Grand Total 1797 Morsbags.
The Mannin Pod has now made 1797 morsbags from duvet covers and curtains. Much of this is due to the impressive work done by prisoners at IOM Prison in Jurby.
We were disappointed that Onchan Commissioners have voted to stop the kerbside collection from September this year.
Zero Waste Mann and IOM Friends of the Earth both wrote with evidence from WRAP that recycling is generally prefererable to incineration for most materials especially aluminium and glass.
We still need suitable material and volunteers to make the bags. Ring 664796 if you can help in any way.
See the Downloads page to download all the Green Centre newsletters. October 2011 issue now available.
See www.morsbags.com if you fancy making some bags yourself.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:
To learn more about ZERO
WASTE, have a look at the following websites:
'Zero Waste' is happening all around the world. We want it to happen on
the Isle of Man.
See www.plastics2020challenge.com to read more about reducing plastic waste.