MASS SUPPORT FOR GREENING RADCLIFFE
Over 700 Radcliffe residents of all ages, representing around 20% of village households, attended the launch of Greening Radcliffe. Attendees crowded in to gather information on how best to reduce home energy use and cut utility bills, bring down clean water wastage,make the best of home insulation, compost and grow fruit and vegetables. The high [...]
COUNCIL LISTENS ON RECYCLING CENTRE OPENING HOURS
Nottinghamshire County Council has made the decision to keep its household waste recycling centres (HWRCs) open seven days a week and not to reduce their opening hours. This follows concerns raised by stakeholders and the public that proposals for either midweek closures of 12 of its 14 centres across the county, or reducing daily opening [...]
WISE RECYCLING AT GLAPTON
Glapton Primary School in Clifton has been recognised by Nottingham City Council for completing ‘Nottingham City Council’s Waste In School Education Project (WISE).’ The WISE project offers help and advice to schools on waste. Practical support is also provided through exciting activities on reducing, reusing, repairing, recycling of waste. The school have successfully completed pledges [...]
SCHOOL IS LOVING RECYCLING
Rushcliffe’s newest bin lorry has just taken to the roads and, to help push the recycling message, the vehicle feature designs from children at Rushcliffe-based Langar School. The school was asked to come up with a design for the side of the vehicle that would be colourful and bright and remind residents to recycle wherever [...]
SCHOOL IS LOVING RECYCLING
Rushcliffe’s newest bin lorry has just taken to the roads and, to help push the recycling message, the vehicle feature designs from children at Rushcliffe-based Langar School. The school was asked to come up with a design for the side of the vehicle that would be colourful and bright and remind residents to recycle wherever [...]
WISE RECYCLING AT WHITEGATE
Whitegate Primary School in Clifton has been recognised by Nottingham City Council for completing ‘Nottingham City Council’s Waste In School Education Project (WISE)’. The WISE project offers help and advice to schools on waste. Practical support is also provided through exciting activities on reducing, reusing, repairing, recycling of waste. The school have successfully completed pledges [...]
HERMITAGE ARE GOING GREEN
Youngsters at the Ruddington-based Hermitage Preschool have been going green to learn about recycling and the environment, all in support of the National Recycling Initiative. Never has emptying bins been so much fun. Encouraged to explore the everyday things that we thrown away, the youngsters have been creating individual recycling bins and building recycled models. [...]
RUSHCLIFFE YOUNGSTERS GIVEN COUNCIL APPRENTICE OPPORTUNITY
Two apprentices from Rushcliffe, Daniel Goswell (17) and Thomas Macinnes (16), recently joined Rushcliffe Borough Council as modern apprentices at the depot. Thomas and Daniel will be working towards an NVQ in environment and community recycling, and they will be involved in all aspects of the work carried out by the recycling2go team. In addition, [...]
BATTERY RECYCLING TRIALS IN SILVERDALE CLIFTON AND WILFORD
Residents across Clifton, Silverdale and Wilford can now recycle household batteries as part of a pilot initiative launched last month. Nottingham City Council has introducing battery recycling to help residents recycle more of their waste. They have supplied households with a small plastic bag to put their batteries in which they can then leave out [...]
NEW RECYCLING SITE
Rushcliffe Borough Council has a new recycling site at the sports pavilion on Gresham Park Road. The Wilford Lane area was not covered by a bring recycling facility, so the Council took the opportunity to have a secure site at Gresham. At the site residents can recycle: – Clear, green and brown glass, collected by [...]