Preventing waste & increasing recycling

THE GREAT WASTE 2015Introduction

Promoting recycling and waste preventionEvents and competitions Winchester District (delivered by WinACC)Encouraging sustainable resource usage through behavioural changeRebranding and improvements to bring sites

Waste & recycling in Winchester District

Reaching people who aren't "the usual suspects“Reducing & preventing wasteEnticing people to get more engaged in sustainable behaviour

Trash to Treasure Exhibition

Dedicated website

Interactive talks

Swap & Swishes

Design competitions

Waste prevention workshops

Love Food Hate Waste Events

THE GREAT WASTE 2015Website – www.thegreatwaste.org.uk

A hub signposting users to events, information, competitions and a notice board for achievements

Social mediaFacebook: thegreatwasteTwitter:Thegreatwaste15

Items from the developing world made from recycled materials Makers SpaceInteractive activitiesWaste Not wall

Over 4800 visitors in 6 weeks (1500 more than usual)

THE GREAT WASTE 2015Trash To Treasures Exhibition

Stuff or Happiness conversations

Challenging our relationship with stuff and the interplay between consumption, happiness and economic growth Stuff & … education, natural cycles, circular economy, luxury, economics, archaeology

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Swap & Swish May 9 Winchester Discovery centre

Give, take and swap events of household items and clothing promoting reuse ethos and waste preventionTemplate for other events

“Somebody’s discards can be your treasure”

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Drop in and group workshops

Learning skills in upcycling or recycling possessions into other useful items. WinACC offering a free service, putting groups in touch with workshop providers

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The Repair café August 1

Getting stuff repaired by expert repairers for free

Ceramics, bikes, clothing, small electrical, furniture, jewellery

Supported by Southampton Repair café and Emmaus UKPlans to set up a regular event

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Love Food Hate Waste @ River Cottage

An evening of activities, food tasting and reducing food waste.Leftover lunch challenge for friends, neighbours and local community.

River Cottage Canteen Winchester Tue 12 May 2015 7pm – 9.15pm£5 per person/(£1 concessions)

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Design CompetitionsPromoted district wide and in secondary schools, colleges and Universities encouraging everyone to design something useful from waste

Benefit: a visually exciting way to promote upcycling and reusing materials

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Design competitionsTHE GREAT WASTE 2015

Three competitions:FashionTextilesProduct design

Open to allDifferent age categories

Design show – April 16THE GREAT WASTE 2015

Shortlist for each categoryFashion and film showsProduct and textile designs displayedJudges announce winners and runners up

How can you get involved?THE GREAT WASTE 2015

Workshops for groups during the summerSwap & Swish eventLove Food Hate Waste eventConsider a bring site for textiles on a profit sharing basisEnergy saving eventAny other ideas?

Your organisations?THE GREAT WASTE 2015

What events or projects could you do locallyWho is already active?What have you tried before?What opportunities are there to get the message out?

So far…THE GREAT WASTE 2015-16

• The Great Waste announced and website launched February 2015

• Publicity around towns and district Mar/Apr• Exhibition launch party 6 March• Exhibition and events 7 March – 19 April– Easter workshops– Stuff or Happiness conversations begin– Swap & Swish– Big energy saving advice

TimescalesTHE GREAT WASTE 2015-16

• Love Food Hate Waste @River Cottage May 12• Swap & Swish May 9• Repair Café August 1• Around the district throughout the summer– Group workshops – Love Food Hate Waste events– Swap & Swish events

• Design competitions launched September 2015• Deadline February 2016 • Judging, Design show and prize giving March 2016