Cambridgeshire school signs up to the Skips for Schools programme
A primary school in Ely, Cambridgeshire has become one of the first schools to sign up to a new recycling challenge.
Lantern Community Primary School is taking part in the Skips for Schools Programme in a bid to promote the importance of recycling.
By taking part, schools are donated skips for a week which allows pupils, their families and staff to dispose of paper and metal-based recyclable waste correctly.
The skips will then be taken away, the contents recycled and then turned it into cash, with the school receiving a share of the money generated.
The challenge also involves a ‘design a skip’ art competition for children.
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Carmarthenshire residents use skip hire in electrical recycling effort
Residents in Carmarthenshire have recycled old hairdryers, kettles, vacuum cleaners and even a video camera in a new recycling effort.
People were encouraged to bring unwanted electrical items to two WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) events in the county.
In total, 626kg of old electricals were recycled, with the residents needing to use skip hire to dispose of all the waste.
Council recycling officer Karen Fulham said: “It is important we reduce and recycle as much of our waste as possible.
“Everyone knows you can recycle paper and tins, but few of us realise that old electrical items such as toasters and power tools can also be recycled.”
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Hand grenade found dumped; skip hire Warwickshire
Bomb disposal experts were called to a tip after shocked workers found a hand grenade dumped inside a skip, the find was discovered in Nuneaton after a local individual ordered skip hire Warwickshire.
The explosive find sparked an emergency evacuation at the public waste recycling centre in Tuttle Hill, Nuneaton.
The wartime device – which was presumed to be live – was among rubbish in skips at the site and police immediately evacuated and cordoned off the area to keep the public away.
Bomb disposal experts quickly arrived on the scene and made the weapon safe before removing it from the site.
The many weird and wonderful things we receive from the public at our waste recycling centres never cease to amaze us,” said county councillor Alan Cockburn. “As usual, it is down to the diligence of our staff who do their utmost to make sure that the items ultimately go to the most appropriate destination.”
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How do the new recycling targets affect skip hire Manchester?
The Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority (GMWDA) has set an ‘ambitious’ recycling target of 60% by 2025, with a particular focus on providing ‘quality materials for closed loop recycling’.
The Authority has previously outlined plans to reach a 50% recycling and composting rate by 2015, but they have now extended those targets further.
In the updated draft waste management strategy, which has been approved by the Authority, targets were also laid out for a 90% diversion rate of material from landfill by 2015 as well as a 50% reduction in household residual waste by 2025 – all of which could majorly change how skip hire Manchester is used.
Eight core policy objectives have been developed to help the city achieve the aims of the Authority’s ‘zero waste’ aim. They are set out across four key themes – saving resources, connecting with the community, protecting the environment, and supporting businesses.
Councillor Neil Swannick, chair of GMWDA, said: “To really achieve our aim of ‘zero waste’, we are working with businesses to help them think differently and we are urging manufacturers to make products using less materials, and products that can be more easily recycled. Generally, we need businesses to use less and recycle more; we will therefore support businesses to do that. These new initiatives will assist with this work and help to drive forward recycling rates and reduce the amount of waste sent to landfill.”
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Residents stuck with small bins – try skip hire Bristol?
Bristol City Council have told some residents within the area that they will be receiving smaller wheelie bins, while 1,400 other homes are allowed to keep their much larger wheelie bin.
Homes across the city with 240-litre black bins are being given 180-litre replacements as part of a rubbish collection overhaul, which is aimed at encouraging people to recycle rather than just throw their recyclable waste in the normal bins.
However, certain households in the city have been told they can keep their larger bin because they meet special criteria and are deemed to require more space for their rubbish. These include homes occupied by large families and houses converted into accommodation for large numbers of students.
Many people are unhappy with being given a small wheelie bin, so much so that they may even decide upon using skip hire Bristol to dispose of the excess waste that won’t fit into their new bins.
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Stoke-on-Trent council chasing mounting skips debt
Taxpayers owe Stoke-on-Trent City Council around £8.6 million after a continued failure to pay for a whole host of services over a 15 year period.
The authority have now set about trying to claim back the millions of pounds in minor debts from thousands of residents that live across the city.
Much of the money that is owed is down to the authority allowing its residents to use services with the option of settling the bill at a later date. This has forced the council to introduce new policies that force them to pay upfront “wherever possible”.
The hiring of skips is amongst the range of services that the debt covers, which also includes allotments, licensing fees and planning costs and waste collection from businesses.
The council has begun the process of selling off a package of rent, tax and other debts to a debt collection agency in a last-ditch attempt to reclaim them.
Terry Cope, chairman of Greenfields Residents’ Association, said: “It just shows the level of incompetence there has been. Considering they are making cuts all across the city, it’s no wonder people call us Joke-on-Trent.”
The council did not say who owed them the most money, though, it was revealed that the debts have piled up since Stoke-on-Trent gained unitary status in 1997.
Councillor Sarah Hill, cabinet member for finance, said: “It’s now about how we manage it from here on in. We have got to be much more savvy about what we expect of people.”
After changes in the policy, the council have said that collection rates for the debts are steadily improving.
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