Recycling News
1st March 2010
30th November 2009
Warwick District Council Recycling Collection Data on GreenBoxDay
16th November 2009
Shropshire's Recycling Rate rises to 47.57 percent.
13th October 2009
UK Waste Summit told there is still work to do
10th September 2009
29th July 2009
Private firm starts emptying Edinburgh bins
25th June 2009
Plastics recycling collections coming soon to Shropshire
16th June 2009
Recycling News Archive
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| Getting into home composting. (01/03/2010) |
| With the warmer weather arriving, now is a great time to start thinking about getting into composting your own household and garden waste. Fewer things are better for your plants and the environment thanks your own homemade garden compost and by following a few simple rules you can be well... Read Article |
| Warwick District Council Recycling Collection Data on GreenBoxDay (30/11/2009) |
| We are delighted to announce that the collection data for the Warwick District Council area is now available on the GreenBoxDay system. Warwick District Council operates a fortnightly recycling collection using red boxes and bags for paper, glass, cans, card/cardboard, plastic bottles and ... Read Article |
| Shropshire's Recycling Rate rises to 47.57 percent. (16/11/2009) |
| Shropshire Council have reported that their residents recycled or composted 47.57% of their household waste in the year April 2008 to March 2009, against 43.5% in the previous year. This compares with the UK average for England was 37.6 per cent. Within the Shropshire Council area, the ... Read Article |
| UK Waste Summit told there is still work to do (13/10/2009) |
| At a 'waste summit' in London, Mr Benn will tell council leaders they have done well to step up recycling from 8% to 37% in the past decade, but that another 'big step' is required. Environment Secretary, Hilary Benn, says it is time for a radical rethink: 'We can't keep producing larg... Read Article |
| How Do You Squash Yours? (10/09/2009) |
| Carton maker, Tetra Pak has launched a competition entitled 'How do you squash yours?' which challenges residents to come up with the most original, but safe, way to squash their empty cartons, film it and post their clips online at ... Read Article |
| Private firm starts emptying Edinburgh bins (29/07/2009) |
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| Plastics recycling collections coming soon to Shropshire (25/06/2009) |
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| GreenBoxDay now on Facebook. (16/06/2009) |
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| Shropshire Residents are Recycling More Rubbish (01/06/2009) |
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| Powys Council Stages Recycling and Refuse Roadshows (27/05/2009) |
| A series of roadshows are being organised by Powys Council to inform residents about the new weekly food and recycling services to be introduced in 2010. The overhaul of the county's refuse service is part of a major initiative it is hoped will reduce the amount of rubbish consigned to ... Read Article |
| Wales targets 70% recycling by 2025 (29/04/2009) |
| Tough new waste recycling targets are being proposed from 2025 for welsh homes and businesses. Wales' average for recycling is around 36% at the moment, with figures from the end of 2008 showing the amount of domestic waste falling from 2007. The Welsh Assembly's strategy would have at ... Read Article |
| Cannock Chase District Council Data Released (06/04/2009) |
| GreenBoxDay are delighted to announce that the collection data for Cannock Chase District Council is now live on the system as a result of Cannock Chase Council teaming up with GreenBoxDay.co.uk to offer the free email service. By registering their details on the website, residents can ... Read Article |
| Landfill Tax Will Cost English Homes £30 this Year (18/03/2009) |
| English local authorities say throwing rubbish in landfill sites will cost the average household £30 this year. They say the imposed taxes on councils for using landfill, aimed at encouraging more recycling, should be put back into recycling facilities. From April 2009, local councils w... Read Article |
| Tesco cuts ClubCard points for recycling (10/03/2009) |
| Tesco has stopped giving Clubcard points for materials such as glass and plastic collected by its recycling machines after 'misuse' of their system. Tesco said people were cutting up items such as plastic bottles in order to get more green ClubCard points for recycling Previously mos... Read Article |
| Pay recycling costs, supermarkets told (17/02/2009) |
| Supermarkets in the UK produce too much packaging, almost 40% of which is not recyclable, local councils say. The Local Government Association (LGA) argues supermarkets should pay towards the cost of collection of their packaging as an incentive to cut back. A survey of 29 common gr... Read Article |
| Recycling rates in Scotland are on the rise (14/02/2009) |
| The recycling rate in Scotland has continued to rise according to figures from SEPA, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency for the year to September 2008. The recycling and composting rate rose to 32.9% while the rate for the Q2 of 2008/09 (July to Sept) went up to 36.3%. Scott... Read Article |
| Garden Waste Collections Resume in Telford & Wrekin (12/01/2009) |
| Residents wanting to recycle their garden waste can put their green wheelie bins out again when Telford & Wrekin Council resumes collections this week. The garden waste collections of the green wheelie bin were temporarily suspended over the Christmas and New Year period while the h... Read Article |
| Telford & Wrekin Recycling & Refuse Collection Data Released (01/12/2008) |
| We are delighted to announce that the recycling and refuse collection data for Telford & Wrekin Council has now been released. Residents can now register to receive free weekly email reminders which inform them which bins and boxes to put out and when. Users simply need to supply th... Read Article |
| Approval for £15m recycling plant (27/11/2008) |
| A £15m waste recycling plant which could create 32 jobs in Cheshire has been given the go-ahead by Flintshire Council. It will use a heat treatment system to process up to 160,000 tonnes of domestic and commercial waste annually. Flintshire Council approved the plans after being ... Read Article |
| Call to recycle food waste separately (22/11/2008) |
| All households in England and Wales should be required to put food scraps in a separate bin to reduce landfill, says the Local Government Association. Figures obtained by the Daily Telegraph showed 113 councils, out of the 434 in the UK who dispose of rubbish, already collect food waste se... Read Article |
Recycling Tips
Re-use items when you have finished with them, like envelopes or turning household waste into compost for the garden.
Did You Know?
The number of disposable nappies thrown into British bins for each baby weighs the same as a family car.