Here are a list of some useful links.
The Community Composting Network supports and promotes the community management and use of waste bio-degradable resources. It is a member's organisation, self-managed by an elected committee of members....
To learn more visit: http://www.communitycompost.org
The Community Recycling Network UK is a national membership organisation promoting community based sustainable waste management as a practical and effective way of tackling the UK's growing waste problem....
To learn more visit: http://www.crn.org.uk
Website that links you to everything you need to know about the community waste sector....
To learn more visit: http://www.communitywaste.org.uk
Defra’s Third Sector Strategy signals the Department’s commitment to working with the third sector (which includes voluntary and community organisations, charities, NGOs, co-operatives and mutuals and social enterprises)....
To learn more visit: http://www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/about/how/third-sector/index.htm
Envirolink Northwest is supported by the Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA) to improve the competitiveness of the region’s energy and environmental technologies and services sector and to ensure Northwest companies realise the business opportunities this sector offers....
To learn more visit: http://www.envirolinknorthwest.co.uk
Established in 1989, The Furniture Re-Use Network (FRN) is the national coordinating body for 400 furniture and appliance re-use and recycling organisations in the UK that collect a wide range of household items to pass onto people in need....
To learn more visit: http://www.frn.org.uk
The Freecycle Network™ is made up of 4,675 groups with 6,365,000 members across the globe. It's a grassroots and entirely nonprofit movement of people who are giving (& getting) stuff for free in their own towns. It's all about reuse and keeping good stuff out of landfills. Each local group is moderated by a local volunteer (them's good people). Membership is free....
To learn more visit: http://www.freecycle.org/
The Health and Safety Commission and The Health and Safety Executive were originally established as part of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 as two separate non-departmental public bodies....
To learn more visit: http://www.hse.gov.uk
letsrecycle.com is the UK's leading independent dedicated website for businesses, local authorities and community groups involved in recycling and waste management....
To learn more visit: http://www.letsrecycle.com
Lottery Funding is a joint website run by all Lottery funders in the UK. This site allows you to search information on current funding programmes across the UK. ...
To learn more visit: http://www.lotteryfunding.org.uk/england.htm
The NCWRP was founded in 2003 to encourage and assist the setting up and continued development of community - focused wood recycling projects. ...
To learn more visit: http://www.communitywoodrecycling.org.uk
Find out what the government is doing to support Community organisations....
To learn more visit: http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/third_sector
REalliance CIC is a partnership of the Community Recycling Network UK, the Furniture Reuse Network, the Community Composting Network and the London Community Resource Network. REalliance has been established to help build a new sustainable resource economy....
To learn more visit: http://www.realliance.org.uk/
WRAP helps individuals, businesses and local authorities to reduce waste and recycle more, making better use of resources and helping to tackle climate change....
To learn more visit: http://www.wrap.org.uk
