According to Greenpeace, less than 10% of plastic packaging that the things we buy is wrapped in gets recycled in the UK. The latest data published by Statista, we recycled 43.8% of plastic packaging waste in the UK in 2018. The … Continue reading →
The government has been talking about introducing a Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) in England, Wales and Northern Ireland since 2019 [1]. The British Soft Drinks Association (BSDA) explains [2] that in a DRS, consumers are charged an additional deposit fee … Continue reading →
You can ask “Coventry and Warwickshire Charity Xmas Tree-cycling” to collect your Christmas tree, in return you will offer a donation to The Myton Hospices and Pass The Smile for Ben. Their volunteers are collecting trees across Coventry and Warwickshire on 8th, 9th … Continue reading →
Currently Coventry City Council sends all recyclable materials – glass, plastic, metal and paper – to commercial firms in the city. In 2018/19 it cost the Council over £1.6m. The Council first discussed plans for the Materials Recycling Facility (MRF) … Continue reading →
Consists of volunteers hoping to keep items out of landfill by making them useful again. They need broken electricals, toys, bikes, textiles etc & let’s see if we can help you fix them. They normally meet on the fourth Saturday … Continue reading →
CROW Recycling is a Coventry based Social Enterprise with charitable status established in 1985. They collect cans and office waste paper and deliver shredded paper animal bedding to Coventry, Rugby, Nuneaton, Solihull, Bedworth, Hinckley, Leamington, Stratford, Warwick and their nearby … Continue reading →
Love Coventry works together with the people of Coventry to help meet the needs of the most vulnerable in our city Donations of furniture, appliances, electrical goods, in fact anything you would normally find in a home are redistributed to … Continue reading →
Gabrielle Back of Rotary Club is running Recycled Angels 2020/21. The project is made up of several Parts, including the schools recycling competition, Community collages and mosaics, Recycled Angel workshops and an angel pebble trail. Schools have been invited to … Continue reading →
Because of increasing prices for recycling, Coventry City Council is planning to build new recycling facility in the city, according to a report in Coventry Telegraph. The facility, which will be built on Coventry on the former allotment land to … Continue reading →
This Facebook group says: This is an official Terracycle drop off point, run from my home 45, Atholl Crescent, CV10 7PB. There are green bins by my front door where you can drop off your recyclable rubbish. Accepted Waste: Now accepting: Crisp … Continue reading →