Eugene pushes to add salvage lumber to building codes to divert reusable wood from landfill City waste‑prevention staff presented a code‑change proposal to add salvage lumber as an explicit material option in building codes, citing a nationwide coalition, a local deconstruction pilot and DEQ landfill studies showing reusable lumber in the waste stream; the proposal would go to International Code Council jurisdictions this year.

Eugene is on the verge of transforming its building codes to promote the use of salvage lumber, a change that could significantly reduce waste and create new opportunities for builders.

Learn more here

#EugeneLaneCounty #OR #SustainableConstruction #WastePrevention #EugeneBuildingCodes

Across sports, music, campuses, and cities, reuse is becoming the default system for serving and returning food & beverages.

From wash hubs to return stations to operator training, reuse systems are now built to perform at scale.

#ReuseSystems #CircularInfrastructure #WastePrevention

Homegrown Minneapolis outlines food-vision implementation, food-waste prevention and urban-farm pilot Homegrown Minneapolis staff and the Homegrown Food Council updated the committee on the Minneapolis Food Vision and Food Action Plan. Staff described programs including a Food Forward restaurant pilot to prevent wasted food, boulevard-gardening guidance after an ordinance change, a $50,000 urban-farm land trust pilot, and farmers market metrics;

Homegrown Minneapolis is revolutionizing urban agriculture with innovative programs aimed at reducing food waste and enhancing community access to fresh produce!

Learn more here

#MinneapolisCityHennepinCounty #MN #CitizenPortal #FoodSecurity #MinneapolisFood #WastePrevention #UrbanAgriculture

The Community Food Hub will be at Ashenground Community Centre from 10am-11am on Friday 31st October.
For more information visit their website buff.ly/3CQVGjf
#Community #FoodRescue #HaywardsHeath #WastePrevention #WestSussexRecycles #FightAgainstFoodWaste #WestSussexClimateAction

When Site Waste Management Plans were scrapped in 2013, waste went up — not down.

📊 DEFRA data shows construction & demolition waste rose nearly 20% in just four years.

#CircularEconomy #WastePrevention #NetZero ##CircularEconomyTaskforce

Sense of accomplishment: i changed the battery of my 13-year-old Kindle, thus extending its life. I did this under the "nothing to lose" principle.
#repair #wasteprevention #diy

The Community Food Hub will be at Ashenground Community Centre from 10am-11am on Friday 19th September.
For more information visit their website buff.ly/3CQVGjf
#Community #FoodRescue #HaywardsHeath #WastePrevention #WestSussexRecycles #FightAgainstFoodWaste #WestSussexClimateAction

The Community Food Hub will be at Ashenground Community Centre from 10am-11am on Friday 22nd August.
For more information visit their website buff.ly/3CQVGjf
#Community #FoodRescue #HaywardsHeath #WastePrevention #WestSussexRecycles #FightAgainstFoodWaste #WestSussexClimateAction

The Community Food Hub will be at Ashenground Community Centre from 10am-11am TOMORROW, Friday 25th July.
For more information visit their website buff.ly/0PRNlZu
#Community #FoodRescue #HaywardsHeath #WastePrevention #WestSussexRecycles #FightAgainstFoodWaste #WestSussexClimateAction

The Community Food Hub will be at Ashenground Community Centre from 10am-11am on Friday 30th May.
For more information visit their website buff.ly/3CQVGjf
#Community #FoodRescue #HaywardsHeath #WastePrevention #WestSussexRecycles #FightAgainstFoodWaste #WestSussexClimateAction

Great suggestions from Greening Fleet on uses in the garden for old tea bags. Just make sure they are plastic free if you are going to put them in the compost. Thank you!
#wasteprevention

Grants of up to £20,000 offered to encourage #WastePrevention in #GreaterManchester uk.news.yahoo.com/grants-20-00...

The West Sussex Recycles Community Food Hub will be at Ashenground Community Centre from 10am-11am on Friday 4th April.
For more information visit their website buff.ly/3CQVGjf
#Community #FoodRescue #HaywardsHeath #WastePrevention #WestSussexRecycles #FightAgainstFoodWaste #WestSussexClimateAction

How much is too much?
Europeans are buying and discarding more 👕, 👟 & other #textiles than ever before.
This is putting more pressure on our climate & environment.

📽️our #EEAExplainer on #textileswaste looks at why consumption of textiles has reached a new high.

#circulareconomy #wasteprevention

The West Sussex recycles Community Food Hub will be at Ashenground Community Centre from 10am-11am on Friday 7th March.
For more information visit their website buff.ly/3CQVGjf
#Community #FoodRescue #HaywardsHeath #WastePrevention #WestSussexRecycles #FightAgainstFoodWaste #WestSussexClimateAction

The West Sussex recycles Community Food Hub will be at Ashenground Community Centre in Haywards Heath from 10am-11am on Friday 7th February. For more information, visit their website 👉
https://buff.ly/4gKcffm
#Community #FoodRescue #HaywardsHeath #WastePrevention #WestSussexRecycles

The West Sussex recycles Community Food Hub will be at Ashenground Community Centre in Haywards Heath from 10am-11am on Friday 10th January. For more information, visit their website 👉
https://buff.ly/4gKcffm
#Community #FoodRescue #HaywardsHeath #WastePrevention #WestSussexRecycles

We provide our participating groups with a Waste Prevention Trail, which includes statements about waste, a solution to the problem, plus a quiz question.

The latest group Tiptoe, Hordle & Everton have just put theirs up in Hordle Recreation ground!

#WastePrevention @gardenorganicuk.bsky.social