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What's new?
Here are the most recent records for users in West Yorkshire - click on the bold text for full details:
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Zero Waste and Cost Effective Recycling Fair Event 25th February 2010: Promoted by Why Waste and BBEF (The Green Business Club for West Yorkshire)
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A big thank you to everyone who attended the Why Waste: Zero Waste and Cost Effective Recycling Fair. The event attracted 34 stalls and over 170 people attended. Many of you took advantage of the interactive Why Waste swop shop area and guest workshops proved very popular. There should be many more waste requests posted as a result. We are already thinking about next year so your ideas/thoughts for event content are very welcome. |
| [ Notice submitted by SAM SAXBY on 02/03/2010 ] |
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 | AN UNUSUAL USE FOR FILING CABINETS!
Article submitted by GAVIN HULL, OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL, on 10/03/2010 |
| AN UNUSUAL USE FOR FILING CABINETS!
Herbiseed, a company Martin Parham founded over 25 years ago is a specialist grower of unusual seeds and plants. The small family business grows seeds of several hundred types of plants and sells mostly wildflowers for landscaping and weeds for agricultural research.
Martin explains: “For me it didn’t matter whether the filing cabinets were old or new, whether the colours matched or even if the locks worked, they just needed to have one important feature: to be mouse proof! We spend a season growing the seeds and keep stocks in flood proof storage but in an agricultural environment mice can eat their way through thousands of pounds worth of seeds. It’s simple, but an old filing cabinet is the perfect way for us to protect our stock.
The Retrader website was a perfect way for me to get hold of more filing cabinets at a time when we were expanding our storeroom. I’d recommend the site to any businesses: you never know what your old stuff might be used for!”
[ Article submitted by GAVIN HULL, OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL, on 10/03/2010 ] |
 | RE-USE SHOWCASE EVENT -- FREE OFFICE FURNITURE
Article submitted by GAVIN HULL, OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL, on 18/02/2010 |
| RE-USE SHOWCASE EVENT -- FREE OFFICE FURNITURE
To celebrate the launch of the website Oxfordshire County Council is hosting a one-off re-use showcase at Macclesfield House, 26th February 10am to 12pm with lunch and networking to follow.
You’ll be able to participate in a short re-use workshop, hosted by the National Industrial Symbiosis Programme (NISP) where you’ll learn about the financial, social and environmental benefits your business can realise through materials re-use.
Places are limited so if you would like to attend the showcase event please contact me at on 01865 328782 or e-mail gavin.hull@oxfordshire.gov.uk
[ Article submitted by GAVIN HULL, OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL, on 18/02/2010 ] |
| FREE OFFICE FURNITURE - LONDON!
Article submitted by KIM COLEY, PETERBOROUGH ENVIRONMENT CITY TRUST, on 26/01/2010 |
| FREE OFFICE FURNITURE - LONDON!
Southwark Council has cleared several buildings to sell and is offering the left-over furniture FREE to voluntary and community groups to enable it to be reused. This office furniture includes desks, chairs and cupboards, of various styles. They have at least 300 desks and chairs! Most desks are either 1600mm or 1800mm wide with a maximum depth of 1200mm. Please remember to measure the maximum width of the area you have for the desk or cupboard to fit into. The chairs are all fully functional office chairs on wheel bases, some with arms and others without. To arrange a viewing appointment please email: nicola.parker@southwark.gov.uk. Viewing dates will be Monday 25–Wednesday 27 January, when your details will be placed on the furniture you have chosen. There will then be two collection days, Thursday 28 and Friday 29 January. Porters will bring your furniture to the front entrance of the buildings, where you will be able to take it away.
[ Article submitted by KIM COLEY, PETERBOROUGH ENVIRONMENT CITY TRUST, on 26/01/2010 ] |
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Who's been using WhyWaste/Eastex?
There are now 10,369 members right across eastern England. Here's who's been using WhyWaste/Eastex the most. Rankings are based only upon exchanges that we have been notified of, so please contact us if you have made an exchange: |
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Top five exchangers: |
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J & S GARDENING AND HANDYMAN SERVICES
Cambridgeshire |
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JOHN LEWIS PLC (PETERBOROUGH BRANCH)
Cambridgeshire |
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SONJA DRILLER
West Yorkshire |
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PINEAPPLE STORE
Norfolk |
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C. PLUMB & SONS (HATFIELD) LTD
South Yorkshire |
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PECT
Cambridgeshire |
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NORTH YORKSHIRE YOUTH
North Yorkshire |
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HM PRISON BLUNDESTON
Suffolk |
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YORWASTE LTD
North Yorkshire |
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BONUSPRINT
Hertfordshire |
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