Veolia continues Nottinghamshire orchard scheme
Veolia is aiming to increase participation in its scheme with Nottinghamshire county council to help local schools grow orchards.
This initiative is aimed at “empowering local students and foster a deeper connection with the environment”.
In 2022 Veolia with their charity partner Groundwork delivered 35 trees to seven schools across the county and this year they want to increase this number.
Councillor Neil Clarke MBE, cabinet member for transport and environment at Nottinghamshire county council said: “We’re delighted to be running this campaign in Nottinghamshire once again and are sure that our schools will appreciate having the chance to improve their outdoor spaces by planting fruit trees.
“Planting fruit trees provides local school children with the chance to get their hands dirty while learning at the same time. Not only does it help to increase their understanding of where their food comes from, it also helps to support the fight against climate change.”
Sandwell refuse workers continue strike action
Refuse workers in Sandwell employed by Serco are continuing strike action this week in a dispute over pay.
On 2 June, the workers represented by the GMB Union announced the strike action, which covers those working on street cleansing, waste collections, HWRCs sites and the transfer station.
The GMB said it is taking the action after Serco “refused to raise wages in line with inflation”.
The action is expected to continue on the 7th, 8th ,12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th June.
Sandwell has said it will be prioritising general waste collections and have advised residents who have not had general waste collected to leave bins out until they have been emptied. “This will be done as soon as possible,” they said.
(🧵) There will be temporary changes to bin collections next week due to industrial action being undertaken by some employees at Serco, our waste collection provider. pic.twitter.com/uQok3wQbyY
— Sandwell Council (@sandwellcouncil) June 2, 2023
BMRA Encourages people to recycle more metal for World Environment Day
The British Metals Recycling Association (BMRA) marked World Environment Day on 5 June by urging consumers to consider using and recycling more metals.
The BMRA said that by moving towards metal, plastic waste can be combated as metals are 100% recyclable and can be recycled indefinitely.
James Kelly, chief executive of BMRA said: “Due to metals’ 100% recyclability, we are using World Environment Day to remind people why they should recycle their metal.”
An aluminium can for example can be fully recycled and back on the shelves within 60 days.
As part of this awareness drive, the BWRA has released a 10-reason list for why consumers should recycle more metal. This can be found on their website here.
Newport council to launch its new three-weekly bin collection from 19th June.
Newport city council will launch its new three-weekly bin collection from 19 June.
Under the system, household and garden waste bins will be collected every three weeks instead of every two. This move is to help the council met their recycling targets set by the Welsh government.
The council recorded a 67% recycling rate in 2022, and needs to move to 70% by 2024/25 to avoid a fine .
The council said 12,100 households from across the city will be included in the first rollout of this new schedule and residents will receive notice if they have been selected to participate from 5th June by mail.
Further information about rollouts to the rest of the city will be released later in the year.
Newport city council operates an in-house service for all waste collection services except recycling. Recycling is subcontracted to Wastesavers, a local social enterprise and charity.
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