SAFE WASTE in SHROPSHIRE - OUT AND ABOUT!

Fordhall Farm Open Day

Members of Safe Waste in Shropshire leafletted and collected petition signatures at Fordhall Farm, near Market Drayton yesterday at a well-attended event (with a biting north-easterly wind for good measure!)

There was a good response, with almost 70 signatures on the petition and many people taking away leaflets. People were attending the event at the community-owned farm from all over the area with a lot attending from North and East Shropshire i.e. the area which stands to be most affected by emissions from the proposed incinerator.

As usual, most people were unaware of the proposed incinerator.

Display
At the same time, Safe Waste in Shrophsire has mounted an ongoing display in the Darwin Centre in Shrewsbury town centre.

Most of the time the display will be unmanned but members of the group will be in attendance on Wed 19th, Fri 21st, Mon 24th, Wed 26th, Mon 31st March and on Thurs 3rd, Tues 8th, Thurs 10th, Tues 15th and Fri 18th April with other dates on offer to anyone interested:

email: safe_waste_shropshire@yahoo.com,

if you're interested in helping.

Members of the public are telling Safe Waste in Shropshire members that they have been making a real effort to recycle. Even people who 'hate recycling' reckon that they are only putting 1 or 2 small bags in their bin each week.

'Recycling Challenge' coming soon!

Watch out for our 'Recycling Challenge', to be announced, soon.

Shropshire Waste Partnership and Veolia's projected figures for recycling in Shropshire are a mere 50%. Members of Friends of the Earth and Safe Waste in Shropshire are planning to demonstrate that it is easy to achieve 80% or more. We will be asking for volunteers in Shropshire to accept the challenge.

So, what will be left to fuel Veolia's toxic and expensive 'power-station'?