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Video demonstrates the capabilities of closed loop recycling for plastic milk bottle(12/11/2010)
275,000 tonnes of plastic are used each year in the UK, that’s about 15 million bottles per day. Current statistics show 80-90% households have access to plastic bottle recycling facilities in the UK. However, most families throw away about 40kg of plastic per year, which could otherwise be recycled. The problem is that plastic can take up to 500 years to decompose. According to a new waste industry survey, almost 9 out of 10 consumers (86%)... [more]
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead rewards homeowners for recycling(31/03/2010)
Landfill tax will reach £48 per tonne in April and will continue to rise at a rate of £8 per tonne in subsequent years, so it is imperative that more households are encouraged to recycle and to increase their recycling efforts so that waste to landfill continues to decrease. The Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead has become the first local authority in the UK to adopt a full, borough-wide rewards for recycling scheme. From July, 60,000 hous... [more]
RecycleBank scheme rewards households for recycling mixed waste(30/09/2009)
The RecycleBank scheme, the UK’s first scheme to reward households for recycling mixed waste has gone live. Residents in Windsor and Maidenhead will be able to pocket an average of £135 in vouchers a year, simply by putting paper, cardboard, plastic, glass and metal in a single bin. The RecycleBank scheme will see 3,750 households in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead earn rewards for money off at shops such as Marks and Spencer. R... [more]
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