News

5 January 2012
Applications are open for 2012's awards for excellence in recycling and waste management . This year's categories include: High Street Recycling Champion, Commercial Recycling Champion, Waste Management Initiative in the Commercial and Public Sector, Innovation in the Design of a Waste Management...
25 November 2011
A new study by WRAP shows the impact that Reuse currently has in the UK. The study shows that  reusing items like sofas and TVs rather than buying new items is saving UK households around £1 billion a year and helping to create jobs - but this is just a fraction of the potential shown in ths...
3 November 2011
REalliance member the Community Composting Network has been awarded £264,641 funding by the Big Lottery Local Food Programme for a two and a half year project in England called “Community Composting for Local Food”.  The project aims to set up a training and support network with 12-15 training...
1 November 2011
Brought to you by the National Community Wood Recycingl Project, Next Door Wood Store is a new website that makes it easy to buy the best of recycled wood products easy from social enterprises.  Everything on ths site is made by NCWRP's network of social enterprises across the UK. These...
9 September 2011
Environment regulations under the red tape spotlight Businesses up and down the country are being invited to contribute ideas on how the Government can cut red tape and regulatory burdens without affecting its responsibilities to protect the environment.   For the next three weeks the Red Tape...
25 August 2011
London’s reuse infrastructure is benefiting from an £8 million investment initiative, the London Reuse Network (LRN), which sees over 30 of the capital’s reuse charities linked. London Community Resource Network (LCRN) has received the investment, which has been delivered by the London...
15 June 2011
Marian Barber joined us in March 2010 in order to help us shape our strategy and formalise closer working between the network shareholders.   Her determined but diplomatic challenges to the Board coupled with her excellent management skills helped us to improve our programme delivery...
26 May 2011
REalliance has a new business plan setting out our aspirations for the period 2011-2015.  Our priorities for the year ahead are:  Partnering and influencing Policy influencing / coordinating responses to consultations Maintaining close relationships with DEFRA and WRAP Ensuring close...