An additional 37,000 residences have been added to a new recycling scheme in Halton to encourage more recycling within the borough. The initial six-month pilot being run by RecycleBank used a rewards-based system to encourage householders to recycle more. The pilot was such a success that the council has now extended it to Widnes and Runcorn. Halton Borough Council was the first authority in the north and the second county in the UK to receive the scheme. By 2011, an additional 9,000 homes will become part of the scheme. Cllr Rob Polhill, leader of the Halton Borough Council, said that the roll ... Full Story

A new scheme in Cleveland will see residents having to ensure their recycling is out in a timely manner or risk receiving a fine of $100. As the fine-based recycling schemes grow in popularity worldwide, many local authorities in the UK and US have taken to adopting the scheme. Prior to the coalition government’s announcement that the UK would focus primarily on rewards-based recycling, councils across the country were beginning to adopt penalty-based initiatives. This latest scheme in the US city in Ohio will see RFID smart chips placed into bins in order to monitor which residents are placing rubbish out on ... Full Story

Every Can Counts teamed up with Manchester-based creative agency Studio North to promote workplace recycling at last week’s V Festival. The annual festival hosted a ‘Can you kick it’ football challenge in order to promote the Every Can Counts initiative, which encourages concert goers to exchange at a minimum one empty can and be entered to win VIP campaign tickets to attend next year’s V Festival. Studio North has also been developing ‘on the go’ recycling schemes as well as adding a social media aspect like blogging to Every Can Counts’ website. The campaign has also been featured on Twitter and Facebook ... Full Story

The City of York Council said that it will resume its box deliveries for its kerbside recycling scheme for households that have not yet received them.Deliveries were placed on hold at the peak of the summer holiday season in order to avoid the risk of boxes being left outside houses while families were away on vacation. Over 30,000 households had already received the new boxes at the beginning of summer and the remainder – around 40,000 households – will all have the new boxes beginning 6 September. The new box scheme incorporates three containers, each designed to store specific recyclable materials ... Full Story

A new scheme will be launched in Nuneaton and Bedworth as part of a larger initiative to boost household recycling rates in the area. With a particular focus on beverage cans and metal packaging materials, the scheme will incorporate a series of leaflets that will be sent door-to-door designed to explain to borough residents how the new programme will work. Lasting 6 weeks, the scheme will encompass the existing Red Box kerbside recycling scheme that the local council currently operates. ‘Metal Matters’, as the initiative has been dubbed, will see residents aim to increase the amount of metal packaging ... Full Story

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A consultation has been ordered to examine ways to reduce Oxfordshire’s waste. The review will begin now and run until 24 September. Residents of the city are being asked to give their own views on how to best manage the growing waste issue within the council particularly the region’s household waste. According to county and district councils, it is vital the city begin cutting waste both for monetary as well as environmental benefits. Currently, the county composts and recycles over 48 per cent of its waste, but due to increased amounts of waste production amounting to 26,000 tonnes in the past ten ... Full Story

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A new company in Canada has become the country’s fastest growing direct-from-consumers precious metals recycling firm. Today the firm announced that it will be opening several more store fronts as the increasing popularity of gold and silver recycling becomes widespread throughout Canada. Recycle Frog will host a series of public events to kick off the store ... Full Story

Outsourcer Serco Plc recently won the prestige as preferred bidder for chunky waste management against a backdrop of government spending uncertainty. The contract, which will cover refuse and recycling collections in the West Midlands council of Sandwell, is estimated to be worth 650 million pounds to the firm over the course of 25 years, Serco announced Thursday. Serco, which also runs London’s new cycle hire scheme and prisons, said that its Waste Improvement Plan will begin in November when the contract is formalised. The Waste Improvement Plan will see 35 per cent of Sandwell’s waste converted into renewable energy. Government budget cuts, which ... Full Story

A new scheme launched in Hereford will aim to recycling chewing gum as car tyres, mobile phone covers and children’s toys. The campaign, which will begin Wednesday and run until 15 September, will look to urge consumers to responsibly dispose of chewing gum or incur an £80 fee. Special ‘Gumdrop’ recycling bins will be placed throughout the city to encourage this latest endeavor. Once the ‘Gumdrop’ bin is full, the entire container will be removed and the gum will be recycled into a various line of useful items. Herefordshire is just one of the twelve authorities within the UK that have been ... Full Story

A council chairman in Rochford District Council has warned the UK government to avoid meddling with its impeccable recycling initiative, which the councillor hails as the best in the country. The Government announced that it would seek to cut down on the number of wheelie bins allocated to each household across the country. The hopes is to prevent excessive amounts of containers from clogging up streets and sidewalks. Announced by Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman, the government said that the removal would aim to make rubbish disposal easier for householders. However, Rochford District Council, which remains number one in the nation in terms ... Full Story