Sustainable Ledbury were pleased when Ledbury Town Council decided to set up a Climate Change Working Party. This gave an opportunity to consider action that can help and include the whole town. Where to start? The law on waste management is changing, making it a good time to consider a project on Waste reduction.
Some of our supporters had been involved in the waste reduction Master Composters and Love Food Hate Waste campaigns, run jointly by Herefordshire Council, Worcestershire Council and Garden Organic. Sadly, Herefordshire pulled out of this some years ago. It was therefore a natural step to consult with Garden Organic to see if we could set up something on a smaller scale for Ledbury.
Through the Working Party, the Council supported this and commissioned Garden Organic to train some volunteers on a range of things that can be done to reduce waste.
Sustainable Ledbury took on the responsibility to manage this project. A group of our supporters signed up for the training which took place in early 2022. Sadly the lockdowns disrupted our plan, but we still aim to attend local events to raise awareness and give advice on how to reduce our waste. This will include information on reducing food waste (and saving money!), recycling, and composting.
If you have an interest in reducing, reusing, recycling and composting, and enjoy sharing your knowledge with others, we would love to welcome more volunteers so that we can continue and extend this work.
For more information contact us on sustainableledbury@gmail.com