Re: Recycling in Windsor - From 2005
I don't use the little food recycling caddy that the RBWx thoughtfully provided some time back because I put all my vegetable food waste into my wormery. I can tell you the worms are very happy...
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Published Monday 16 November 2015Royal Borough signs new contract to dispose of rubbishA contract which will see the end of residents’ waste going to landfill has been agreed by the council.Waste not...
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I note that Concord, Mass., USA has successfully banned the sale of individual plastic bottles of water. So far so good, as far as it goes, which is not very far, but no self-respecting individual...
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I note that a new coffee shop has opened in Windsor.According to a recent TV programme researched Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, the cups that coffee shops are happy to let customers believe are...
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There is another new one opened down St Leonards Road quite near the fishmongers so that is two new ones in such a short time. As a non coffee drinker and very very infrequent user of such...
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To its credit, Waitrose offers very cheap reuseable coffee cups (the drawback being you have to carry it around with you!). At St Leonard's Road (Village?) there are now FOUR places to buy coffee...
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A letter in today's Advertiser from a Maidenhead resident about the Hugh F-W programme on us all being conned about coffee cups being recyclable, so this topic has certainly struck a chord.
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Stuff you don't need? Freegle it!Don’t throw it away – give it away on Freegle! You might not need that old sofa or wheelbarrow any more – but there might be someone just round the corner who does. Or...
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Get £5 Boots vouchers with GreenredeemRBWM Press Release Thursday 8 September 2016Residents are being encouraged to recycle more during National Recycle Week, which runs until Sunday 18 September. The...
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I live in a block flats and with a turnover of residents in rented flats and to get adherence to current requirements for recycling (a moving target as rules change so fast) in our large communal bins...
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Interesting!There is a whole host of anomalies in the recycling industry, many of which have been touched on in earlier posts. You are absolutely right that you need a degree in plastics chemistry to...
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Just in case you are interested in the farce that is recycling in Bristol, take a look at this page!Here is an example:paper and envelopes: not brown, brown paper goes with your cardboardOf course it...
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I've looked on the recyclenow website - it would seem that RBWM can pretty much recycle anything... For example it says food trays in the 'plastic' section. To me that means the plastic trays that you...
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Thanks for the link to the Recycling guide, very helpful
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Back in 2005 the RBWM wrote:The Government has made a commitment to tackling the problems caused by the ways in which we manage our waste.As a consequence all local authorities have been set a...
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Residents have increased the amount of food waste that gets recycled by almost half since JanuaryAn extra 500 tonnes of food waste has been collected so far this year which is sent off to be turned...
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From The Windsor Express of 8 July 1988 ‘New wheeled bins are good news’ – claim Borough councillor Harry Parker has urged residents to take a positive attitude to the new wheeled bin system being...
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It is an interesting point about leaving the bins out overnight. Obviously they are an obstruction when left on the pavement, especially to those with less than perfect sight, or mothers with buggies...
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