Since it was announced that the United Kingdom was lagging behind many lf the European Union’s directives for waste management and recycling the government has put pressure on local councils to find new and innovative ways to decrease waste and increase recycling rates. These plans have had some success as some individual councils and districts have been able to dramatically increase their recycling rates through these community schemes. After the failure of the Copenhagen climate summit it became even more apparent that if any real change was to be made it would have to be done at a local level and that world leaders could not be trusted to do what is necessary to enact worldwide change. A recent scheme launched in Norwich offers an example of how local councils are making a difference in the United Kingdom.
Blipvert UK, which operates several successful recycling programs in Spain and throughout other parts of Europe, has recently pioneered a scheme which will offer on the street pick up points for various types of recycling. Mobile phones, CDs, and batteries will be some of the items that will be able to be dropped off at various on the street recycling bins. The bins are called Urban Green Points and will contain seven different bins where people can drop off batteries, mobile phones, CD’s, ink cartridges, and mobile phones. The Norwich City Council is currently debating the issue but it is likely to be approved soon which would make Norwich the first UK city with such a scheme.
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