RELEASE DATE 8 February 2007
TITLE DON'T GET CAUGHT OUT BY THE NEW LAWS ON ELECTRICAL WASTE
 

The new regulations on the disposal of waste electrical equipment are now in force. These affect all businesses producing, selling and disposing of electrical equipment. From watches and calculators to microwaves and computers.

Groundwork Greater Nottingham is hosting a FREE business seminar giving the facts about electrical waste and what we all need to do. Find out about why the Regulations have been enforced, what the Regulators say and the simple steps you can take to stay within the law. This event is being hosted in partnership with Business Link Nottinghamshire and includes speakers from Groundwork Greater Nottingham and Wastecycle.

The event takes place on Friday 16th February at View From The Top, above Waterstones bookshop on Bridlesmith in Nottingham, from 11am to 1pm. To book call the Business Link events team now on 0845 7573680.
 
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Background Information enclosed
Please note that all our projects involve people and communities and many have to be seen to be believed. They each have very different real life stories of transformation, they are very photogenic, and in order to continually improve our communities, we will be delighted to share more of these with you, including fielding interviews and making visits available to you

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

GGN has been established for 14 years

In a typical year we Groundwork Greater Nottingham works with communities to:-
· Develop and deliver at least 100 new projects
· Deliver over 4000 person days of youth activity
· Engage with over 200 local businesses
· Work in partnership with at least 80 schools
· Deliver 40 locally significant environmental improvement schemes
· Deliver 2 regionally significant conferences a year

We are currently working on 55 live projects

Nationally, Groundwork is one of the UK’s leading social and environmental partnership organisation’s, working with people, local authorities and businesses to promote economic and social regeneration by improving the local environment. Through it’s network of around 50 Independent Trust’s around the UK, from Tyneside to South Wales, Northern Ireland to Hackney, Groundwork uses the environment to improve their quality of life. Groundwork is an independent charity, which involves 60,000 adult volunteers and over 120,000 school children each year in local environmental projects. From small community schemes to major regional and national programmes, Groundwork’s local Trust’s work in partnership with local people, local authorities and businesses to promote sustainable developments in their local area.

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