I'll be signing up...just in case I get a photo with Brian..I will get my face in Haringey People
From the council website:
Haringey Council has launched a search for residents brave enough to take part in a new challenge to see just how much they can reduce the amount of rubbish they throw away.
The council will be taking part in a north London Watch Your Waste Week from Monday 6 October, aimed at getting people to think more about the items they regularly place in their black bin bags.
Residents are now being invited to sign up to the Watch Your Waste challenge, in which they will try to minimise their rubbish during the week both by careful shopping and by reusing, recycling and composting materials.
Participants will measure the waste they produce on a normal week and compare it with the amount of rubbish they throw away during the challenge week.
Organisers hope this will raise awareness of the wide variety of items that can be recycled, as well as encourage people to think more about packaging when buying goods.
Everyone taking part will be given an information pack and will receive dedicated advice throughout the week from staff within Haringey Council's Environmental Resources Team.
If you want to take part, or for more information, call Adam Parvez on 020 8489 5691 or email environmental.resources@haringey.gov.uk.
Cabinet Member for Environment and Conservation, Cllr Brian Haley, said:
"We have increasingly become a nation of consumers, which means we are throwing an increasing amount of materials away. If we're genuinely serious about improving the environment and tackling climate change, we have to reverse that trend.
"One of the key priorities in our Greenest Borough Strategy is cutting the amount of rubbish sent to landfill from our borough. We'll be continuing to invest heavily in improving our recycling services, but we'll also need to encourage our residents to think more about the materials they buy, and our businesses to reduce the packaging they use.
"The Watch Your Waste Week is a great way of highlighting some of these issues. We're very pleased to support the initiative and I hope many residents will take up the challenge to reduce their waste."
Last year the average resident in Haringey produced more than a third of a tonne of rubbish, and figures show the amount of waste being produced across north London has been rising steadily at about two per cent per year for some time.
Among the actions you can take to reduce your waste are:
* Buy a reusable bag so that you don't need to keep picking up plastic bags when you go shopping
* Sign up to the Mailing Preference Service to cut down on unnecessary post
* Use a "no junk mail" sticker to keep your doormat clear of take-away menus
* Buy non-perishable food items in bulk, rather than individually wrapped, as this saves on packaging
* Take any leftovers to work in a Tupperware box so that you don't need to buy a pre-packaged sandwich at lunchtime
* Switch to reusable cloth nappies for your child.
* Unwanted clothes, books, CDs, DVDs and videos will always find a new home somewhere. Share them with friends and family or take them to a charity shop, rather than putting them in the bin
* Most important of all, before buying a new product, ask yourself if you really genuinely need it.
The Watch Your Waste Week is being run across the seven constituent boroughs of the North London Waste Authority - Haringey, Enfield, Barnet, Hackney, Camden, Islington and Waltham Forest.