The introduction of the 5p levy across England on single-use plastic carrier bags as from Monday 5th October has been warmly welcomed by TF supporters, concerned about the growing impact that waste plastic is having on the marine and wider … Continue reading
Transition Falmouth joined forces with over 40 organisations and key individuals on April 24th calling for action on the growing tide of marine litter here in Cornwall and across the U.K. – most of which is plastic waste. The magnitude … Continue reading
Transition Falmouth was one of 226 organisations to contribute to the All Party Parliamentary Inquiry into Food Poverty, which was co-chaired by the Bishop of Truro and launched in December. The Inquiry Report – “Feeding Britain” – lays out a … Continue reading
Our letter to the Bishop of Truro in respect of his inquiry into Food Poverty and Waste follows, sent on 25th September. The report is due during December this year: We are a local group – see https://www.transitionfalmouth.org.uk – and … Continue reading
Speaker after speaker at the packed Ocean Plastics Conference held in Falmouth on 21st July highlighted the gravity of the impact that waste plastic is having on the marine and wider environment. From the humble lugworm which are ingesting minute … Continue reading
In response to continuing concerns over the waste situation both globally and locally a screening of the acclaimed film “Trashed” has been arranged by Untrashed Cornwall – a new group (supported by Transition Falmouth) set up recently to help resolve … Continue reading
Transition Falmouth Waste and Resources Working Group have just produced an update to “A Proposal – Waste and Resources Strategy and Action Plan for the Falmouth and Penryn Community Network Area”. Originally produced in 2010 the group have just completed … Continue reading
The Growing Food and Composting project will run a series of free workshops for would-be food growers in Falmouth starting on Thursday May 9th and continuing on the 16th and 23rd of May, at the Bosvale Community Centre. More details … Continue reading
Tuesday, 20th November saw the launch by Cornwall Waste Forum, before a packed council chamber in City Hall, Truro, of an independent report into the feasibility of an alternative waste management plan for Cornwall. The review, produced by national waste … Continue reading
From Charmian Larke via Cornwall Waste Forum: We have until 9.00am Monday morning (30th July) to get enough support to persuade the Cabinet to vote in favour of an independent review of our proposed recycling approach for Cornwall’s waste. Our … Continue reading