As part of the city’s Waste Strategy Brighton & Hove City Council have set up the Brighton & Hove Waste Advisory Group (WAG).
The group will bring residents, community representatives and Cityclean, the council’s waste management team, together. It will also include members of the council’s Sustainability team and Community team – the team who overview community activities across the city.
The Waste Advisory Group (WAG) will meet every two months to:
- challenge and advise on sustainable waste management for the future
- assess services from a different perspective and advise on changes
- form a local network of people and groups interested in waste and recycling who will partner with the council
We are asking anyone interested in joining the group to contact us now. Ideally you will need to know a bit about waste or be willing to attend the group as a user of waste and recycling services. The main members of the group will need to attend meetings every two months.
All meetings will also be open to the public, so even if you’re not a member, please come along, listen and have your say. The final membership will be agreed in December 2010 and reviewed at the end of the first pilot phase in summer 2011.
If you, your group or community are interested in developing new ways to reduce waste, recycle or compost more we would like to hear from you. If you have ideas for your block of flats or want to set up a community composting scheme, the WAG is here to support you and help you work with Cityclean.
To get involved please email Elona Hoover at the Waste and Energy Research Group before Friday 17 December 2010, or call 01273 644707.
