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It appears this has been triggered by a UN target (SDG 12.3), to half global food waste by 2030. Our UK target for 2025 was to reduce food waste by 20% which we most likely achieved easily.

I'm not convinced that collecting food waste significantly reduces food waste although obviously recycling helps mitigate it, that shouldn't be the preferred solution.

Non-edible UK food waste (shells, kernels, skins, peelings, waste fat/oil, sprouts etc) is about 30% of our total food waste .

UK domestic food waste is roughly three times the amount of our other food waste (manufacturing, hospitality sector etc).

Since 2018 there have already been quite large reductions in UK domestic food waste.

The figure I haven't found is how much domestic food waste is already recycled domestically (composted, fed to creatures etc), I know people that collect food waste from friends etc to compost it.

I'd hope chemical tests will be performed on the composted food waste although I don't see how this can be performed, its not as easy as checking water purity. Some toxins (to humans and/or plants) don't break down easily when composting, this could be opportunistic for terrorists to cause widespread poisoning or crop destruction. It would be safer to collect the methane then landfill the rest, we already recycle our sewage into the food chain which has to be a disaster waiting to happen.

Update on finds. Ammo by the LB
A few rings on north Wales beeches
I was asked to go to an old charity well. I picked up a lot from that location lock keys that I left on the side so boats could pick up
A plough found on a football pitch. I picked up the handles it was on its side so very lucky when I could see. "Self shining blades" it's still I'm place. My most unexpected find was a tobacco tin with a hamster/or something and 9 pennys

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This illegal tipping area on the corner of Cleveland Street and Cavendish Street has started to be cleared. I have no idea who is paying for the clearance.

As I replied on the Parking Warden thread, they are issuing roughly 1000 PCNs per month, totalling about half a million pounds in 2023. Even though that is ridiculous, its not even touching the sides of the overall problem.

I don't like the way the council makes surrounding areas to pay-carparks no parking using the guise of road safety, at least one such road had no premises on it but had double yellow throughout. I strongly disagree with Birkenhead controlled zone, much of it is our business zone. Punishing people unnecessarily going to work doesn't gel with me. If every councillor went to council meetings and events by public transport at their own cost then I'd be more lenient but they aren't prepared to swallow their own medicine so shouldn't dish it out.

Totally agree on the Bebington Road Tesco, I hate driving in or out of that car park, people doing the weirdest of things because they are in a hurry.

No PCN's have been issued for Bebington Road between Jan 2022 and Mar 2024.

You can report parking problem areas to the Council https://my.wirral.gov.uk/service/Parking_problems but if its anything like Egremont Prom the wardens go at the wrong time of day so give as much detail as possible if you can.

that will be our traveller community.

Do you think it was a genuine and reasonable peace offering? What surety did he offer to show it was genuine? Would you agree to give away UK mainland soil to an invader who had already taken land away previously?

Putin didn't stop at Crimea, he carried on his advance a few years later.

The big elephant in the room is "What would NATO have done if Ukraine had already been a member?"

I agree, most nation leaders are war mongers but that is because we follow history and agree that us the people will be ruled by our lords, they in turn see their function as keeping the surfs subservient, there is no greater subservience than giving your life away to someone else's beckoning.

When we stop voting for rich people, we will probably stop our war mongering, in the mean time "tea breaks over, back on your heads!".

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The Cleveland arms in new ferry would be sure to assist, give Ann a call or pop in and see her.

I suspect not, if all three were owned by the same consortium then it would probably be to redevelop the whole block. However the Queens Royal was about to be refurbished to house the now defunct LIFE School which would appear to be a separate project, I have no idea if the LIFE School was going to own or lease the building.

If you want to know who owns them then it will cost you a total of £9 to get the three title deeds online.

Pollsters were near enough correct, however I get the feeling that more people than ever do not feel their vote was representative of what they wanted to say, eg Liz Truss very nearly retained her seat.

In reality, Labour did not perform very well with only gaining a 1.5% increase in the share of the vote.

I can see another call for proportional representation coming up, however that would just end up as successive hung parliaments which means a lot of policies will be a trade-off (noting a trade-off is not the same as a compromise). I would agree with proportional representation if there was not a party system, it is the party system that corrupts the view of the electorate

Farage yet again was undoubtedly the winner, he wanted to punish the Conservative Party and he has certainly achieved that. Its a sign of the times when acting is more important than politics, the main political parties don't want the populace to look to closely at the facts.

In five years the Tory's will likely get back in, that period isn't enough time for a Government to recover from the financial and social mess that has been left behind especially with some very costly commitments coming up. Starmer has choices (or combinations) of breaking promises on borrowing, more disastrous PFA type contracts or more forced austerity, no win whichever way.

I'm not too sure the Conservatives hierarchy wanted to win this election, they have bled the country dry which was about to catch up with them.

I am really not happy with major constitutional changes that have taken place without the population having a vote on them eg Wirral Council changing their electoral system. We need a proper constitution in this country.

Directories,

1911, 1938, Birkenhead Infectious Diseases Hospital.

1952, St James Hospital.

Cannot get phone calls or texts in or out. No lines at top of screen. everything else works OK Tried swapping SIm card into another phone with same result. So not a fault with card or phone. Don't want to have to reset in case I lose something. Any ideas?

In Summary:

Sunak
We have made a complete mess of everything so we are the experts to put it right.
We have written our own Labour Party manifesto and we will complain about the contents of that.
We haven't the foggiest where we are going to get the money from, we will carry on taking it from the more vulnerable.
Don't mention the almost non-existent NHS
Don't mention Tory Councils going bust.
I'll bully and lie my way through most of this, its usually good at getting the Eton vote.
Don't answer any questions, just keep on repeating anti-Labour rhetoric, it usually works.

Starmer
I've forgotten which Tory Councils are going bust - that should have been in my brief.
We can't say we have the answer to everything but we aren't going to copy what the Tories have done that has made the mess of everything.
We haven't mentioned the private partner-funding in our manifesto, or have we? Best not get to deep into this one.
I'll try and stand aloof from the Sunak verbals ..... nah, I can't help but answer back.
I daren't admit that state pensioners might pay a measly £2/yr tax in 2027/8 because Sunak will make it sound the £2M.
That noise in my left ear is putting me off, I can't think.
I can only remember the names of two female members in my team, I know there are more.

Presenter
If I survive this I'll get a promotion.
I presume the viewers want a punch up rather than a political debate.
I'll let Sunak carry on interrupting but to balance things I'll let Starmer have more time.
Wat is that annoying noise in my right ear?

Me
Tories record is of the demolition of everything in society and appear proud of it, Thatcherism/Truss Pt 2,
Sunak decided to make a lot of noise rather than talk politics.
Starmer failed to counter every argument fully despite Sunak leaving loads of open goals.
They should have sent the office cleaners along instead of these two.
I knew I shouldn't have bothered watching it.

Best laugh of the evening: Sunak getting question from a tory but Sunak obviously disappointing them with his answers, own goal!