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Regional Event Details

Title CIWM Cymru Wales Food Waste Event
Type Site Visit at Cwm Harry
Date Wednesday 29 February 2012
Venue Cwm Harry Land Trust,
Unit H, Vastre Industrial Estate,
Newtown, Powys
SY16 1DZ

Telephone: 01686 626234

Time Event starts at 2 pm
Cost Free of Charge
CPD 1.5 hours
Programme

Agenda:

- Welcome and Introduction with tea/coffee on arrival
- Presentation of the enterprise and food projects
- Tour around the depot with questions
- The event is expected to finish by 16:00

Details

The Mid Wales social enterprise Cwm Harry aims to demonstrate that we can create a circular economy where resources are used again and again. At its Newtown base, Cwm Harry collect and compost food waste and grow more food. Cwm Harry also manage the award winning Zero Waste Presteigne pilot. Funded by Welsh Government and Powys County Council, the pilot has shown how communities can make the step change to Zero waste. The visit will cover the site operations:

- food waste collection scheme for 13,000 home in Powys
- food waste composting to PAS 100 standard
- growing food locally in permaculture community garden,
- the veggie bag scheme,

It will also include a briefing on the Zero Waste Service at Presteigne and Norton where residents have achieved a 75% recycling rate and substantial reduction in waste generation.

You can get all the details on this invitation
Booking Form Please complete and email this booking form to celine.anouilh@ciwm.co.uk
by 22 February.
Directions/Map Directions are provided on the invitation.
Additional
Information
There will be a CIWM Membership workshop just after the visit at 4 pm.
Contact celine.anouilh@ciwm.co.uk or call 02920652003



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