5 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION - BALDOCK BEATS WASTE PDF 36 KB
To receive petitions, comments and questions from the public including:
1. Baldock Beats Waste;
2. Climate Action Group;
3. Plastic Free Letchworth/Plastic Free Hitchin;
4. Best Before Café/Hitchin Food Rescue;
5. Herts Without Waste;
6. North Herts and Stevenage Climate Action Group.
Please note that two written submissions have been made and are included in the agenda:
John Webb, Herts Without Waste
Gilly Chegwyn, Climate Action Group
Additional documents:
Decision:
Ms Christine Watson, Baldock Beats Waste, thanked the Chairman for the opportunity to address the Panel.
The Chairman thanked Ms Watson for her presentation.
Minutes:
Audio recording – 7 minutes 14 seconds
Ms Christine Watson, Baldock Beats Waste, thanked the Chairman for the opportunity to address the Panel as follows:
· Baldock Beats Waste was a local group started due to the concern about misleading information regarding recycling, particularly single use plastic;
· Intention was to encourage people in Baldock to look differently at waste, particularly packaging and single use plastic;
· They advised on what could be recycled and when and where this could be done as well as alternative packaging;
· At meetings they demonstrated a selection of products and discussed where they could be bought;
· They had a Facebook page on which 100-500 people read posts regularly;
· They had held 3 meetings with 25-30 people attending;
· They had a stall at the Baldock Festival;
· They set up a collection of crisp packets at the local Community Centre;
· They had discovered some good practices by businesses and individuals in the Town;
· They had held 3 litter picking events
· They had visited local businesses to discuss waste management and have even successful in changing the habits of some including:
· Sought to change packaging at Baldock weekly market;
· Archers Gym had been persuaded to stop using plastic bags;
· Hollington Health had cancelled their order of bottled water and had started using compostable cups.
The following Members asked questions and commented on the presentation:
· Councillor Michael Muir;
· Councillor Kay Tart;
· Councillor Steve Jarvis;
· Councillor Elizabeth Dennis-Harburg.
In response to questions Ms Watson advised that:
· There were no plans for Baldock Beats Waste to become Plastic Free Baldock;
· However, should they meet the requirements for plastic free status, this would be a subsidiary of Baldock Beats Waste.
The Community Engagement Team Leader advised that a good way to share information was through Engage North Herts.
The Chairman thanked Ms Watson for her presentation.