waste reduction

Cut the waste food mountain

Sat 26th Nov 11 — Chris

 Waste food in a bin bag

Waste food. Photo: Chris Brown, Cardiff Friends of the Earth

New figures from the Waste and Resources Action Programme (Wrap) show a big improvement in the amount of food waste, but households are still throwing out £12 billion a year of usable food.

Incinerator plans a load of rubbish

Tue 15th Nov 11 — Chris

 Anti-incinerator protestors outside the National Assembly of Wales building

The protest against incineration at the Welsh Assembly Photo: Chris Brown, Cardiff Friends of the Earth

Campaigners from Cardiff, Merthyr Tydfil and Newport protested today at the National Assembly of Wales today against Welsh Government sponsored incineration schemes. This comes against a background of council incompetence and incinerator bids collapsing.

Changes to waste collection in Cardiff

Sat 27th Aug 11 — Chris

Recycling lorry on Cardiff Street

Recycling Lorry. Photo: Chris Brown, Cardiff Friends of the Earth.

Waste collection arrangements for all households in Cardiff will change on 12 September 2011. The collection day will also change for many people.

Zero waste policy

Fri 1st Apr 11 — admin

lorry picking up recycling

A doorstep recycling scheme in operation Photo: Chris Brown, Cardiff Friends of the Earth

Instead of sending waste to landfill or for incineration we should recycle or compost it.

Friends of the Earth believes that councils should adopt Zero Waste policies as a goal to be achieved within 25 years. Zero waste means we should:

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