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Local campaign groups have difficulties in gaining access to the experts and knowledge they often need to fight a successful campaign. However, we hope we’ve also shown that within any community there is a lot of local expertise that can be tapped. Coupled with the use of the Internet, this can often be enough to fight a successful campaign.

The brief guidelines below are for those just starting out on the road to a cleaner local environment. Any suggestions for other names, groups or contacts would be most welcome.

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People and Organisations

Friends of the Earth (FoE),
26-28 Underwood Street, London, N1 7JQ;
Phone: 020 7490 1555; Fax: 020 7490 0881;
Email: info@foe.co.uk; Web: www.foe.co.uk
The national contact for toxic campaigns is Mike Childs. FoE publishes many useful guides on landfill, incinerators, cement kilns, contaminated land and many other issues. In addition, there is a network of FoE local groups and some have members who have been active in the campaigns reported in DIRT.

Greenpeace
Canonbury Villas, London, N1 2PN;
Phone: 020 7865 8100;
Fax: 020 7865 8200;
Email: info@uk.greenpeace.org;
Web: www.greenpeace.org.uk
A national organization with a campaign against incinerators (contact: Mark Strutt, Toxics Campaigner). Produces very good information on incinerator hazards and dioxins. Can sometimes supply speakers for meetings, in addition to the occasional scaling of incinerator chimneys!

Communities Against Toxics (CAT)
PO Box 29, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire,
CH66 3TX; Phone/Fax: 0151 339 5473;
Email: ralp.ryder@communities-
against-toxics.org.uk;
www.communities-against-toxics. org.uk
Founded in 1994 by the indomitable Ralph Ryder, CAT and it’s very informative magazine ToxCat have been providing unique, vital and essential information for years to communities fighting pollution.

Dr Vyvyan Howard/Viv Mountford
Department of Toxico-Pathology Research Group,
The Sherrington Buildings, Ashton Street, University of Liverpool,
L69 3GE; Phone: 0151 794 7833;
Fax: 0151 794 5517;
Email: c.v. howard@liv.ac.uk or vivmount@liverpool.ac.uk
In the past few years Dr Vyvyan Howard has appeared for local communities up and down the countries – at public enquiries, public meetings, meeting local doctors and so on.
Viv Mountford provides sound advice and very good information sheets to local communities.

Alan Watson, Public Interest Consultants
Oakleigh, Wernffrwd, Gower, Swansea, SA4 3TY;
Phone: 01792 851599; Fax: 01792 850056; Email: alanwatson@gn.apc.org
Alan Watson has given evidence at many Public Enquiries over incinerators, cement kilns and landfills in the past few years for local communities. His in-depth knowledge of the subjects is amazing.

Zero Waste Alliance UK Secretary
Joelle van Tinteren, 82 Court Farm Road,
Newhaven East Sussex, BN9 9DY;
Phone: 01273 516807;
Email: ZeroWasteUK@supanet.com
An important group, often formed from anti-incinerator and landfill groups. Good contacts.

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Local campaign groups have difficulties in gaining access to the experts and knowledge they often need to fight a successful campaign. However, we hope we’ve also shown that within any community there is a lot of local expertise that can be tapped. Coupled with the use of the Internet, this can often be enough to fight a successful campaign. The brief guidelines below are for those just starting out on the road to a cleaner local environment. Any suggestions for other names, groups or contacts would be most welcome.	1 People and Organisations Friends of the Earth (FoE), 26-28 Underwood Street, London, N1 7JQ; Phone: 020 7490 1555; Fax: 020 7490 0881; Email: info@foe.co.uk; Web: www.foe.co.uk The national contact for toxic campaigns is Mike Childs. FoE publishes many useful guides on landfill, incinerators, cement kilns, contaminated land and many other issues. In addition, there is a network of FoE local groups and some have members who have been active in the campaigns reported in DIRT. Greenpeace Canonbury Villas, London, N1 2PN; Phone: 020 7865 8100; Fax: 020 7865 8200; Email: info@uk.greenpeace.org; Web: www.greenpeace.org.uk A national organization with a campaign against incinerators (contact: Mark Strutt, Toxics Campaigner). Produces very good information on incinerator hazards and dioxins. Can sometimes supply speakers for meetings, in addition to the occasional scaling of incinerator chimneys! Communities Against Toxics (CAT) PO Box 29, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, CH66 3TX; Phone/Fax: 0151 339 5473; Email: ralp.ryder@communities- against-toxics.org.uk; www.communities-against-toxics. org.uk Founded in 1994 by the indomitable Ralph Ryder, CAT and it’s very informative magazine ToxCat have been providing unique, vital and essential information for years to communities fighting pollution. Dr Vyvyan Howard/Viv Mountford Department of Toxico-Pathology Research Group, The Sherrington Buildings, Ashton Street, University of Liverpool, L69 3GE; Phone: 0151 794 7833; Fax: 0151 794 5517; Email: c.v. howard@liv.ac.uk or vivmount@liverpool.ac.uk In the past few years Dr Vyvyan Howard has appeared for local communities up and down the countries – at public enquiries, public meetings, meeting local doctors and so on. Viv Mountford provides sound advice and very good information sheets to local communities. Alan Watson, Public Interest Consultants Oakleigh, Wernffrwd, Gower, Swansea, SA4 3TY; Phone: 01792 851599; Fax: 01792 850056; Email: alanwatson@gn.apc.org Alan Watson has given evidence at many Public Enquiries over incinerators, cement kilns and landfills in the past few years for local communities. His in-depth knowledge of the subjects is amazing. Zero Waste Alliance UK Secretary Joelle van Tinteren, 82 Court Farm Road, Newhaven East Sussex, BN9 9DY; Phone: 01273 516807; Email: ZeroWasteUK@supanet.com An important group, often formed from anti-incinerator and landfill groups. Good contacts.	2 Publications EA Protecting the public from waste
		2 Publications EA Protecting the public from waste