Recycling, rubbish and waste news

Prosiect Gwyrdd announces shortlist for residual waste contract

Wednesday 8th December 2010

The four highest scoring solutions have been selected and invited to progress to the next stage of the procurement, for the Prosiect Gwyrdd Contract.

Pupils learn the rules of recycling from spaceman Bin Raider

Thursday 4th March 2010

Pupils at Llanvihangel Crucorney Primary School brushed up on their three ‘Rs’ – reduce, reuse and recycle with a lesson from eco-friendly spaceman, Bin Raider.

If you can't recharge them, recycle them!

Thursday 11th February 2010

Monmouthshire residents can now recycle small household batteries at the county's household waste Recycling Centres in Abergavenny, Monmouth, Usk and Caerwent.

All refuse and recycling collections are cancelled for this week

Friday 8th January 2010

The situation will be reviewed after the weekend.

Monmouthshire plans to introduce bag recycling

Friday 30th October 2009

Residents will recycle using bags if proposals put to Monmouthshire County Council’s Cabinet are approved on 4th November.

Change to stockists for waste/recycling sacks

Wednesday 9th September 2009

There has been a change to the stockists for both 'trade refuse bags' and 'green canvas recycling bags', for commercial and domestic waste collections.

Council clears up waste and recycling confusion

Monday 22nd June 2009

Monmouthshire's Head of Waste explained this week how the changes in waste and recycling collections will affect residents.

MCC to move to fortnightly collections for residual waste?

Wednesday 3rd June 2009

Residents may have their residual waste collected fortnightly from autumn this year according to a report to be examined by councillors today (3rd June, 2pm).

Yellow Pages recycled into cash for schools and trees

Tuesday 31st March 2009

Schools across Monmouthshire are celebrating their success in the Yellow Woods Challenge the campaign for schools run by Yellow Pages working with the Woodland Trust and Monmouthshire Council.

Monmouthshire has record year for recycling

Monday 16th February 2009

Monmouthshire residents have diverted nearly 20,000 tonnes of household waste from going to landfill sites in the past year Monmouthshire County Council (MCC) revealed this week.