"Working for our members to be the voice of government on waste minimization and recycling issues"
Victoria Burrell
01913 835 691
Strategy Team Manager
Durham County Council
Sheila Johnson
Recycle Now Advisory Panel - North East Rep
Northumberland County Council
01670 534 087
North East Centre of Excellence
Gateshead Civic Centre, Regent Street, Gateshead NE8 1HH
0191 433 2257
• Host Authority Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council
• Chief Executive Roger Kelly
• Regional Director David Wright DavidWright@Gateshead.gov.uk
Mike Hibbert is our CIWM regional officer: Contact details:
t 01484 462785, e mike.hibbert@ciwm.co.uk
Waste Aware North East (WANE) developed out of the North East Regional Waste Awareness Initiative (NERWAI) partnership with the aim of raising awareness of waste issues and recycling opportunities. The partnership brings together local authorities in the region, the Environment Agency, WRAP, Groundwork, SITA, Premier Waste Management, Procter & Gamble, Valpak, DTA and VONNE.
The next NERF meeting will be held at Tyneside House, Skinnerburn Road, Newcastle Business Park, NE4 7AR. Registration and networking begins at 9.00am.
It is a free event - if you'd like to attend thid free event please contact Jo (see below) with your name and organisation name.
The agenda for the event is below for your information. Please feel free to forward to the invitation to colleagues who may be interested.
NORTH EAST RECYCLING FORUM
Thursday 1st March 20129.00 am – 1.30 pmTyneside House, Newcastle Business Park, Newcastle upon TyneVenue Kindly Suppo...
A recycling incentive scheme has been launched across North East England to encourage residents to recycle more of their aerosols and glass jars.
Waste Aware North East – which promotes recycling in the region – has teamed up with Durham, Gateshead, South Tyneside, Sunderland and Northumberland councils to give residents who recycle these materials the opportunity to win a share of £10,000 worth of prizes.
In Durham, Gateshead, South Tyneside and Sunderland, aerosols and glass jars are being targeted, whereas the scheme will focus on aerosols and hard plastic bottle...
In a FIRST for the region the FIVE Tees Valley Council’s have come together to let a new contract that’s helping to boost recycling rates across the Tees Valley.
Hartlepool-based J&B Recycling will service 74 sites on behalf of Darlington, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Stockton and Redcar & Cleveland.
The sites feature more than 340 new containers and more frequent collections, enabling residents to recycle more than ever.
Materials now collected from the sites:• Glass• Paper• Cardboard• Cans• Plastics• Cartons (Tetra Pak)• Texti...
| 17-18 Oct | 2012 LARAC Conference and Celebration Awards Kenilworth, Warwickshire |
| Name of Authority | Contact Name | Job Title | Telephone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darlington Borough Council | Phillippa Scrafton | Waste Minimisation and Recycling Officer | 01325 347 434 |
| Durham County Council | John Shannon | Strategic Waste Manager | 01913 833 093 |
| Gateshead Council | Jeff Moffitt | Waste, Recycling and Contract Manager | 01914 337 420 |
| Newcastle upon Tyne City Council | Gearoid Henry | Waste Management Officer | 01912 764 6958 |
| North Tyneside Council | Julie Evans | Waste Strategy Manager | 01916 437 284 |
| Northumberland County Council | Paul Jones | Head of Waste Management | 01670 534 826 |
| Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council | Dale Rowbotham | Recycling Officer | 01642 527181 |
| Sunderland City Council | Fiona Swinburne | Waste Management Manager | 01915 614 517 |