Waste

Books to Schools to Tackle Plastic Problem

Letchworth Festival Children’s Art Competition

There were 371 entries and these were displayed throughout the Festival in the Community Museum and the Garden City Shopping...

Plastic Free Letchworth at the Food Festival

It was great talking to people about what changes they had been making to reduce their dependance on plastic. For example, it turns out...

Plastic Free Letchworth Project Update

As we talk to people about the Plastic Free Letchworth project we hear about changes people are making in their own lives as well as...

Plastic Free Letchworth Launch Weekend

Local shops Bamboo Turtle and Fairhaven provided sample ‘plastic free’ goods for displaying at the event and the team shared ideas with...

Plastic Free Project Update

The children’s art competition at the Letchworth Festival is going to be themed on ‘Plastic Free Letchworth’. Click here to find out how...

FANTASTIC PLASTIC?

After an introduction to the topic giving a global overview and a description of what happens to our recycling waste, the...

Eco Waste and Recycling

They sort the waste by type of materials, including up to ten kinds of plastic. When a sufficient quantity of any kind has been gathered,...

Recycling in Herts

UK Government decision allows for future high rates of recycling in Hertfordshire In mid-July, Greg Clark, the new Secretary of State...

Giving scrap wood a new purpose

Are you one of those people who walks past skips and peers in, thinking “I can’t believe they’re chucking that out!” or even “If I could...

Let’s talk about food waste

The subject of food waste has been a hot topic ever since NHDC announced they were no longer going to be providing compostable liners for...

TTL’s trip to Cumberlow Green Composting Facility

A group of five TTL members visited Cumberlow Green Composting facility on 3 October, togged up in our wellies ready for a wet farm yard...