Changes to household waste recycling centres in Cheshire East have come into effect this week.
It means Nantwich and Crewe users of the busy Pyms Lane centre will now have to book an online slot at weekends and Bank Holidays.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporters
Cash-strapped Cheshire East is binning off its waste and recycling company Ansa, saying it can deliver the service cheaper itself.
The council is also closing down Orbitas, its bereavement services company, citing the same reason.
Black wheelie bins with general waste will only be collected every THREE weeks under new plans unveiled by Cheshire East Council.
The change is part of proposals set out on changes to bin collections across the borough.
New mobile household waste recycling centres (HWRCs) are being considered by Cheshire East Council amid plans to revamp its service.
The staffed mobile centres would visit “public spaces” once a month around the borough.
Residents in and around Nantwich have today been informed of the Cheshire East Council Christmas bin collection schedule.
Information stickers are being placed on black bins of households whose normal black and silver bin collections fall on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day advising residents of changes to their collection schedule over the festive season.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Up to three of Cheshire East Council’s seven household waste sites could close in the future, a council report has revealed.
Councillors on the environment and communities committee will be asked to give officers the go-ahead to draft a public consultation to go out next year.
This shocking picture shows the amount of rubbish dumped by members of the public on a Nantwich supermarket car park.
The image was taken by a reader who was stunned at the mounds of garbage next to the Sainsbury’s supermarket recycling area.
The controversial Cheshire East subscription service for collecting garden waste will open in October ahead of the planned launch in January.
Residents who are willing to pay £56 a year for green waste collections from January will be able to register from October 2.
Pupils from Acton Primary near Nantwich were among those crowned top recycling finalists for their efforts to reduce, reuse and recycle waste.
Almost 4,000 pupils across Cheshire East schools took part in the junior recycling officer scheme, managed by the council’s wholly-owned environmental services company, Ansa.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Food waste from Cheshire East households will have to go in black bins from January amid plans to charge residents for garden waste recycling, admits the council.
Food recycling will formally stop next year in Cheshire East as legally authorities are not allowed to charge to collect food waste.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council’s “engagement” with the public about the new charge for garden waste collection poses more questions than answers, the opposition leader has said.
The council agreed at its budget meeting in February to introduce charges for garden/food waste bin collection and is hoping to rake in up to £4m when the scheme comes into operation.
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Seven bins per house could be needed under ‘crazy’ new recycling laws.
District Councils’ Network estimates that implementing recycling changes will cost almost half-a-billion pounds a year for seven years.
‘Reincarnated Rubbish – Endangered and Extinct’ is an exhibition by creative recycling artist Val Hunt which has opened at Nantwich Museum and runs until December 10.
The artwork employs ingenuity, humour and skill to create a fascinating and inspiring selection of sculptural pieces which will appeal to visitors of all ages.
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