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Changes introduced to Telford & Wrekin Council’s household recycling centres
Changes to Telford & Wrekin Council’s household recycling centres were introduced today.
3 Oct 2016
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Improved recycling service will see cardboard kerbside collections
Cardboard is to be collected at the kerbside again as part of an improved recycling service across the Shropshire Council area from October.
14 Apr 2016
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Recycling in Telford & Wrekin increases by 7%
Residents across Telford & Wrekin have increased the amount of recycling put out for collection by 7% since Veolia launched a new service in April.
6 Nov 2014
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Recycling collection trial to be expanded in Hanwood
A trial of a new recycling collection service in Hanwood which has seen the reintroduction of kerbside collections of cardboard, is to be extended and expanded.
30 Sept 2014
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Ludlow’s skip and recycling centre consultation goes into second round
Shropshire Council is to hold a second round of consultation as part of its proposals to close the Coder Road amenity skip and recycling centre in Ludlow.
14 Nov 2013
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Kerbside collection of plastic proves popular in Shropshire
The amount of plastic collected from the kerbside in the Shropshire Council area has risen by almost 25%, since the kerbside collection of plastic pots, tubs and trays alongside plastic bottles was introduced in October 2012.
17 Jun 2013
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Kitchen caddies to boost south Shropshire food recycling
Households in Bishop’s Castle, and the surrounding villages of Clun, Marton, Chirbury and Worthern, are to be provided with a kitchen caddy to encourage them to make full use of the area’s new food recycling service.
29 Apr 2013
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Shrewsbury residents join forces to slim their bins
The Rubbish diet challenge, Spring 2013 has got off to a flying start with 15 Shrewsbury households on Ashley St, Cherry Orchard, working together to slim their bins.
22 Mar 2013
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Shropshire recycling firm take on new staff member following contract wins
A leading recycling firm has gone from strength-to-strength following huge successes and contract wins, which has seen the recent appointment of a new member of staff.
18 Jan 2013
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Shropshire schoolpupils recycle thousands of electrical items
Hundreds of schoolpupils from more than a dozen Shropshire schools have recycled over 10.5 tonnes of electrical items, as part of a competition organised by Shropshire Council and Veolia Environmental Services, in partnership with Shrewsbury firm Arbitel Recycling.
11 Jan 2013
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Shropshire firm wastes no time in helping charity cardboard collection
A Shropshire waste management firm has lent a helping hand to a community project that aims to raise money for charity by recycling cardboard left-over from Christmas.
10 Jan 2013
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Success for Shropshire community cardboard collection
More than 1000 Shropshire people took their cardboard to Cardboard Christmas collection points on Saturday as part of a community recycling scheme.
7 Jan 2013
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Shrewsbury cardboard collection to help local charities
A community cardboard recycling initiative is taking place for the second time in Shrewsbury on Saturday.
3 Jan 2013
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Shropshire schools compete to collect waste electrical equipment
Over 20 schools and 3,000 pupils across Shropshire are taking part in a competition to collect the most waste electrical and electronic equipment.
19 Oct 2012
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New shropshire materials recycling facility creates new jobs
An investment of £1.5 million in a Materials Recycling Facility at Tudor Griffiths Group’s Wood Lane facility in Ellesmere, Shropshire, will recycle 90 percent of waste materials brought in to the site and vastly reduce the amount of waste sent to landfill.
19 Jun 2012
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Telford & Wrekin Council seek new waste service contractor
Telford & Wrekin Council will next week be asked to back plans for a new waste service contract which will see a new a waste transfer station built in the borough.
24 May 2012
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Newport recycling centre closes as council looks to save cash
Newport’s Community Recycling Centre has closed and others in the borough of Telford & Wrekin will open for less hours from today.
16 Apr 2012
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Newport recycling centre to close
Newport’s Community Recycling Centre is to close and others in the borough of Telford & Wrekin will open for less hours from Monday 16 April.
26 Mar 2012
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Cardboard collection trial takes place in Whittington
A new trial to collect cardboard for recycling from the kerbside will start in Whittington from the end of this month.
19 Jan 2012
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Oswestry town centre residents get new recycling service
Residents in Oswestry town centre who do not currently receive a recycling service will soon be able to recycle their paper, glass, cans, plastic bottles and light card from the kerbside, thanks to a new service being introduced from Friday 20 January 2012.
12 Jan 2012
