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“ An important part of the green economy is the ‘ circular economy ’,” said Councillor Deirdre Costigan , cabinet member for climate action .“ This is all about minimising waste by reusing and recycling materials and objects as much as possible and thereby prolonging the life cycle of our finite resources . At the heart of all of it is us , the everyday consumers and residents , doing all we can to repair and look after our ‘ stuff ’, and thinking green when buying anything new . That includes shopping locally , travelling sustainably and recycling any
waste . But the principle also applies to business , too . “ Take a simplified example of a woman walking to a nearby high street to buy a locally grown apple from a grocer , then eating the apple and putting the core in her food waste bin at home . This is collected by the council and taken to an anaerobic digestion plant , which turns the waste into biogas for the National Grid and fertiliser for farmland . Renewable energy companies tap into the energy and farmers use the fertiliser in their orchard to grow more apples to sell to the grocer for the woman to buy again .”
The market is run by charity Action West London , which is based in the town . Dr John Blackmore , its chief executive , said : “ The Lottery Climate Action funding will be for a two-year development programme and mean we can have a full-time member of staff to work on introducing a new climate action zone in the market in partnership with the council , local community and interested groups such as Ealing Repair Café and Friends of the Earth . The project will focus on encouraging businesses offering reuse , recycling , upcycling or repair services , as well as having stalls for local organisations with a climate action angle and those offering training courses for green jobs – such as West London College .
“ Acton Market is very community focused – and the stall traders are mainly local people – and it is therefore putting money into the local economy . And this new climate zone can build on that and provide more training and job opportunities in the green economy – as well as providing information to guide local people on how to make small changes in their life to tackle climate change .”
Action West London has been providing free training for people wanting to be a market stall trader . You can email info @ actionwestlondon . org . uk and visit www . actonmarket . co . uk to find out if places are available . It has also been offering deals for local people wanting to set up a stall in the market .
Read more at aroundealing . com / news / market-goes-green
Capel Manor College horticulture and conservation students
CAREER GROWTH IN CONSERVATION Local colleges are increasingly offering courses for vocational skills for environmentally-friendly jobs . For example , Capel Manor College is training local people in conservationbased courses , from horticulture and arboriculture to wildlife and environmental conservation . Recently , a group of councillors went down to the college campus next to Gunnersbury Park to find out more .
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