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November 2009

Changes to your refuse and recycling collection over the festive season!

Whilst you're enjoying yourself over Christmas and New Year, don't forget that your refuse and recycling collection dates may change over the festive period.

Your Normal Collection Day  -----  Your Revised Collection Day
Friday 25th December 2009    -----   Monday 28th December 2009
Friday 1st January 2010       -----   Saturday 2nd January 2010

Normal collections resume on Tuesday 5th January 2010

Collections will be unchanged between
 Tuesday 29th December and Thursday 31st December 2009

Remember to recycle all the paper, cans, bottles, plastic and cardboard from your festive celebrations!

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The collection of real Christmas Trees will take place on Saturday 9th January 2010.

Please leave your tree out for collection on this date by 7am in the same place as you would normally leave your wheelie bin for collection.

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October 2009 

Thanks to your Green Fingers!

Almost an astonishing 6000 tonnes of garden waste has been collected throughout the garden waste collection scheme this year, nearly 900 tonnes more than last year.

Many thanks to all our residents who take part in the garden waste scheme.

Collections have now ceased for the winter months.  The scheme will start again in early Spring where properties with a garden will be delivered a roll of garden waste bags.

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September 2009

Back to school!

It's wasn't just the start of the new school year but the start of a new school recycling scheme too!

From September schools across the borough now have the opportunity to recycle their plastic and cardboard along with their paper and cans.

This is great initiative to encourage pupils to get involved in recycling, they can sort materials into the correct containers and get it collected for recycling, thus helping the environment and the planet.

Is your school part of it?  If not please contact us.  

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August 2009

You saw us where?!

August saw a busy time for the Recycling Promotions Team, here are just a few of the places they visited:

Britain in Bloom - Ropner Park and Stockton High Street
The Willows Community Centre - Fun Day
Tristar Annual Event - Preston Park
Stockton Summer Show - Preston Park

Here's Freda helping the Recycling Promotions Team encourage recycling!

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July 2009

Going for Green!

Residents are showing their commitment, with almost 4000 tonnes of green waste being collected since the scheme started in April!

A big thank you to our keen green recyclers out there, keep up the good work.  If you need extra green waste sacks they are available from the Environment Centre - £2 for a roll of 26.

Take a bit back! - Remember soil improver is available at the Haverton Hill Recycling Centre from the 1st-7th of every month.  The soil improver is made from all the green waste we collect in the borough, composted down and provided back to the residents free of charge. 

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June 2009

Recycle Week Success 2009

Recycle Week was really successful! The Recycling Promotions Team had a very busy week giving out 100's of new recycling bags and boxes, meeting 100's of children at different schools and talking to 100's of residents!!

Recycle Week also saw our mascot Freda the Frog hopping about meeting and greeting youngsters who were keen to be green.

Let's hope next year is as successful, see you there!

Here's Freda with Daisy Bear at The Daisy Chain, as part of Recycle Week we donated a composter to help the children at the centre be green in their new gardens.

 

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May 2009

 

National Recycle Week - 22nd - 28th June 2009

It's easy to get involved this Recycle Week.  We can all help by doing anything from re-using our carrier bags to recycling old electrical items - remembering to put as much of our recycling out, reducing our food waste and home composting of course! However you choose to waste less, it's easy, it helps the environment and you might even save money in the process.

Make your recycling pledge here.

Do you need advice about recycling? Do you need a new box or bag?  The Recycling Promotions Team will be in the following locations during Recycle Week:

• Monday 22nd June - Billingham Market 9:30am - 4:00pm
• Wednesday 24th June - Stockton Market 9:30am - 4:00pm
• Thursday 25th June - Thornaby Market 9:30am - 2:30pm
• Friday 26th June - Redhill Children's Centre, Roseworth - 11:30am - 3:00pm
• Saturday 27th June - Thorpe Thewles Summer Fate - 12:00pm - 4:00pm  

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April 2009

Compost Awareness Week

Compost Awareness Week saw some successful campaigning from our Environmental Education Team, tripling our usual sales of composters!

An excellent drumming session, attended by the Mayor, let the children from Fairfield Primary School show their rhythm, using composters as drums and recycled materials as shakers!

A home composting advisor was on hand to answer any questions from residents about composting, who will also be available at the Greener Living Roadshow - 7th June 2009.  Low cost composters will also be available to buy at the event and are available all year round from the Environment Centre

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March 2009

A wheelie great response!

An amazing 115 bikes were collected throughout the 'Recycle Your Cycle' week 2nd - 7th March.

A big thank you to all the people who donated a bike and to the schools involved.

The collected bikes were taken to FRADE where a team of volunteers will work on the bikes, bringing as many as possible back to a roadworthy condition.
 
Due to the huge success further Recycle Your Cycle weeks are going to be planned for later in the year, keep visiting the website for more information or if you would like your venue to be part of the next 'Recycle Your Cycle', please complete the contact us form.

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February 2009

What Fine Figures!

Over the last year, residents have recycled over 14,100 tonnes of materials.

That's 4200 tonnes of paper, 400 tonnes of tins/cans, 2570 tonnes of glass, 425 tonnes of plastic and cardboard and 6500 tonnes of garden waste.

A big thank you to all our residents who are participating in the kerbside recycling scheme, well done, keep up the good work!

Not on the plastic and cardboard scheme yet? Click here to find out when collections start in your area.

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January 2009

Wow, Wow, Wow - Plastic Fantastic!

We want to say a great big 'Thank You!'  You have recycled over 100 bin wagons full of plastic and cardboard (an amazing 300 tonnes!) since we introduced the new scheme for over 30,000 homes in October 2008.

And an increase in the amount that you are recycling is not the only good news - we have also seen a big reduction in side waste that has been placed out for collection, making our streets cleaner and greener.  Good news all round!

Plastic and cardboard is collected each fortnight on the same day as your blue box and bag collections.  All recycling should be placed out on the kerbside before 7am for collection.

Another 30,000 homes will be given the opportunity to take part in the scheme during April 2009.  To find out if your home will be included in the next phase, or to get a reminder about when your recycling is collected, take a look at our helpful property search facility.

Keep up the great work! 

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December 2008

ROLLS ROYCE WASTE & RECYCLING COLLECTION SERVICE

Early this year, we carried out a review of our waste and recycling services and asked our residents for their views and opinions. With over 3,000 responses it was clear that talking rubbish was important to our residents!

Under our brand new campaign, Stockton's Waste and Recycling Revolution, residents can look forward to some exciting changes and overall one of the best waste collection services in the Country.

Overwhelmingly our residents have told us that they wanted to keep a weekly refuse collection service and that is just what we have done! Stockton Council will continue its weekly refuse collection service as well as providing fortnightly recycling kerbside collections.

Find out more
Nothing on the side!
One Bin, Once a Week
Plastic and Cardboard

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