Kayak Recycling Project
October 2011
It's fair to say that we’re all pretty switched on when it comes to
recycling our everyday household waste - glass bottles, tin cans and
newspapers - but have you ever wondered what you’d do with your plastic
kayak when it breaks or when it’s too old and worn to pass on?
During the week, Beth Ripper works as a Waste Management Consultant,
helping organisations to find the best ways to manage their materials
and reduce their waste. At the weekends, she’s a keen white-water
kayaker and she wondered why the two roles couldn’t mix! Beth wanted to
find out what we were doing to minimise waste associated with our sport
and see how our manufacturers, retailers and local authorities have been
supporting waste reduction and recycling initiatives.
Environment Agency Strategy for Water Related Recreation - Enjoying Water
The Environment Agency is encouraging people to have their say on the
future of water sport and leisure development in London and the South
East and the Midlands with the launch of public consultations for its
Enjoying Water projects.
The Environment Agency has been developing its Enjoying Water plan that
aims to place the environment at the heart of future opportunities to
develop water recreation. The final plan will help decision makers such
as local authorities take an informed view on how to create, protect
and improve water sports and leisure development across London and the
South East.
In developing the plan the Environment Agency has already spoken to more
than 220 recreation users and managers of water based activities, and
sites to gather their views, and is now encouraging anyone else with an
interest in water sports and leisure pursuits to visit www.brighton.ac.uk/waterrecreation and comment on the findings and opinions already expressed. The consultation is open from 5 July until 30 September 2010.
Strategic Plans for the South West England, East of England and North
West of England have also been produced by consultants from the
University of Brighton and are available from www.brighton.ac.uk/recreation.
A New Era for the Waterways Consultation - DEFRA