January 31, 2019 by Catharine

Ealing reduce, reuse, recycle cafe: Clothes repair and making event this Monday

Ealing Reduce, Reuse and Recycle Support Group is holding its first event this coming Monday, 4 February, a clothes repair and making evening at the Northfields Community Centre in Ealing (details at end of post).

Share a cuppa with organisers Lucy and Mary, and bring any projects and clothes or fabric for inspiration and advice.

Please also bring along some small change (suggested donation of up to £2.50) to cover hire of room and tea and coffee.

Details
Date: Monday, 4 February 2019
Time: 7.30pm to 10pm
Northfields Community Centre, 71a Northcroft Road, Ealing, London W13 9SS
Travel:
Underground: Northfields (Piccadilly line)
Rail: West Ealing
Bus: E3

Petition for the creation of a UK-wide waste and recycling system

A petition has been launched calling on the UK government to create a UK-wide waste and recycling system.

If the petition reaches 10,000 signatures, the government will respond to it; if it reaches 100,000, it will be considered for debate in Parliament. The deadline for signing the petition is 24 January 2019.

For more information, and to sign the petition, click here.

September 11, 2018 by Catharine

September 2018 minutes

Brentford Recycling Action Group
Minutes of Meeting held at
The Toll House, Brentford Lock
on Tuesday 4^th September 2018

Attending: Patti Horsnell, Douglas Benford, Virginia Fassnidge, Catharine Browne, Malcolm Crofts, Rukmini West, Sheila Churchill, Jules Tennick Continue reading →

June 27, 2018 by Catharine

Join West London Waste Authority for clothes swap at V&A on Sunday, 1 July

West London Waste Authority, in partnership with Global Fashion Exchange, will host one of London’s biggest clothes swapping event at the Victoria and Albert Museum this Sunday, 1 July, from 10am to 5:30pm. More information below. Continue reading →

November 2, 2017 by Catharine

Ecover introduces washing-up bottle made with 50% ocean plastic

Ecover, a manufacturer of household cleaning products, has launched a washing-up-liquid bottle made with 50% plastic waste that has washed up on and been collected from the beaches of Rio de Janeiro. The remaining 50% is recycled plastic. Continue reading →

September 6, 2017 by Catharine

BRAG highlights devastation of plastic waste pollution at Brentford Festival

BRAG members turned out in force for the Brentford Festival in Blondin Park on 3 September. The BRAG stand was devoted to plastic waste pollution, with display boards (see below) showing the devastating effects of waste plastic, especially in the oceans, rivers and seas, and how it affects wildlife. OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

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June 23, 2017 by Catharine

Eco-audits for third-sector organizations

City Bridge Trust is offering fully funded eco-audits and tailored support packages to third-sector organisations as part of the initiative to help ‘green’ the third sector, improving both organisational performance and reducing environmental impact. Continue reading →

June 23, 2017 by Catharine

Disposable cup recycling service

Veolia is rolling out a national disposable coffee cup recycling scheme. With 84% of takeaway hot drink consumers reported to still be using disposable cups, Veolia said its coffee cup solution aims to collect takeaway cups as soon as consumers have finished their drinks to reduce cup contamination and increase recycling rates. Read more at Recycling and Waste World.

April 8, 2017 by Catharine

April 2017 minutes

Brentford Recycling Action Group
Minutes of Meeting held in the Toll House, Brentford Lock
on Tuesday 4^th April 2017

Attending: Patti Horsnell, Hugh Picton, Rukmini West, Virginia Fassnidge, Wendy Mackenzie, Malcolm Crofts Continue reading →

February 16, 2017 by Catharine

Digging the Dirt

Digging the Dirt is an award-winning production by Multi Story Theatre Company that will be performed on Sunday 4th March at 7pm at the Brentford and Isleworth Quaker Meeting House, Quakers Lane, London Road, Isleworth TW7 5AZ.

The play, a mixture of fable and political commentary, provokes questions about the world we’re making for ourselves.

Continue reading →

Brentford Recycling Action Group

Community waste action group based in Brentford

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