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Recyling

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  Changes to Recycling and Refuse Collections over the Festive Period

  Published: Sun, 28/12/2008 14:03

  Stockport residents whose recycling and refuse collection day falls on a Thursday and Friday need to be aware of various changes over the festive period. Recycling collection (ie: recycling box and paper sack, garden waste bin and blue wheelie bin) changes are as follows: Residents scheduled to have recycling collected on Thursday 25th December wil

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  "Recycle Now" Sparks Festive Campaign for Recycling Old Electricals

  Published: Fri, 12/12/2008 10:18

  With a quarter of us planning to buy electrical or electronic goods as presents this Christmas, many old items will be gathering dust in our cupboards and cluttering up our houses.

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  Contract awarded for Stockport's Wheelie Bins

  Published: Fri, 05/12/2008 10:16

  Stockport Council has selected the company who will help deliver its new recycling service. Over the next two years, the Council is making big improvements to the way it collects recycling and refuse across the borough. These improvements will see many households receiving wheelie bins for the first time. These bins will enable residents to recycle

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  New ECO Friendly Recycling and Refuse Collevtion Vehicles have Arrived in Stockport

  Published: Wed, 26/11/2008 19:44

  New recycling and refuse collection vehicles will soon be out on the roads helping Stockport Council deliver an even more efficient and environmentally friendly service.

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  Wheelie Bins are Coming to Stockport

  Published: Thu, 23/10/2008 10:54

  Stockport households are set to receive an improved recycling service next year with some properties receiving wheelie bins for the first time. Stockport Council is currently planning improvements to the way it collects recycling and refuse across the borough. These improvements are being made to make it even easier for residents to recycle.

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  Council Employee Shortlisted for Environmental Excellence Award

  Published: Wed, 22/10/2008 10:14

  One of Stockport Council's Environmental Services officers has been
  shortlisted as a finalist for an Environmental Excellence award from the
  Chartered Institute of Wastes Management (CIWM).

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  Compost Bins Special Offer

  Published: Mon, 20/10/2008 19:32

  Stockport Council continues to work in partnership with recycling organisation WRAP to promote the benefits of home composting. Since 2006 more home compost bins have been sold in the borough than any other part of Greater Manchester.

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  Borough Residents Boost Recycling Rates

  Published: Thu, 02/10/2008 12:29

  Thanks to 'green minded' borough residents Stockport has the highest
  recycling and composting rates in Greater Manchester. The annual report published by the Greater Manchester Waste Disposal
  Authority (GMWDA) for 2007/08 shows that Stockport Council is the best
  performing authority in the area.

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  Recycling Nodes make a difference

  Published: Thu, 31/07/2008 17:25

  State-of-the-art recycling containers called 'nodes' are helping to increase recycling rates in Stockport. The 'nodes' are made up of several interlocking bins which offer people living in hard-to-reach areas such as flats an easy way to recycle. They have been placed in a central location at Lancashire Hill

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  New study shows great potential for recycling school waste

  Published: Fri, 25/07/2008 12:56

  New research published yesterday by WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme) indicates that up to 78% of day-to-day waste - mainly food, paper and card - produced by schools in England could be easily recycled or composted. More than three-quarters of day-to-day waste produced by schools could be easily recycled or composted, saving local authorit

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• New research signals the way for household plastics to be recycled

  Published: Mon, 09/06/2008 15:33

  New research from WRAP reveals recycling household plastics can be cost-effective as well as environmentally friendly

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  Stockport Council wants you to 'recycle one more thing'

  Published: Mon, 26/05/2008 11:23

  Stockport residents are being encouraged to 'Recycle One More Thing' as part of a national campaign.

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• Stockport Council Supports Real Nappy Week

  Published: Tue, 15/04/2008 21:55

  Parents in Stockport are being urged to swap disposable nappies for more environmentally friendly cloth options as part of a special week starting on Monday 21st April

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  Stockport Council Launches Recycling Campaign To Provide Fruit Trees For Africa

  Published: Tue, 08/04/2008 16:28

  Stockport Council has pledged its support for a new recycling campaign which will also help provide fruit trees for Africa

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  Cheadle Hulme Partnership signs up to Climate Change

  Published: Thu, 03/04/2008 21:50

  Richard Watson asserts that Climate Change Events are here to stay in Cheadle Hulme and Councillor Stuart Bodsworth presents Stockport's Council's Big Time Push towards Recycling.

