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Environmental management
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Funding and grants
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Information resources
Legislation
Lifestyle
Reduction, reuse and recycling
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Social economy
Training
Business and the environment ARENA Network
ARENA Network is an independent organisation providing practical support to business and other organisations on environmental management issues.
The Carbon Trust
The Carbon Trust helps business and the public sector cut carbon emissions, and supports the development of low carbon technologies.
The Energy Saving Trust
The Energy Saving Trust's goal is to achieve the sustainable and efficient use of energy, and to cut carbon dioxide emissions, one of the key contributors to climate change. The Energy Saving Trust is a non-profit organisation funded by the government and the private sector.
Envirowise
Envirowise offers UK businesses free, independent, confidential advice and support on practical ways to increase profits, minimise waste and reduce environmental impact.
NetRegs
Guidance for businesses on environmental legislation, provided by the Environment Agency.
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Climate change
Welsh Assembly Government Climate Change pages
The National Assembly for Wales is committed to playing its part in developing and delivering a climate change programme.
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Communication
Resource Publishing
Resource Publishing and Communication is a non-profit-distributing organisation with social and environmental objectives. We edit and publish a range of environmental magazines and regularly deliver one off or integrated communication or promotional projects for a range of environmental, social and community sector clients.
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Community recycling networks Community Composting Network (CCN)
The CCN supports and promotes the community management and use of waste biodegradable resources.
Community Re>Paint
Community Re>Paint is a network of paint reuse schemes across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Community Recycling Network UK (CRN UK)
The CRN UK is a membership organisation promoting community-based sustainable waste management as a practical and effective way of tackling the UK’s growing waste problem.
Community Recycling Network for Scotland (CRNS)
The CRNS is a membership organisation set up to provide support and information for community led groups involved in recycling, reuse, composting, reduction and waste education activities.
Furniture Re-use Network (FRN)
The FRN aims to promote social, economic and environmental benefit through the re-use of unwanted household items.
Powys Zero Waste (POW)
Powys Zero Waste is the link in the chain that brings together community recycling bodies throughout Powys, Mid-Wales including furniture and white goods recycling, kerbside services, food waste composting, tool recycling and a wide range of services, ploughing funds and resources back into the local community.
The National Community Wood Recycling Project (NCWRP)
The NCWRP was founded to encourage and assist the setting up and continued development of community-focused wood recycling projects.
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Environmental management
The Green Dragon Environmental Standard
The Green Dragon standard is a stepped environmental management standard recognising effective environmental management, developed by Groundwork and The Arena Network.
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Environmental organisations Black Environment Network (BEN)
BEN is established to promote equality of opportunity with respect to ethnic communities in the preservation protection and development of the environment.
British Trust for Conservation Volunteers (BTCV)
BTCV is the UK’s leading charity creating better environments where people feel valued, included and involved.
Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT)
CAT is an environmental charity aiming to ‘inspire, inform and enable’ people to live more sustainably.
Environment Wales
Environment Wales is a partnership of organisations in the voluntary sector, funded by the National Assembly for Wales. The organisation aims to contribute to sustainable development by supporting and encouraging voluntary action to protect and improve the Welsh environment.
Friends of the Earth Cymru
Friends of the Earth Cymru is dedicated to protecting the environment and promoting a sustainable future for Wales. Part of the UK’s most influential environmental campaigning organisation, Waste is one of Friends of the Earth Cymru’s main campaign areas.
Greenpeace
Greenpeace is an independent non-profit global campaigning organisation that uses non-violent, creative confrontation to expose global environmental problems and their causes. Greenpeace UK currently run a campaign against incineration of waste.
Groundwork Wales
Groundwork Wales is part of the Groundwork Network, working with local communities in areas of need. There are four Groundwork Trusts in Wales which aim to achieve sustainable communities through joint environmental action.
The Sustainable Organic Resources Partnership
The Sustainable Organic Resources Partnership (SORP) established in 2003, as an independent not-for-profit organisation comprising a partnership of organisations committed to promoting the sustainable use of organic resources on land.
Sustainable Wales
Sustainable Wales is an all-Wales human-scale consultancy based in Porthcawl dealing with environmental, social, cultural and local democracy issues.
Wales Environment Link
Wales Environment Link is a network of voluntary environmental and countryside organisations with an all-Wales remit. It is the intermediary between the government and the voluntary environmental sector in Wales.
Women's Environmental Network (WEN)
WEN is a campaigning organisation, which represents women and campaigns on issues, which link women, environment and health. WEN currently runs a Waste Prevention campaign.
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Funding and grants The Coalfields Regeneration Trust (CRT)
The Coalfields Regeneration Trust is an independent grant making body registered with the Charity Commissioners and dedicated exclusively to the regeneration of our coalfield communities.
The Landfill Tax Credit Scheme (LTCS)
The LTCS was designed to help mitigate the effects of landfill upon local communities. It encourages partnerships between landfill operators, their local communities and the voluntary and public sectors.
