Regional and national organisations that work with sustainable waste management and community solutions, plus links to information about funding.

Community Recycling Network www.crn.org.uk The national network. Publishes the bi-monthly Waste Paper. Help with systems, organisation, funding and events

Furniture Reuse Network www.frn.org.uk

National Community Composting Network website www.communitycompost.org

'Don't Let Devon Go To Waste' campaign continues in Devon: www.recycledevon.org is the most comprehensive site on recycling in Devon. Full of practical information and advice, the site has information on all the Devon local authorities.  Contains interactive material and news updates.

Friends of the Earth www.foe.co.uk Well informed and active waste campaigns section

Greenpeace www.greenpeace.org.uk Well informed and active waste campaigns section
www.letsrecycle.com - latest news about waste and recycling

The Grassroots Recycling Network from the USA promotes community solutions to resource use and recovery.  Excellent site for information on Zero Waste theory and practice. www.grrn.org

Devon Community Composting Network website www.dccn.org.uk

Waste Watch www.wastewatch.org.uk The leading national organisation raising awareness on waste reduction, reuse and recycling. Excellent and informative web site, with section on what do with individual materials.

WRAP logo

WRAP (the Waste and Resources Action Programme) www.wrap.org.uk is a major new organisation which has been set up to promote sustainable waste management. Its role is to remove barriers to waste minimisation, reuse and recycling, and to create stable and efficient markets for recycled materials and products.
Cylch. The Wales Community Recycling Network www.cylch.org.uk Lots of project information

Government Office SW: www.oursouthwest.com Excellent website put up by the Government Office for the SW region. Lots of local and regional information on Agenda 21, Sustainable Development and loads of links

Global Action Plan www.globalactionplan.org.uk proactively raises awareness and promotes action on the environment, one of their main project being Action on Waste. Lots of activity in Devon from its Exeter-based office.

Environment Agency www.environment-agency.gov.uk Comprehensive web site on all aspects of the environment.

Women's Environmental Network www.wen.org.uk Pioneering campaigning group. At the forefront of the "real nappy" campaign, plus lots of other environmental issues that push themselves into our lives.

Devon Funding News

Devon Funding News www.fundingnews.org.uk for a comprehensive and updated directory to funding opportunities in Devon.