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  New Paper and Card Recycling Service

  Published: Wed, 02/04/2008 12:59

  From Monday 7th April, Stockport Council will begin to roll out new blue wheelie bins for collecting paper, cardboard, Tetra Pak cartons, phone books and envelopes.

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• WRAP - Carrier Bag Statement

  Published: Sun, 30/03/2008 22:54

  In February 2007, 21 of the UK's leading retailers reached an agreement with the UK Governments to reduce the environmental impact of carrier bags by 25 % by the end of 2008

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  Christmas Card Recycling Scheme is a Massive Success

  Published: Thu, 13/03/2008 20:09

  A bus load of Christmas cards were recycled during January, thanks to the efforts of Stockport schoolchildren.

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• Council Says a Big 'Thank You' to Residents For Recycling

  Published: Wed, 12/03/2008 20:38

  In January 2008, 1776 tonnes of glass, cans and paper was recycled in the borough, the equivalent to 1,800 family cars, enough to fill Merseyway shopping centre's car park twice!

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  Recycler the Rapping Robot returns to Stockport

  Published: Mon, 25/02/2008 13:33

  Recycler the robot has been brought to schools as part of the Recycle Now campaign in partnership with Stockport Council to teach kids about the three Rs - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.

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• EU needs waste prevention and recycling targets to tackle climate change

  Published: Fri, 15/02/2008 16:48

  Proposed binding minimum EU recycling targets of 50% for municipal waste by 2020 could save emissions equivalent to more than 89 million tonnes (mt) of CO2 per year.

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  Recycle Your Clothes at Oxfam and Get a £5 M&S Voucher

  Published: Mon, 04/02/2008 15:59

  It's estimated that we discard 1 million tonnes of clothing every year in the UK. A lot of it is good enough to be recycled or re-sold.

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• B&Q to Roll Out Multi-Trip Packaging Following WRAP Trials

  Published: Sat, 19/01/2008 16:01

  B&Q has announced that it is to roll-out multi-trip packaging for its kitchen worktops following initial trials with WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme) earlier this year

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  Top beer brands slim down

  Published: Thu, 10/01/2008 09:30

  Drinkers will be able to choose their top tipple and help tackle climate change at the same time, as five of the UK's top brewers have adopted lighter glass bottles.

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  Anna Ryder Richardson Launches annual campaign

  Published: Wed, 02/01/2008 22:02

  Anna Ryder Richardson has teamed up with Recycle Now, the national recycling campaign for England today (Thursday 3rd January 2008) to launch a new challenge

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• Help save the world... buy a toothbrush from Sainsbury's

  Published: Mon, 03/12/2007 16:22

  Everybody's doing it these days. Recycling, that is. But have you ever given a thought to what happens to the waste you chuck in your recycling box each week?

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• Stockport Council Recycling Initiative

  Published: Wed, 28/11/2007 00:24

  Stockport currently produces more than 168,000 tonnes of household rubbish every year. This is the equivalent weight of 22,523 double-decker buses. We are running out of space to

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• Tetra Pak and Stockport Council team up to recycle cartons.

  Published: Wed, 28/11/2007 00:23

  Stockport Council together with Tetra Pak Ltd are providing residents with the additional recycling banks, which allow people to recycle milk, juice, sauce and other liquid food

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  Cheadle, Cheadle Hulme, Gatley and Heald Green Household Waste Recycling Sites

  Published: Wed, 28/11/2007 00:22

  Picture by Ulbas Tallas aged 14 - Recycle Everything

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• Recycle and collection days phone number

  Published: Sat, 20/10/2007 17:54

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  Recycle your old Yellow Pages

  Published: Thu, 23/08/2007 13:02

  Now that the new directories are being distributed, look out for the recycling banks with bright Yellow Pages stickers on them at the following locations until 9th October

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• Recycling Update

  Published: Thu, 14/06/2007 00:11

  In the future Stockport council will be giving people 600 bin liners per year and fortnightly collections are not being considered.

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• World Environment Day 5th June

  Published: Mon, 04/06/2007 21:52

  Staff at Government Office North West (GONW) have become dedicated huggers - leading the way in being green. As part of an ongoing process to be more environment-friendly, every..

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  Recycle your phones for cash - Envirofone

  Published: Thu, 31/05/2007 02:00

  Envirofone is the UK's number 1 online mobile phone recycling web site that pays members of the general public cash for their old mobile phones.
  
  
  

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