On January 12, 2009 CRISP / Elephant Jobs hosted a presentation focusing on the OFFERS/Ex-IT project as part of an all day training session for DEFRA key policy advisors. The aim of the day was to give the group of civil servants from DEFRA a better understanding of the challenges faced in delivering reuse and recycling projects and how to encourage people to actively get involved in waste minimisation, reuse and recycling activities by actually visiting a project on the ground. The presentation focused not only on the challenges faced but also on the real economic, social and environmental benefits which the OFFERS/Ex-IT project has been able to achieve.
By March 2009 a further 4 group visits had been arranged and delivered - lets hope it makes a difference
See Richard & Sue at the launch of the new LCRN programme with funds from LWaRB
http://lcrn.org.uk/projects/london-reuse-network/LRNvideo