Excerpt from Warmer Bulletin e-news, 4 September 2009
'The Towards Zero Waste Funding is part of the Zero Waste Places initiative launched by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) in October 2008.
The BREW Centre is calling for community 'places' to go as far as possible in reducing the impact of waste across all aspects of life - home, work, school and recreation.
Zero Waste Places that were awarded funding during 2008 under this initiative include: a street of 100 houses, a sub-urban estate, a number of 'green zones' within a borough, a street market and a city centre square.
Following the success of these projects, the BREW Centre will support 8 further projects who may apply for up to £10,000 of grant funding to kick start a significant attack on waste, with a particular emphasis on waste prevention.The funding is available to local authorities who are encouraged to develop holistic approaches and work in partnership with the private and third sectors. Project applications must be submitted to the BREW Centre by October 1, 2009.
The criteria and application template can be found on the BREW Centre website.
The London Borough of Brent has been rolling out Green Zones after receiving Towards Zero Waste funding in 2008. Their goal is to set up 20 zones using volunteers and community leaders. To qualify as a 'green zone' areas must demonstrate that 65% of houses are recycling at least 5 materials, 70% of houses are using water saving devices and that they meet a number of other criteria including the use of sustainable transport and 'green' shopping.'
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