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Resource Futures' representatives - out and about in Autumn 2010

Representatives from Resource Futures have been out and about presenting at a number of events and conferences in the UK and abroad during autumn 2010. This included a presentation by Dr Julian Parfitt at the Resource Recycling Conference (25th-27th October 2010) in San Antonio, Texas on the subject of 'Recycling's key issues in Europe'. For details of this and other presentations see below.


‘Designing research on food waste prevention'  - 14th October 2010

Dr Julian Parfitt on the subject of specialist food waste prevention research at the Nordic Workshop on Food Waste Prevention, Oslo, Norway. This event targeted the Nordic retail sector, central government and NGOs

 

High-level workshop on Food Waste, Oslo - 15th October 2010

A wokrshop by Dr Julian Parfitt, involving the Minister of Food and Agriculture and CEO's from the retail sector at the Nordic Workshop on Food Waste Prevention, Oslo, Norway

 

'Recycling's key issues in Europe' - 25th-27th October

Dr Julian Parfitt at the conference's opening session on the subject of recycling issues in UK and Europe at the Resource Recycling Conference in San Antonio, Texas

 

'Meeting school needs and linking to the curriculum. How can this enhance our waste education programmes in a world of budget cuts and pressures to demonstrate impact?'

3rd  November 2010

Sheila Gundry on this important topic at the LARAC conference, Liverpool

 

Seminar sessions at the LARAC conference, Liverpool - 3rd November 2010

Seminar sessions at LARAC 2010 which Resource Futures has project managed/been involved with included:

-      Liz Poulter, Devon County Council: South West Love Food Hate Waste – A regional campaign

-      Emma Marsh, WRAP: Recycle Now 5 years on – Communication at a local level

-      Annette Dentith, Devon County Council: Waste Education in schools – A case study

'Inconvenient truths: some perverse consequences of recycling service and support cuts' - 4th November 2010

Dr Julian Parfitt presented this topical and important subject at the LARAC conference, Liverpool

'Measuring where the waste wasn't: how can we know?' - 9th November 2010

Dr Julian Parfitt on measuring waste prevention at the 'Prevention is better than cure: waste prevention & reuse conference', run by the CIWM in Birmingham

 

Project Synopses

Resource Futures helps WRAP understand recent reductions in food waste

Resource Futures has recently helped WRAP to estimate how much household food waste has decreased nationally in recent years, with the recently published “Synthesis of Food Waste Compositional Data 2010” 

Best estimates ever of what’s in our rubbish

Defra has published a study carried out by Resource Futures which provides the best estimates to date of what’s in the ‘national rubbish bin’.

Research into reuse of household items through online portals

In 2011, Resource Futures carried out WRAP funded research into how household items are reused through online portals such as eBay, Freegle and Gumtree.  The research included a detailed survey on internet user habits regarding online exchange and sought to understand the reasons for not using such sites.  

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 with four new schemes about to start at the beginning of 2012.    

Resource Futures helps WRAP understand recent reductions in food waste

Resource Futures has recently helped WRAP to estimate how much household food waste has decreased nationally in recent years, with the recently published “Synthesis of Food Waste Compositional Data 2010” To see the report, click here.  

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