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Everyone had a fantastic day at the Waste Not Want Not Fayre

in Honiton on Saturday February 25th.

It was a very busy day with people queing outside the doors of Mackarness Hall.  People were delighted to either unclutter their homes or pick up some items that they needed for free.

280 people visited the fayre and a whopping 470kg (nearly half a tonne!) of items were picked up destined for a new life and not sent to landfill.

Karen Berger was the brainchild behind the project.  She launched the initiative because many people, including those without computers, don’t know that sites like Freecycle exist.

“There are resource-limited families within Honiton and I feel it is our responsibility to reach out to everyone who could benefit,” . “We don’t have to look very far to see that our economy is in dire straits, with far-reaching effects for practically everyone in society.

“With Honiton Waste Not Want Not, we can get many of the things we need from within the community and promote a self-sufficient attitude.”

Karen wants to see more people helping society to take better care of the planet.

She said: “We need to reduce what we make, be more careful about how we make it and learn to live with less.”

Plans are under way for another 3 Waste Not Want Not Fayres in Honiton so keep a check on our events calendar to see when they are http://www.recycledevon.org/calendar