Let’s Waste Less Volunteers encourage people in their local community to reduce the amount of waste they throw away; this could be via composting, food waste reduction, recycling more, reusing or repairing items or not generating the waste in the first place.

Anyone can be a Lets Waste Less Volunteer! You do not have to be an expert in waste prevention as you will receive training on all aspects of waste before the start of any activities, you just need plenty of enthusiasm!

You can specialise and concentrate on one area of waste reduction such composting, food waste, repairing or fashion waste, or you can advise on all aspects of waste reduction – it's up to you!

We would ideally like you to try to commit to around 30 hours a year but this includes all travel, training and preparation time, some of it could be time spent posting on social media or writing articles. Many of our volunteers continue their voluntary work long after they reach this target however this is not compulsory. You will be required to submit a log of the work done so that we can ensure a wide range of activities are being carried out across the county. 

You will need to commit to your initial training as well as occasional meetings and further training, some of this will be online and some in person. We’re able to offer training in a wide range of areas and if you would like to focus on something specific we can try to accommodate that. All travel and out of pocket expenses will be reimbursed to you.