Charity Matters September 2007 ISSUE 5

DOORSTEP COLLECTIONS UNDERMINED
Trust in charity doorstep collections of clothes is being undermined by bogus charity collectors and commercial collectors….

THE COUNCIL WASTE CON
Local authorities are ripping off charities by having their waste falsely classified as “commercial” and then charging them hundreds of millions of pounds to have it….

A GOOD EXAMPLE?
Nearly 60 per cent of TV viewers have claimed they now trust the BBC less than they used to, according to an opinion poll by The Guardian….

SLEEP WELL, PLANT A TREE
A charity has warned that tree-planting to offset carbon – a popular choice for those not wishing to change their ways and wanting to buy their way out – is like drinking water….