If we continue to perceive the by-products of manufacturing, service industries and daily life as ‘waste’, then we will always plan to throw them away, frequently in the cheapest possible way. In other words, we will continue to litter the countryside with waste, either legally or illegally.. And we will need to pay for a legislative regime, (and resources), to protect the planet from our approach. But what if we thought about these materials as products, (not by-products), with intrinsic value. Then we might naturally value them, keep them safe, and trade them for other goods. And we will have created a cycle akin to those occurring in nature: water, nitrogen, and other life sustaining systems. I ask – which approach would you prefer? |
My name is Martyn Cheesbrough, and I’ve taken over from Chindarat Taylor as Director, Pathway To Zero Waste. Chindarat played an important part in accelerating the cultural shift to view waste as a resource in the South East, and drove forward the ‘Pathway’ approach with determination and imagination. Her energy and enthusiasm were crucial to establishing and implementing the project to date, and I wish her well in her future ventures. My task is to ensure that we continue the excellent work to date and demonstrate that we meet – or exceed – all the goals we have set ourselves until the end of March 2010, when we hand over to other partners such as the European Pathway to Zero Waste programme.
Martyn Cheesbrough |
LATEST EVENTS
Launch event and training workshop: development industry code of practice for excavated materials
The launch of a new code of practice developed by CL:AIRE (Contaminated Land: Applications in Real Environments), with accompanying training workshop. Free to attend.
Date: 30 March 2011
Venue: East London
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Don’t waste your bottom line!
Free workshops for construction SMEs on improving profitability through smart waste management.
Date: 21, 24, 28 & 30 March 2011
Venue: Brighton, Abingdon, Basingstoke, Maidstone
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South East Sustainable Construction Group events
Exhibitions and workshops for Construction SMEs.
Date: 17 & 23 March 2011
Venue: Reading, Ashford
& East Malling
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FREE events on Local Authority actions to reduce construction waste landfill
Date: 2 to 30 March 2011
Venue: Various South East
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LATEST NEWS
February 17th 2011
Tiger Enterprises want your surplus and reusable construction materials for new TV venture!
Hard-up homeowners get their properties transformed for a fraction of the normal cost by a team using reclaimed and surplus building materials.
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February 17th 2011
PTZW announces 13 FREE events for local authorities on reducing construction waste to landfill
Throughout March Pathway To Zero Waste is running 13 free events across the South East to demonstrate how local authorities can drive down volumes of construction waste sent to landfill.
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