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Partners
Sustainable Wales Projects Ltd Contact: Natalie Sargent (Project Manager) Tel. 01443 813444 Email: Natalie@sarge.fsworld.co.uk

Sustainable Wales (Charity)

Lloyds TSB

Venture Wales

Finance Wales

National Assembly

WDA

Environment Agency Wales

Wales Cooperative Movement

Groundwork Caerphilly

Welsh local authorities (8)

Brecon Beacons National Park

Notes
Funding: Community Enterprise Grant (Caerphilly BC), Landfill Tax Credit (Cardiff CC), Waste Budget (Powys CC & Bridgend CC), Waste Minimisation Grant (Groundwork Caerphilly), Local Health Group Funding, Sustainable Communities Programme (Brecon Natl Pk).

Scheme:
Sustainable Wales have produced 'Dumping the Diaper'- a reusable nappy campaign report in English and Welsh. They give talks and presentations to Local Authority recycling officers. Gentle Touch laundry service has been aided by this partnership to ensure expansion of its existing 70 customers and long-term sustainability.

Promotion:
Includes midwife training programmes. There has been positive media attention - television and radio. A hospital contract at Nevill Hall Hospital has been ongoing for eight months.

Future plans:
To increase customers by 200% over the next two years. Negotiations are underway for a partnership project between a community co-operative, a local authority, and university to supply nappies for their day-care centre. The partnership has been approached by a large insurance provider to look at ways it can reduce waste in their nursery, and provide a staff incentive by supplying a service at a reduced cost to all employees.

Waste estimation:
Each used nappy weighs 0.5lb x no. of nappies used/week = 35 x 2.5 years = 1 tonne of nappy waste.

In addition the scheme is saving over a tonne of waste being incinerated in the hospital.

Community interest in this project has grown tremendously.

Jobs:
One full time and two part time posts. The scheme anticipates two full time and ten part time posts to be created over the next two years.

The partnership has recently achieved level II of the Green Dragon Environmental Award. Funding has enabled the purchase of reusable bags, water saving devices have been installed on taps and in the staff toilet. Utility usage is monitored weekly, and the first LPG vehicle is to be purchased in the near future.