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October 2020 Meeting — Barnet’s Waste Policies

A presentation and discussion around London Borough of Barnet’s existing and future waste policies

Thursday, October 15, 2020 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM online

October’s BCAG meeting will explore opportunities to reduce the environmental and climate impacts of waste streams in the London Borough of Barnet, including waste avoidance and minimisation, re-use, recycling, composting and the use of waste streams to generate energy.

**A full agenda will be available shortly. Following registration a zoom link will be forwarded nearer the time of the event.**

Please register on Eventbrite at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/barnet-climate-action-group-barnets-future-waste-tickets-123674023333.

A list of policies and information notes from Barnet Council on their waste programmes follows below.

We hope to see you on the night!

Barnet is one of seven London local authorities making up the North London Waste Authority (NLWA).

Barnet council’s waste policies are set out in this 2018 information note: Barnet Council Household recycling and waste policies

Further information is provided in the Barnet Reduction and Recycling Plan (September 2019)

The council’s key programmes and progress against them is set out in Barnet’s Environment Delivery Plan (published in March 2020) – the previous year’s report can be seen here.

Charging for garden waste collections (a report in this policy can be seen in the following Environment Committee paper from January 2020)

Barnet webpages also exist for the following:

Barnet Council suspended brown bin food waste services in November 2018

A note on reducing food waste

Waste collection in flats

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March 2020 Meeting — Clara Bagenal George CANCELLED

Due to Covid-19, this meeting has been cancelled

Our next meeting will be on Wednesday 18 March 2020 7-8.30pm at a NEW VENUE – the Older Women’s Cohousing project in High Barnet. [PLEASE NOTE THIS IS ON A DIFFERENT DAY TO THAT PREVIOUSLY ADVERTISED]

We are delighted to have Clara Bagenal George of the London Energy Transformation Initiative (LETI) present to us on the ‘Climate Impact of New Buildings in London’.

Clara was instrumental in establishing LETI which is a network of over 1000 built environment professionals that are working together to put London on the path to a zero carbon future. The voluntary group is made up of developers, engineers, housing associations, architects, planners, academics, sustainability professionals, contractors and facilities managers. More on Clara and LETI’s work can be found here – https://www.leti.london/

Following Clara’s presentation there will be a Q&A session as well as an update on BCAG’s forward work programme.

We look forward to seeing you there!

DIRECTIONS TO VENUE:

Directions to Older Women’s Co-Housing

It’s a 10 minute walk from High Barnet tube station. Stay on the right hand pavement & walk up the hill to Barnet High St.

Turn left into Union St, just past Boots on the corner. 5b is on the left about 30 metres up.

You can register on Eventbrite to let us know that you are coming, or just turn up on the night.

Eventbrite link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/barnet-climate-action-group-the-climate-impact-of-new-buildings-in-london-tickets-99184436319

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February 2020 Meeting — 12th Feb 6:30pm

Speaker and audience in a church
Alex Gilbert speaking on 12 February 2020

[Update: a report on this meeting is now available at http://www.barnetclimate.org.uk/2020/03/report-alex-gilbert/ ]

Wednesday, February 12, 2020 at 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM

St Mary-at-Finchley Church, Finchley
Hendon Lane
Finchley
London
N3 1TR

Thank you to all those who attended an excellent January 2020 meeting which included a presentation by Brian Cutherbertson, Head of Environment and Sustainability for the Diocese for London.

Please note the slightly different times for this meeting (running from 6.30pm to 8pm).

AGENDA

6.30 pm Welcome and reading

6.35pm Update on Barnet Climate Action Group (BCAG)

6.45 Presentation: The Future of Transport and Energy in London, Alex Gilbert

Alex is an investor and advisor and focuses on opportunities within Clean Technology, Future Infrastructure and the Energy Transition.

Alex acts as an independent ‘Green Infrastructure’ investor and advisor, focusing on: the ‘energy transformation’; clean-tech investment; and the financing of smart, low carbon, sustainable cities.

He has worked in sustainable investment throughout his career – responsible for sourcing, financing and delivering high social & environmental-impact opportunities – and isworking with developers, financiers and governments to support their future infrastructure.

He is currently curating, commercialising and delivering the energy projects that will assist in the transformation of TfL; London’s largest and most significant energy user. Alex has a degree in Economics (First Class) and a Masters in Advanced Energy and Environmental Studies (Distinction).

7.30pm Taking things forward

Future meetings: future dates and presentations.

8pm close

You can register on Eventbrite to let us know that you are coming, or just turn up on the night.

Eventbrite link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/barnet-climate-action-group-february-2020-meeting-tickets-91698850731