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See the Downloads page to view or download all the Green Centre newsletters. April 2009 issue now available.

Hilary Cairns launched our latest campaign against plastic bags at the Green Centre on Saturday April 25th. She brought her own sewing machine and made several ‘morsbags’ out of duvet covers. The bags were then given away free to shoppers by our chairman, Andrerw Jessopp. This will be part of our guerrilla bagging campaign. We still need quilt covers and curtain material as well as volunteers to sew bags. See www.morsbags.com

We need thick curtains and quilt covers for making cloth bags.

Please bring them to the Green Centre in the Chester Street Complex on Saturday between 10 am and 2 pm

The zero waste philosophy

At Zero Waste Mann we believe a rethink of current ideas on WASTE DISPOSAL is long overdue. Instead we should be aiming for 'RESOURCE RECOVERY' because everything we throw away has value. We aim to:

  • Promote awareness
  • Provide resources
  • Encourage participation
  • Identify, support & encourage appropriate legislation
  • Highlight relevant news items
We cannot continue burying and burning the world’s natural resources. At present, there is a ‘take, make and throw-it-away mentality,’ which cannot be sustained. If we were to apply all the available technologies, we could easily and quickly achieve efficient use of natural materials, energy and human resources. We must learn to look on materials as RESOURCES rather than RUBBISH. Our aim should be to have Zero Waste.

If we want to keep the Isle of Man beautiful for ourselves and future generations we must act NOW. Don't you think our children deserve a better legacy than piles of our waste?

To learn more about ZERO WASTE, have a look at the following websites:

www.zerowaste.org

www.zerowaste.co.nz

www.grrn.org


'Zero Waste' is happening all around the world. We want it to happen on the Isle of Man.

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