If anybody can help with any letters to MP's and organisations it would be greatly appreciated. As you can imagine it is very time consuming, and if everybody did a little, it would make life a lot easier.
You are welcome to join the team at www.countrysidewatch.co.uk
Emails sent today
The British Hedgehog Preservation Society (BHPS)
Ramblers Association
Monday, April 23, 2012
The stories keep on coming..............
Sadly the stories keep coming in, and it is only a matter of time before it affects you. If you've signed Great - but can I ask for friends, family etc etc. Under 18's are allowed to sign!
http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/30392
Large pile of “mashed” MDF with alloys & plastics in.
This gets used as bedding (mixed with hay/straw) to soak up the waste, that gives you this….
This is left to rot for a while then spread along with all the plastic & metallic waste. All the “bits” in the pictures are either plastic coated MDF, plastic waste etc etc.
A two hour detecting session yielded over 100 targets…….
As you can see some of it isn`t “small” !
Furthermore I have my concerns that the adhesives/toxins in the MDF will leach into the soil & crops grown in it. Nice things like Formaldehyde!!
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-are-some-common-household-toxins.htm
Monday, April 9, 2012
Need your help urgently
The numbers on the petition are slowing. We need signatures from your family and friends. Under 18's are allowed to sign.
Here is the latest Video? Fancy a needle or Bio waste in your veg?
Here is the latest Video? Fancy a needle or Bio waste in your veg?
Monday, March 26, 2012
656 and counting
We now have 656 on the ban contaminated green waste petition. There is also a forum you can pop along and have a chat - and maybe help us.
www.countrysidewatch.co.uk
Thanks for your help.
www.countrysidewatch.co.uk
Thanks for your help.
Friday, March 16, 2012
600 and beyond....................................
Great News is that we are now on 610 signatories on the petition, but still need lots more. Please don't rely on somebody else.
Around 6 MP's are involved now, and we have had communication back from DEFRA and WRAP.
There is also a forum, for anybody to discuss the issue. If you are interested, you are also more than welcome to join The Team.
www.countrysidewatch.co.uk
Around 6 MP's are involved now, and we have had communication back from DEFRA and WRAP.
There is also a forum, for anybody to discuss the issue. If you are interested, you are also more than welcome to join The Team.
www.countrysidewatch.co.uk
Monday, March 12, 2012
Get the under 18's to sign please!
I've been making enquiries regarding younger people signing the petition, and here's the reply
Thank you for your message regarding e-petitions.
There is no bar to under-18s signing e-petitions. The only stipulation as to who can sign an e-petition, other than the citizenship/residency requirements is that we do ask that individuals who sign e-petitions use their own e-mail address when doing so.
Yours sincerely
Ben Sneddon
Assistant Private Secretary (Parliamentary Reform) to the Leader of the House of Commons
So please get your children to sign.
Still awaiting a reply from Countryfile.....................will keep you informed
Thank you for your message regarding e-petitions.
There is no bar to under-18s signing e-petitions. The only stipulation as to who can sign an e-petition, other than the citizenship/residency requirements is that we do ask that individuals who sign e-petitions use their own e-mail address when doing so.
Yours sincerely
Ben Sneddon
Assistant Private Secretary (Parliamentary Reform) to the Leader of the House of Commons
So please get your children to sign.
Still awaiting a reply from Countryfile.....................will keep you informed
Friday, March 9, 2012
We've just hit 500 signatures
I'm pleased to say that the campaign has just hit 500 signatures. This is a magnificent effort in only five days, but we need so many more.
And the bad reports keep coming in - these quotes were made by Metal Detectorists who are seeing this on a regular basis -
'It seems to be an increasing problem, i too have had a farm of 200 acres ruined due to green waste being ploughed in. Yes it annoyed me as i have scratched this permission off the list but clearly the bigger picture is the potential ecological impact; the fields are now just strewn with shards of metal, plastic, glass and gloop'.
'The stuff is horrible, they do it around here too and preferably plow it in deep straight away... for me such a field is soon out of bounds, digging up alu packaging at 30+ cm
'I had permission on some land my way and i will not be going back! Rubbish all over the fields, whole rip off tin lids and so many lemon squeezy bottles, the ones shaped like a lemon! This has to stop'!
'Last year the farmer spread tons of the stuff over the productive fields. He was told it was certified clean and Lancashire has lost what was a very productive site....its now full of foil, batteries, shredded aluminium...you name it its there. Prior to this the site had a lot of shredded cable on it but we were used to that and sort of put up with that.....its now ruined'.
"farmers should be made more aware of what is going on there land, its a disgrace what is going into the ground, there is 4 massive fields here stuff full of history, and a roman settlement on one part of it, its now completely undectable thanks to composted waiste,,which is mostly home base mdf bording shredded and mix with muck,,all them lovely finds are now lost in a mountain of,,screws,,pins,,copper wire, I tried to find out why this was alloyed ,but got nowhere"
And the bad reports keep coming in - these quotes were made by Metal Detectorists who are seeing this on a regular basis -
'It seems to be an increasing problem, i too have had a farm of 200 acres ruined due to green waste being ploughed in. Yes it annoyed me as i have scratched this permission off the list but clearly the bigger picture is the potential ecological impact; the fields are now just strewn with shards of metal, plastic, glass and gloop'.
'The stuff is horrible, they do it around here too and preferably plow it in deep straight away... for me such a field is soon out of bounds, digging up alu packaging at 30+ cm
'I had permission on some land my way and i will not be going back! Rubbish all over the fields, whole rip off tin lids and so many lemon squeezy bottles, the ones shaped like a lemon! This has to stop'!
'Last year the farmer spread tons of the stuff over the productive fields. He was told it was certified clean and Lancashire has lost what was a very productive site....its now full of foil, batteries, shredded aluminium...you name it its there. Prior to this the site had a lot of shredded cable on it but we were used to that and sort of put up with that.....its now ruined'.
"farmers should be made more aware of what is going on there land, its a disgrace what is going into the ground, there is 4 massive fields here stuff full of history, and a roman settlement on one part of it, its now completely undectable thanks to composted waiste,,which is mostly home base mdf bording shredded and mix with muck,,all them lovely finds are now lost in a mountain of,,screws,,pins,,copper wire, I tried to find out why this was alloyed ,but got nowhere"
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