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Communications for Waste Partnerships

In 2008/09, Resource Futures conducted a project on behalf of WRAP which involved researching how various waste partnerships in England organise and deliver their waste and recycling communications.

It involved a similar series of tasks to that required for development of the case studies and guidance for Local Authorities during this project, including:

  • consideration of the criteria for selection (e.g. involvement in different stages of the PFI process),

  • identification of potential waste partnerships which matched these criteria,

  • identification of appropriate interviewees within the partnerships (including representatives from lead Local Authorities, partner authorities, and communications staff and, where appropriate, collection contractors),

  • making approaches to these potential interviewees to explain the project, obtain their permission for involvement, and schedule interviews

  • development of a topic guide for use during semi-structured interviews

  • gathering of background information on selected partnerships to inform interview process

  • conducting of face-to-face and telephone interviews

  • collation and analysis of qualitative data obtained

  • Production of a final report summarising findings and making overall recommendations for waste partnership communications in the future.

Project Synopses

Bulky Waste Guidance

Resource Futures was contracted by WRAP to develop Bulky Waste Guidance for Local Authorities in association with Caroline Lee-Smith. The guidance updated the original toolkit “Bulky Waste Collections; Maximising Reuse and Recycling - A Step by Step Guide” which provides ideas and identifies opportunities to increase the amount of household bulky waste that is reused and recycled. 

Teacher training event at Buckfast Abbey

A waste education training day for teachers from primary and secondary schools in Devon, run on behalf of Devon County Council.

Reducing waste at Castle Primary School

Waste Education at Castle Primary School, Tiverton, as part of the waste education programme funded by Devon County Council.

News and Events

Community RePaint: A Helping Hand for Hearts and Minds in 2011

In 2011, householders, traders and paint manufacturers donated 343,957 litres of paint to Community RePaint schemes, which then distributed 217,112 litres to community groups and individuals saving 565 tonnes of CO2 – the equivalent of taking 192 cars off our roads - and providing 766 volunteer and training opportunities. The network now has over 65 schemes across the UK and with four new schemes about to start at the beginning of 2012.    

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Following restructuring during 2011 Resource Futures is now looking to strengthen its Board with a new Non-Executive Chair.  The company is forecasting a three-fold increase in its profit from 2% in the year ended March 2010 to 6% for the year ending March 2012.  The new position will join Chief Executive Officer Jane Stephenson MBE and Operations Director Sam Reeve, bringing independent scrutiny and advice to this successful business at Board level.