Exciting new  job opportunity with RoWAN to encourage people in Inverness to recycle more and cut food waste.

Interested? - click here for more details. Closing date 8th July.

10 Mums from the Inverness Wombles mother and toddlers group joined cooking tutor, Maureen Cusick to get tips on how to reduce food waste, through hands on cooking demonstrations as well as activities and discussion.

The course was considered a big success by those who attended. Senimili said, ‘I’m going to try to plan menus more and check use by dates” and Karen added, ‘I’ll be freezing a lot more leftovers.’

Download this latest newsletter to find out how RoWAN can help staff in 'R U Up 4 It' schools over the coming term with some ideas that you might like to incorporate into classes or group work at your school.

Resource Efficient Scotland is a new Scottish Government-funded programme to help businesses and the public and third sectors save money by using resources more efficiently.

 It will provide advice and support on energy, water, waste and raw materials.

 It will replace existing Scottish Government support for businesses and the public sector provided by Carbon Trust, Energy Saving Trust and ZWS. Read more

3 local families recently rose to the “Love Food Hate Waste” challenge organised by RoWAN. Meeting over three Thursday evenings the purpose of the challenge was to help people reduce their food waste and thereby to save money. The sessions included hands on cooking demonstrations by cookery tutor, Maureen Cusick, as well as activities and discussion. Read more

RoWAN volunteers and staff help at Highland Council's Schools Litter Campaign (SCOPE)  Alness academy, Inverness Royal Academy, Dingwall, Millburn and Nairn Academies and Glenurquhar Read more

Download this latest newsletter to find out how RoWAN can help staff in 'R U Up 4 It' schools over the coming term with some ideas that you might like to incorporate into classes or group work at your school.

Since starting in April 2012, the 3 year Climate Challenge funded project has been working with 10 schools and their communities to help and support them to reduce their food waste. Read more

RoWAN is funded by Zero Waste Scotland to work with volunteers to deliver waste awareness advice to the general public. Over the last 6 months since April we’ve spoken to over 2000 people about how to cut waste. Working with a small but enthusiastic band of volunteers we have attended over 50 events. These have been throughout the Highlands from Thurso to Ullapool and Tain to Newtownmore, although with a greater focus on the larger towns of Inverness and Nairn.

By visiting schools, businesses and community groups we have been able to help people with practical advice on how to reduce food waste, make the most of recycling facilities or begin composting. We have had stalls at a diverse range of events such as the Caithness Show, Nairn Allotments Open Day, the Newtonmore Games, Tartan heart festival and the Highland and Moray Food and Drink Fair. We’ve also given talks and run workshops with a range of groups and talked to hundreds of school children.

Our highly valued volunteers enable us to spread the word further than would be possible otherwise. We have a strong commitment to keeping them informed through regular newsletters and training opportunities. One such training day was a visit to Munro’s near Evanton, where most of Highland’s blue bin recyclate goes to get sorted (mainly by hand) before being baled up and sent south. We were also shown their in-vessel composter where they process business food waste. It was an eye opener for all of us to see how the recyclate was handled and the volumes involved. We then visited Blythswood in Evanton to find out more about their work, before joining a pot luck picnic at the Loch na Moid Community Garden near Muir of Ord, which with Transition Black Isle, was hosting a Blasda event, celebrating local food. Read more