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THE COMMUNITY RECYCLING NETWORK WELCOMES MINISTER'S APPOINTMENT

The Community Recycling Network hopes that Elliot Morley MP will show the same level of commitment and knowledge of environmental issues, and waste in particular, as his predecessor Michael Meacher did, when he takes up the post of minister of state for the environment.

Mr Morley has previously worked with Waste Watch on waste issues.

Andy Moore, Co-ordinator of the Community Recycling Network, says: "I am very pleased to welcome Elliot Morley to an important post in DEFRA. I am very glad the Prime Minister has appointed someone who is not a complete waste rookie.

"On the resignation of Michael Meacher though, I have always felt he was a very good environment minister. While we have not always agreed with everything he said he has always demonstrated a sound knowledge of the issues and a commitment to the environment. I hope his knowledge of waste will not be lost and his voice will be often heard from the backbenches."

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Notes for editors: The Community Recycling Network is a national umbrella organisation for more than 300 community groups, co-operatives and not-for-profit businesses in the community waste sector. Its aim is to promote community-based recycling as the most effective way of tackling the UK's growing waste problem. Its members have achieved some of the highest recycling rates in the UK and offer separated kerbside recycling collections to 1.6 million households - seven per cent of the UK population.

The Community Recycling Network is based at Trelawny House, Surrey Street, Bristol, BS2 8PS, tel: (0117) 942 0142. The CRN website is www.crn.org.uk. For all media enquiries please contact: Andy Nelmes, CRN Press Officer, (0117) 908 0415 or 07949 626119, andyn@crn.org.uk