree Festival-Sustainable Crediton tree. Agreed for WAG to do the
tree with the theme of Waste in Wonderland.
Action:
Caroline to coordinate making the decorations using plastic drinks
bottles. Esther to help her assemble on 03/12. Anne to write
article for church mag and to put an
ad on SC website for bottles of various sizes and colours.
Collection point at 17
Okefield Road.
Freecycle
ad in newspaper: Anne had example of this from a Jersey newspaper.
She will e mail Alan at Crediton Courier to see if they would like
to run something similar.
Stella
will not be able to attend meetings for the forseeable future, but
is happy to carry on doing the Recycling Tip of the
Month
Volunteers
get together - meet in a pub? Discuss at next meeting.
7) Date of
next meeting
10/11/2014,
2.00 pm at Esthers