Find our Community liaison minutes here.
Community toolkit
Join us on our Community toolkit page; where you will find a collection of useful resources to help you reduce your waste and have a positive impact upon the planet.
If you live in Cheshire East, please download our FREE Waste watchers app.
Challenge to change podcast
To find out about the little changes everyone can make which have a big impact on the environment, check out our Challenge to change podcast!
https://challengetochangepodcast.podbean.com/
If you use Spotify, you may prefer to open our podcast using this liink:
https://open.spotify.com/show/5DgbKVPxnFy0NL4o0aBayr
Talks and workshops
We hold free talks and workshops about recycling, home composting and minimising food waste.
Find out more about our community talks and workshops
Lisa Collas at a supermarket waste reduction event
Waste a minute
We have put together a range of videos that provide more information on what waste goes where in Cheshire East. With lots of great waste saving ideas, you will be able to build on your knowledge of reducing waste and reduce your carbon footprint too!
The A to Z of waste:
A to Z of Waste transcript A,B,C (PDF, 86KB)
A to Z of Waste transcript D,E,F (PDF, 90KB)
A to Z of Waste transcript G,H,I (PDF, 80KB)
A to Z of Waste transcript J,K,L (PDF, 82KB)
A to Z of Waste transcript M,N,O (PDF, 90KB)
A to Z of Waste transcript P,Q,R (PDF, 90KB)
A to Z of Waste transcript S,T,U (PDF, 89KB)
A to Z of Waste transcript V to Z (PDF, 91KB)
What to do with batteries
Transcript - Don't bin batteries (PDF, 182KB)
Transcript for Episode 10 - batteries (PDF, 61KB)
Composting and wormeries
Transcript - Alison's wormery (PDF, 81KB)
Transcript for composting (PDF, 176KB)
Reducing clothing and textile waste
Transcript for Episode 9 - textiles (PDF, 98KB)
How to avoid contamination
Transcript for Episode 1 - contamination (PDF, 173KB)
Reducing food waste
Transcript for Food waste (PDF, 144KB)
The benefits of E-cards
Transcript for Episode 12 - e-cards (PDF, 96KB)
How to dispose of metals
Transcript for Episode 8 - metals (PDF, 65KB)
How to reduce plastic waste
Transcript for Episode 4 - bonded and hard plastics (PDF, 194KB)
Transcript for Episode 3 - soft plastics exceptions (PDF, 177KB)
Transcript for Episode 2 - soft plastics (PDF, 179KB)
How to dispose of PPE correctly
Transcript for Safely disposing of PPE and face coverings (PDF, 189KB)
Transcript for Episode 5 - PPE disposal (PDF, 183KB)
Cheshire East Virtual Pride
Transcript for Cheshire East Virtual Pride with Ansa (PDF, 203KB)
The benefits of using real nappies
Transcript Episode 13 - real nappies (PDF, 102KB)
Reducing waste
Transcript for five easy ways to reduce your household waste (PDF, 55KB)
Repurposing
Transcript for a Trial of Conkers Laundry Detergent (PDF, 81KB)
Transcript for Episode 12 - repurposing and reusing packaging (PDF, 96KB)
Recycling
Transcript for Common Recycling Mistakes (PDF, 57KB)
Transcript for Reduce Reuse Recycle (PDF, 106KB)
Transcript Episode 6 - paper (PDF, 264KB)
Transcript Episode 7 - cardboard (PDF, 180KB)