1. Jo Bennison Waste Aware North East Jo@daxi.co.uk Tel: 07815 754931

2. WANE Work Streams Waste Minimisation Education and working with Schools Community Engagement NEW – Business Waste

3. Love Food Hate Waste North East Partners include: –Durham County Council –Newcastle City Council –North Tyneside Council –Northumberland County Council –WRAP –WANE Waste Minimisation

4. Love Food Hate Waste North East Action plan developed. The campaign will be co-ordinated by WANE and delivered by all partners Central theme of the campaign is a Left over recipe competition and the production of a North East Cookbook Waste Minimisation

5. Schools Against Waste RIEP funded project in partnership with Newcastle City Council and Waste Aware North East. Aimed at changing the behaviour of school children of all ages in the North East with regards to waste. Will be focused around the development of an online education resource available free of charge to all schools in the North East. If you would like to input your thoughts in to the project please contact myself or Ben Grant ben.grant@northeastcouncils.gov.uk Education and working with Schools

6. Community Recycling Network North East WANE has gained funding to establish a CRNNE through the Third Sector Capacity Fund. The funding will be used to employ a full time Co-ordinator and develop a network. RENEW are contributing match funding to the project to produce a 3-year business plan, map the community waste sector and develop projects that the Co-ordinator will deliver. Community Engagement

7. Business Waste WANE are currently developing a new work stream that will focus on reducing the waste produced by the regions businesses. We would welcome your ideas and thoughts on our approach. Business Waste and Packaging

8. Waste Aware North East Newsletter Newsletter is sent bimonthly. Please send details of stories, events or campaigns to jo@daxi.co.uk Aims to: Share best practice Increase partnership working Promote partner events and initiatives Provide a platform for news stories concerning the waste sector and waste awareness To register for the newsletter visit www.wasteawarenortheast.org.uk

9. Website News, events and campaigns can also be fed through to be featured on the Waste Aware North East website. www.wasteawarenortheast.org.uk

10. For further details contact: Jo Bennison Jobennison@daxi.co.uk 07815 754931 www.wasteawarenortheast.org.u k