The Riverside Centre is to host an information evening which will look at the links between waste, recycling and Climate Change. The Island is one of the top local authorities for domestic waste recycling. Shortly a new Gasification plant will come on stream which will convert combustible material from households and businesses into energy for some 2000 homes.
However, The Footprint Trust points out that the majority of households have not joined the kerbside recycling scheme and that a high proportion of businesses are not recycling or reducing their waste.
The event is one of a series, which have been organised by the local Action on Climate Change group in conjunction with the Footprint Trust. The date for the next event is Saturday 3rd May at 7pm at the Riverside Centre.
“Recycling reduces energy demand in production and thus reduces greenhouse gases. Reducing the amount of packaging used reduces waste and energy consumption.”
“We hope that those attending will pick up some useful information about the challenges of recycling. We also hope to challenge the myth that things being biodegradable are best”
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If you do not have a green bin for vegetable waste or a black bin for your fortnightly Kerbside Recycling collection you can order one here.
Put fruit and vegetable peelings; tea bags and coffee grounds; egg shells; left over cooked and uncooked food into your green bin which is collected every week with the normal rubbish.
Put newspapers and stapled magazines; glass bottles and jars; textiles; glass and paper into your black bin which is collected fortnightly.
Find out which week your glass and paper is collected, click on the name of your town and it will tell you which week to put you black bin out.
Don’t forget if you have items you no longer need, give them away on IWFreecycle, you can also take items that are offered and ask for things that you need.
More about the gasification plant on the Island Waste website.
Great title! Loved it! I love recycling aggressively. My favorite hobby is collecting recyclable litter in parking lots.