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Cleaning Up?

WAIT - DON’T THROW IT OUT!
One person’s trash is another person’s treasure!
Keep our landfills from filling up.

Join Guildford Recycle for Free

FREE & OPEN TO ALL

Get rid of stuff you don’t need. Get stuff you do need.

Join here.

For other reuse and recycling sites see here.

 

Did you know?

If biofuel is used for car fuel the land needed to create just one tankful would feed an African for a year.

See our presentation on Biofuels here.

 

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Welcome to Guildford & Waverley Friends of the Earth!

  • Dunsfold Park

If you would like to know more about why Guildford and Waverley Friends of the Earth and Friends of the Earth England Wales and Northern Ireland supported the development for an exemplar eco-village at Dunsfold Aerodrome you can read our 8 page Briefing Note here and the statement made to the planning inquiry by Dr Hugh Ellis of national Friends of the Earth here.

 

Latest news Friends of the Earth's response to the decision by John Denham, Secretary of State for the Environment , to uphold his lnspector's decision to refuse Dunsfold Park's appeal for
an eco-village near Guildford here.

 

  • Cranleigh to Guildford railway line

Chris Meeks our transport campaigner and cycling expert and Kathy Smyth are supporting the local community at Cranleigh in its attempts to get support for the re-opening of the Guildford to Cranleigh railway line.  We are co--sponsoring an online petition with the Cranleigh Chamber of Commerce. Please sign it:

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/raillink4cranleigh/

 

  • Campaign Success

Local campaigner, Rob, has spurred Surrey County Council to adopt low power streetlamps in a project which will commence later this year. For more see the press cutting and Rob's comments.

 

Guildford & Waverley Friends of the Earth

takes action on local, national and international issues including climate change, corporate responsibility, planning, trade justice, and waste & recycling.

We aim to inform people about the environment, and inspire them to take action personally to protect it for future generations.

We hope you care enough to join us - new members from all walks of life are always welcome. We usually meet on the fourth Monday of the month in Guildford.

Who are we?

Peaceful campaigning and nationwide membership means Friends of the Earth is one of the country's most respected environmental groups, listened to by national and local government decision-makers.

Friends of the Earth puts forward positive solutions to environmental problems.

The Guildford & Waverley local group covers the towns of Guildford, Godalming, Farnham, Cranleigh, Milford and Haslemere, and surrounding areas.

Our campaigns