If you have a real Christmas tree there are a number of ways you can recycle it now the festivities are over: If you have subscribed to the garden waste service, you can put your real Christmas tree in your green bin for kerbside collection on your collection day. Please cut the tree into manageable pieces and make sure the
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South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) has revealed that it is to start collecting “unwanted” green bins in a rolling programme that begins in December. The move follows the introduction of an opt-in annual charge for its bin-based garden waste collection service from 31st March 2014 and is aimed at households who have chosen not to pay. An “ad hoc” collection service using paper sacks
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Households in South Gloucestershire are being urged to get set for new waste collection days being introduced from Monday 2nd June. Calendar ‘hangers’ with details of the new dates will be placed on black bins between 12th and 23rd May. The changes will see a new fortnightly schedule introduced for all households, with black and green bins collected in one
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South Gloucestershire residents are being encouraged to consider their options for garden waste disposal ahead of service changes being introduced this spring. From 31st March, South Gloucestershire Council’s green bin service moves to a subscription-only basis and residents who wish to continue to receive the service after this date can subscribe now via the council’s website. The optional service costs
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South Gloucestershire residents are set to have even more opportunities to recycle their household waste, following a majority decision by councillors last night (Tuesday 10th September), but they will have to start paying for the collection of garden waste. Plans to include mixed plastics, drinks cartons and small electrical items within kerbside recycling services from next year were approved by
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Food waste collected in South Gloucestershire is set to be converted into valuable renewable energy and organic fertiliser at a single location, thanks to new recycling arrangements introduced this month. All food waste collected from local residents is now being sent to a specialist anaerobic digestion plant in Oxfordshire where it will be broken down by bacteria into useful gases
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South Gloucestershire’s SORT IT! Centres have accepted 160 tonnes of bulky rigid plastic items for recycling since the beginning of August 2011, when the new service was introduced. Cllr James Hunt, executive member for communities said: “We’ve had an amazing response from the public who have taken care to separate their rigid plastic items and place them into the correct
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South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) is now making it even easier for people to recycle their cardboard waste by providing local residents with a free bag. The reusable recycling bags for cardboard have been delivered to local libraries, leisure centres and a wide range of local community outlets, from where they are now available for residents to collect. Executive Member for
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A group of councillors in South Gloucestershire is claiming that the local Council is missing out on recycling a large amount of plastic. South Gloucestershire Council recently introduced collection of plastic bottles from residents’ doorsteps as part of a new recycling programme. The authority has subsequently withdrawn plastic recycling banks from a number of locations across the area claiming that
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New recycling services are well underway in South Gloucestershire and many residents have been recycling their food waste and plastic bottles from the kerbside, says South Gloucestershire Council. The additional services, which are being funded from within the council’s existing waste management budget, allow residents to recycle more, helping to divert more rubbish from landfill and saving money and energy
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