Wales Council for Voluntary Action (WCVA)
The WCVA represents and campaigns for voluntary organisations, volunteers and communities in Wales. The WCVA also administer a number of grant schemes including the Cleanstream and SRS funds.
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Government and regulatory bodies Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) (formerly DTI) BERR helps ensure business success in an increasingly competitive world. BERR is the voice for business across Government. This website provides information about BERR’s priorities and policies.
The Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
DEFRA - works for the essentials of life - water, food, air, land, people, animals and plants.
ENTRUST
ENTRUST is the regulator of the Landfill Tax Credit Scheme.
The Environment Agency Wales
Homepage of the Environment Agency Wales.
Local Authority Recycling Advisory Committee (LARAC)
LARAC is the leading local authority organisation promoting waste reduction and recycling.
Welsh Assembly Government
Homepage of the Welsh Assembly Government.
The Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA)
The WLGA represents the interest of local government and promotes local democracy in Wales.
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Information resources
Wales on the Web
Wales on the Web is a gateway to internet resources relating to Wales.
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Legislation The Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
Homepage of the Health and Safety Executive.
The Office of Public Sector Information
The Office of Public Sector Information is at the heart of information policy, setting standards, delivering access and encouraging re-use of public sector information. We provide online access to UK legislation.
Welsh Assembly Government
Homepage of the Welsh Assembly Government.
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Lifestyle
Energy Saving Community
Energy Saving Community was formed to offer a unique reference point on extensive advice on working as a community to save energy.
Here you'll find great information on the ways you can save energy as a community, including alternative energy sources, energy sharing and renewable energy.
The Green Emporium
As more and more people are becoming aware of the impact that modern living is having on our health and planet, the need for information and eco-friendly products is growing. The Green Emporium was created to help spread the facts about the toxic soup in which we live and offer tips for an alternative, natural lifestyle.
Green Guide Online
Search for organic, natural, ethical and eco-friendly services or products - purchase the Green Guides - subscribe to Pure Living - review a vast editorial resource - catch up on the latest eco-news - search a diary of events - enter regular competitions - get advice on greening your life - find links to thousands of eco-friendly, natural and ethical organisations.
Rounded Developments Enterprises Ltd
Rounded Developments Enterprises Ltd, a not-for-profit organisation and Cylch Associate Member, runs a Sustainable Building Centre in Splott, Cardiff. The centre has a range of building products like: natural paints; recycled plastic slates; steel guttering; energy monitoring and saving devices; water saving products; lime plasters, mortars and renders; and sustainable building books. There is also a well stocked library of resources for reference and research purposes. Rounded Developments Enterprises Ltd also provide consultancy services for feasibility projects and community
consultations. My Zero Waste
One families blog about reducing the amount of waste they send for disposal. Links to ethical and green shops and information about how to reduce your waste.
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Reduction, reuse and recycling Cymorth Compost Aid
Promoting waste reduction through home composting in Gwynedd
The Composting Association (TCA)
TCA is a not for profit organisation, promoting the sustainable management of biodegradable resources.
Keep Wales Tidy
Keep Wales Tidy is a registered environmental charity working for the improvement of Wales’ local environments.
letsrecycle.com
News from the recycling and waste management industry.
Waste Awareness Wales
Waste Awareness Wales is a joint Welsh Local Government Association and Keep Wales Tidy project funded by the Welsh Assembly Government. It has been established to promote the 3R’s of reduce, reuse and recycling of rubbish across Wales.
Wastewatch
Wastewatch is the leading national organisation promoting and encouraging action on the 3R’s – waste reduction, reuse and recycling.
Wales Environment Trust (WET)
Providing expert advice and support to help develop Welsh recycling markets.
Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP)
WRAP’s mission is to accelerate resource efficiency by creating efficient markets for recycled materials and products, whilst removing barriers to waste minimisation, re-use and recycling.
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Re-use forums Communicycle
Recycling for the benefit of the community - give your unwanted items away to people who they could really make a difference to.
Freecycle
The Freecycle Network was started in May 2003 to promote waste reduction in Tucson's downtown and help save desert landscape from being taken over by landfills. The Network provides individuals and non-profits an electronic forum to "recycle" unwanted items. One person's trash can truly be another's treasure!
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Social economy Community Action Network
Community Action Network is the UK’s leading organisation for the development and promotion of social entrepreneurs.
The Wales Co-operative Centre
Wales' largest and most comprehensive Social Economy Development Agency providing a range of expertise in many forms of co-operatively structured enterprises and a development and training services.
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Training The Green Dragon Environmental Standard
The Green Dragon standard is a stepped environmental management standard recognising effective environmental management, developed by Groundwork and The Arena Network.
Investors in People (IIP)
The Investors in People Standard is a proven framework for delivering business improvement through people.
Social Audit Network
The Social Audit Network (SAN) seeks to promote and support social accounting and audit as the preferred means whereby organisations operating in the community, social economy and public sectors report on their social, environmental and economic performance.
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Page last updated: 28th March 2008
