Review of Waste Action Group meeting

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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 picking

12 interested people have contacted Charles. Litter picking sessions would be once a month for 2 hours and each person in the group would take it in turns to chose an area in Crediton. Charles to set up initially and thereafter the group to chose an organiser. Bob volunteered to organise if no one forthcoming from group. 

Give and Take Event

Dates agreed with Methodist Church: 22nd October to 29th October, with 21st setting up from 4.pm. Not open 23rd Oct. Start planning end Aug, early Sept. Call event Give or Take. Everyone to think about skilled people for the repair cafe.

 

2) Food Festival recycling

18th/19th June. After meeting with Felicity and Jason and food festival people, Jill reported that there will be a traders general waste bin, and one for paper, card, tin and glass. Could give plastic glasses to NT plastic recycling.

Action: Jill to find out if plastic can be recycled 

Action: Jill to send out a rota for volunteers to complete

Action: Paula to send Jill list of recycling volunteers and to check if she has recycling banners and equipment

Future ideas for a project? Trade waste- can this be recycled?

 

3) Working with Morrisons

Esther read out email about visit to  Morrisons.

Action: Paula to talk to contact at foodbank about taking 'best before' food and to ask club at Cheriton Fitzpaine if they want the food.

Action: Paula and Anne to be part of forum with Morrisons and Esther to contact food group to ask them for 2 people and then to organise first meeting with Morrisons. 

 

4) Reuse Stall at Farmers Market on 21 May

Action: Esther to get table from Dee and Ashtons, to do signs for Polly's goods, to make pots with runner beans,stationery. Bring plants, photo display, leaflets, etc. Get stall equipment for donation boxes, Sustaianble Crediton leaflets

Action: Paula to bring 2 tables, patterns for bags, paper pot making machine, plastic bottle cloches, plants in tins, seeds.To do article for Courier this weekend. To bring copies of  'Reuse in the garden'.

Action: Anne to bring pasting table, tablecloth, plastic milk bottle scoop, yoghurt pot labels, plastic bottle cloches.

Action: Carolyn to bring paper, glue etc for decorating jam jars for tea lights, decorated cds for bird scarers.

Action: Polly to let Esther have a tablecloth before 21st.

Action: all to bring any jam jars they may have.

Action: Charles to bring seed tray with carpet and tights for garden ties, ash trees.

Action: Paula and Carolyn to make a sign for the stall using the template.

All to be at Farmers Market at 9.00 am on 21/5.

 

5) QE school

Charles still waiting for response from them re showing Reuse Film etc in 2017.

 

6) Date of next meeting

June 10th, 2pm at Esthers. 

 

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!  

Please contact Esther, our group co-ordinator for further details.

 

 

Last updated on by Anne Tucker