What happens to everything that goes into your recycling bin?

Posted on May 15, 2012 by recycleboy

We do get a lot of enquiries about what happens to everything that goes into the recycling bins in Lewisham. Whilst we take great efforts to explain what happens to all the materials that go into the recycling bins, there are some people that aren’t convinced that a mechanised process can deal with sifting and [...]

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Estates recycling update

Posted on January 13, 2012 by recycleboy

We’ve previously reported on the London Waste and Recycling Board (LWARB) estates recycling programme http://ow.ly/8s8Tc . With the start of 2012, and the programme well underway and making good progress, it seemed the right time to give an update on the scheme so far.  This Monday saw the environmental organisation Waste Watch come to the [...]

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Boost for recycling as Lewisham chooses new contractor

Posted on December 2, 2011 by recycleboy

Over the last few months, the Council have been involved in a lengthy tendering process to find a new contractor that will take and sort the comingled (mixed) recycling for the next 3 years. The process took several months and attracted a broad range of interest from contractors involved in recycling and waste management that [...]

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Green Recycling Estates Bags For Flats

Posted on November 25, 2011 by recycleboy

Earlier this year, the Council were successful in a bid to the London Waste and Recycling Board (LWARB) and secured funding to purchase 20,000 green recycling estates bags (GREB’s).  With the 10,000 GREBS that the Council bought earlier in the year, this means that there will be 30,000 bags available for the delivery to all [...]

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Cardboard Recycling at Lewisham Shopping Centre

Posted on October 24, 2011 by recycleboy

Lewisham Council are involved in a partnership with Lewisham Shopping Centre to recycle the waste cardboard that is generated by the market. This has recently been extended to cover the whole market. Staff from the Markets Unit along with staff from the cleansing department are working hard to make the initiative a success and are [...]

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