Launched in December 2003, this website brings together organisations in and around Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.

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National Organisations

Aluminium Recycling
Alupro are the UK's Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation (Alupro) and are responsible for encouraging and developing recycling collection initiatives, for consumer education, and for representing the aluminium packaging industry to government. If you are interested in collecting cans or the processes involved in aluminium can recycling visit www.alupro.org.uk or one of their member organisations e.g. Alcan at http://www.cashforcans.co.uk/

City Farms & Community Gardens
Federation of City Farms and Community Gardens: http://www.farmgarden.org.uk/

Community Composting Network
Community Composting Network (CCN): Providing advice and support to existing and would-be community composting projects across the UK. http://www.communitycompost.org/

Community Recycling Network (CRN)
The Community Recycling Network is an umbrella membership organisation promoting community-based sustainable waste management as a practical and effective way of tackling the UK's growing waste problem. CCORRN is a member of CRN. http://www.crn.org.uk/

Community Waste Network East Directory
Details of all the community waste projects in the East as well as local authority contacts and other support groups within the region as well as nationally are included in this comprehensive directory. http://www.crn.org.uk/cwne/directory/

Don't Dump That
Get rid of the things you don't want or find those things you do want - all for free - whilst doing your bit to save the environment you live in. http://www.dontdumpthat.com/

Environment Agency
What to know what you producer responsibilities are or navigate quickly through the mass of waste legislation acts and regulations, check out the Environment Agency's website and visit Netregs. http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/netregs/sectors/

Free2Take
Free2Take is an exciting, unique, new initiative to encourage and facilitate re-use within the UK, Ireland and beyond while also providing a paper free forum for the promotion of green products, services or events. http://www.free2take.net/

Furniture Reuse Network
The Furniture Reuse (formerly Recycling) Network is the national co-ordinating body for 300 furniture and appliance re-use and recycling organisations, which exist across the UK. It is one of the largest co-ordinating bodies in the social sector. http://www.frn.org.uk/

Legislation
For all background legislation and forthcoming legislation check out http://www.letsrecycle.com/legislation/index.jsp

Paint Recycling
Community Re>Paint is a network of paint reuse schemes across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The purpose of the scheme is to collect leftover reusable paint from householders, and redistribute it to those who need paint but cannot afford it. There is also opportunity for groups to become part of the Community Re>Paint National Network, by setting up you own paint reuse scheme or using an existing local scheme i.e. Cambridge Sofa. http://www.communityrepaint.org.uk/

Plastics
RECOUP (Recycling of Used Plastics Ltd) promotes and facilitates post consumer plastic container recycling in the UK; to over come technical and economic barriers to growth. http://www.recoup.org/

Real Nappy Association
The Real Nappy Association is the central source for information and advice on all nappy-related issues, for local authorities, the media, health professionals and individuals. We also provide practical support, including advice on adult incontinence. http://www.realnappy.com/

Waste Education
WasteWatch are the leading national organisation raising awareness on waste reduction, reuse and recycling. Excellent and informative web site, with section on what do with individual materials: http://www.wastewatch.org.uk/

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