Don't Put Christmas in the Bin!

Christmas is the most wonderful but also the most wasteful time of the year. Estimates suggest the amount of wrapping paper thrown out will go around the equator NINE times! Here are a few ideas to reduce waste: Christmas Cards Reuse cards to make your own labels for next year's presents Rec ...

New Year, New Resolutions?

Could you reduce waste and save money? By making one or all of the pledges on Recycle Devon's website, not only will you help to keep Devon beautiful by avoiding waste but you may discover a new skill or social activity and you could save money too. You'll also get a free "Your Money, Use less - ...

Give and Take Week

Our latest Give and Take week was held at the Methodist church hall in Crediton, and ran for seven days from Sat 22nd to Sat 29th Oct (excluding Sun). It was a resounding success with over 1150 visitors finding treasures to take home with them. A large amount of clothing, books, kids toys, bric a ...

Do you have a broken electrical item?

Saturday's first community repair event in Crediton saw fifteen people bring twenty broken electrical items for the menders to work their magic on. Recycle Devon's Re-use Project is running a series of REPAIR IT events across Devon for household electrical appliances and computers. Based on Lond ...

Waste Action Group meeting

1. Apologies Charles 2. Arrangements for Give and Take event Publicity - leaflets distributed to all. Jill has the remaining leaflets. Paula has done Courier ads, press release, local newsletters. Action - Paula will send info to schools and to put info on facebook Setting up - Frida ...

Don't bin it, repair it!

A one day event on Sat 29th Oct at the Methodist Church Hall is being held to enable people to get electrical appliances repaired, rather than just being thrown away. With expert help on hand, broken electrical items will try to be repaired. All repairs will be undertaken free of charge. The aim ...

Let's End Waste on Coffee Cups

Waste Action Group meeting

1) Apologies None 2) Matters Arising from 10th June Meeting: Litter group - Charles reported that he was no longer leader, but groups will operate on an ad hoc basis and the next event will be 4th October to clean up the Crediton train station. 3) Food Festival Recycling follow up Jill r ...

Britain in Bloom Litter Pick 2

We will litter pick the route of the Britain in Bloom judging from Landscore School to East Street flower bed via Town Square and Newcombes Meadow. ...

Britain in Bloom Litter Pick

A group of seven litter pickers walked the length of the Britain in Bloom judging route, that is from the East Street flower bed, Newcombes Meadow, Town Square, High Street, St Lawrence Green, Landscore, Threshers to Landscore School. We collected about 20 kg of rubbish in the process. Please r ...

Waste Action Group meeting

1) Matters Arising from 8th Mar meeting Insurance for Repair Cafe Covered by Sustainable Crediton insurance, public liability etc, but ins company recommend using 'experts' - people with qualifications and experience. Could pay someone to do repairs, but would have to be self sustaining. Litter ...

Can We Keep Our Town Cleaner?

Are you sick and tired of seeing litter on our streets, in our green spaces and in the hedgerows? Would you like to do something about it? Then please consider becoming a volunteer litter picker in Crediton. Sustainable Crediton, the town's environmental group, together with Crediton Town Council, ...

Waste Action Group meeting

1) Matters Arising from 25/01/2016 meeting a) Give and Take event at Methodist Church Discussed further in light of response from Church. Decided to try for 21st October to 29th October. Action: Esther to contact church and ask about dates and about using the premises for repair work to te ...

Recycling Award for Esther

Esther Mann, co-ordinator of the Waste Action Group won the Community Group Recycling Hero award. She was presented with the award at the 4th Recycle Devon Thank You award ceremony. Esther won it for her part in managing two hugely successful Give and Take pop up shop events in Crediton last year. ...

War on Waste Food

Tiverton Repair Cafe

Ever wondered where to get help to repair something? Tiverton Repair Cafe is one of a worldwide network of centres set up to help repair items instead of throwing them away, saving money and landfill. It is held the second Saturday of every month at the Market Centre, Tiverton from 10am to 12 noo ...

Waste Action Group meeting

Matters Arising from the last meeting Reuse project Jill attended meeting. Emma has kits for "Give and Take" events including clothes rails. Reports of a sofa 'mountain'! "Give and Take" at Methodist Church in summer holidays Esther had been to look at the premises and reported that ...