The Latest Environment News: March 2024

HEAT hub, litter bins and random finds!
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28 March 2024
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Easter Bank Holiday Bin Collections
Win a free garden waste subscription!
Easter Bank Holiday Bin Collection Changes
Collections for the week commencing Monday 1 April will move forward one day so bins will be collected one day later than usual.
Collections for Good Friday on Friday 29 March will still be collected as usual.
The dates for collections are as follows:
* Normal Day*
* Collection Day*
Friday 29 March
Friday 29 March
Monday 1 April
Tuesday 2 April
Tuesday 2 April
Wednesday 3 April
Wednesday 3 April
Thursday 4 April
Thursday 4 April
Friday 5 April
Friday 5 April
Saturday 6 April
For a full list of opening times, check our website.
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Free garden waste giveaway infographic with Green Rewards
Residents that sign up to Green Rewards between 15-31 March 2024 will be in with a chance to win a year’s FREE garden waste subscription.
Sign up on desktop or get the app in your app store.
*Winner to be chosen at random and entitled to one free garden waste bin. If already subscribed to the garden waste scheme the winner will be refunded.
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Recycle it right
Red contamination tag hooked onto green-lidded recycling bin
The Refuse Teams find all sorts of things in recycling bins, here are some of the most unusual finds from the past month:
* Bag of potatoes.
* A 10kg bag full of food and nappies.
* Key safe.
* Microwave.
These are all items which shouldn't be put in the green-lidded recycling bin. Food waste and nappies are considered serious contaminants as they affect good quality recyclables, and can lead to the entire load of recycling being rejected at the sorting facility and sent with your general waste to the incinerator.
For more information on what can be recycled in your green-lidded bin and electrical recycling, check out the website.
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A new year for garden waste
Garden Waste 2024/25 new prices. £43 for one bin and £25 for any extra bins. Sign up now
The new season for garden waste collections starts on 1 April 2024.
What can I put in my brown-lidded garden waste bin?
* Leaves
* Grass cuttings
* Weeds
* Hedge trimmings
* Twigs
* Cut flowers or house plants
It is not a compost bin so avoid putting food, including windfall fruit or anything home-grown, in your brown-lidded garden waste bin.
When you have received your sticker secure it on the bin below the handle on the back.
If you ordered your sticker(s) after 15 March 2024, please allow up to ten working days* for it to be delivered.
If you ordered your sticker(s) before 15 March 2024 and have not received it by 1 April 2024, contact environment@broxtowe.gov.uk.
*Working days excludes bank holidays and weekends.
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Join us on a litter pick and grab some Easter freebies!
Volunteer Litter Pickers at Nuthall Methodist Church with multiple bags of waste collected
Come down to the last spring litter pick during the Great British Spring Clean on Saturday 30 March at Coronation Park in Eastwood at 10am!
What are the benefits of litter picking?
* You can make new friends.
* It is a form of low impact exercise.
* It is a great mood booster.
* Getting outside and appreciating nature.
* Makes your neighbourhood a cleaner and greener place to live.
There will be an Easter themed challenge and some sweet treats to giveaway so drop by if you want to get involved!
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Free energy advice at the HEAT hub
HEAT hub event. Residents sat around conference table
discussing the services
On Saturday 16 March, Broxtowe launched the Government funded Home Energy Advice Team Hub and there was a great turnout from residents.
Following a brief introduction to the free energy advice and services Nottingham Energy Partnership (NEP) can offer, attendees had the opportunity to meet the experts and ask questions on:
* Fabric first approach to retrofit.
* Insulation materials for conservation retrofit.
* Solar panels.
* Battery storage.
* Heat pumps.
Thank you to everyone that attended, we are looking to host another event in the north of the Borough.
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Public litter bins
Street Cleansing team and vehicle
One of the responsibilities of the Street Cleansing Teams is installing, maintaining and emptying public litter bins.
Alongside the Town Centre Attendants, they will litter pick when they are out and about. However, to keep your area a nicer place and help out the teams, make sure to use the litter bins correctly.
The public litter bins are dual purpose and can be used for dog waste when it is in a tied bag, and litter.
Public bins are not for household waste, this needs to be disposed of either in your wheelie bin at home or at a household recycling centre [
]. Leaving waste beside a public bin is classed as fly tipping which could lead to a fine. The same rules apply for businesses, as commercial waste must be disposed of using a bin which is designated specifically for this purpose.
If you notice any problems with a litter bin, please use the Report an Issue button on the Broxtowe Borough Council website, so it can be investigated.
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