SI Cannock & District welcomed Gemma Wall, Staffordshire\u2019s Waste Minimisation Project Support Officer to their meeting in May.<\/p>\n
Gemma\u2019s role is to liaise with Staffordshire\u2019s Waste Recycling Centres to explore ways of minimising waste and maximising recycling and to spread the word to the residents of the county about the benefits of Reducing, Reusing and Recycling items.<\/p>\n
She has set up a number of partnerships with libraries, charities and community organisations who re-purpose unwanted items and give them to people who need them, such as Free IT, Stafford who repair unwanted computers and give them back to the community, or Grace Cares who save unwanted medical equipment from landfill, profits from the sales help to support carers, older people and their families. Local libraries have recycling banks for batteries, ink cartridges and bras.<\/p>\n
Gemma has also ensured that there is a Charity container at each Waste and Recycling site where unwanted items can be placed, Charity shops and community groups regularly take these items to be reused.<\/p>\n
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