Cornwall has gone potty for recycling!

Between 31 May 2008 and 31 May 2008, in Truro

A mass of volunteers in Cornwall joined Agent4Change Zak Stanley and took part in activities for Recycling Week at the Royal Cornwall Show.

They got involved in making homes for solitary bees using bamboo (bee-chelor pads) and planting wildflowers and vegetables in recycled yogurt pots and loo rolls to plant at home or for a local school. There were volunteers on hand to talk about environmental issues and give useful tips on recycling.

Two volunteers, Matt and Jen, who had just spent the week reducing their waste from three bags to one, were around to discuss their experiences. They held a workshop at the show disusing the difficulties of reducing waste and shopping more conscientiously.

People were really engaged and agreed to volunteer and do more at home with their own recycling and to talk to friends and family and encourage them to recycle.

Cornwall Agent, Zak Stanley said: 'One thing we discovered from talking with volunteers is that behind almost everyone that recycles, there is someone there encouraging them to do so. We hope that this event has helped to spread the message and got more households recycling.'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIWKrqGzgW0

Posted on 02 July 2008 19:23:54 by Zak Stanley