Tag archives for recycling
Recycling Batteries and Soft Plastics
Incorrect disposal of household batteries is blamed for a spate of recent fires at local waste sites. There have been nine fires at such sites in the county so far…
Cibus Waste from Food to Fuel
By Dave Young Around 10 million tonnes of waste food is thrown away in the UK every year, much of it going to landfill and thereby creating environmentally harmful greenhouse…
Waste, Potholes And Footpaths
For Councillor Dowling, It’s All Good News Without a trace of irony East Sussex County Council has heralded a huge spike in its collection of post-Christmas household waste as a…
A Load Of Rubbish?
By Emma Harwood A business owner who privately hires Biffa, a company which describes itself as ‘the number one for business waste’, says she has concerns about it taking over…
Cleaning Up
Overflowing public bins, litter strewn beaches and fly tipping could soon be a thing of the past following dramatic changes to street cleaning, waste and recycling collection across the county.…
Spillage People
How Recycling Points Made Fly-tipping the Easy Option Several years ago, in Cornwallis Gardens where I live, Hastings Borough Council installed three recycling points. Whilst they were somewhat incongruous, the…