Kate.E Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 I live in Broomhill and am quite into recycling all our household rubbish - partly cos we'll have to someday soon, but mainly cos I live in a student house and it means we don't have an overflowing wheelie bin every week! Does anybody know if the council offer a collection service for our recyclables other than paper (e.g. plastic, glass and cans?) It seems to defeat the object a bit having to use energy to drive to a recycling point! Plus, shouldn't the council be encouraging us to recycle as much as possible anyway? Also, does anyone know of anywhere that recycles carrier bags? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torin8 Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 Tesco stores tend to have recycling for carrier bags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Moomin Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 Tesco's at Informary Road have recycling for just about everything... clothes, shoes. glass, card, plastic etc. We have recently started collecting recyclables too, but I don't think the council collect anything but paper and card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecp02aks Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 There is good information about recycling facilities at http://www.onyxsheffield.co.uk/ Unfortunately there is only a collection for paper and card, but you can get a second blue bin if one isn't enough. People & Planet at the University of Sheffield have an excellent part of their website outlining the facilities available including a downloadable map of local bring banks for glass, paper, food/drink cans, plastics, etc. http://www.pandp.union.shef.ac.uk/recycle/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 There are recycling points near to Broomhill. If you walk to the University there are some in the Weston Park hospital car park or behind the arts tower. It doesnt take much to take a carrier bag full of bottles/crushed cans/plastic bottles on the way to lectures ;-) I have been informed that you can put plastic bags in the plastic/tin recycling bins despite it saying you can't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kate.E Posted September 14, 2006 Author Share Posted September 14, 2006 Ah yeah you're right there is! I'll take mine to the Weston Park hospital car park on my way down to lectures! Funny how you can walk past something every day and still not notice it! Is that true about carriers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 Is that true about carriers? This is an email I received a while back (from within University): The University's Energy & Environment Team are pleased to inform you that additional recycling facilities for plastic, steel and aluminium are now available at the following sites: Ranmoor House (near car park) Tapton Hall (top car park) Sorby Hall (adjacent to glass bank and paper bank near Endcliffe Vale Rd entrance) Endcliffe Crescent Flats Halifax Hall (car park) Riverdale Flats (car park) Crewe Flats (on main driveway into Crewe) - coming soon! Arts Tower / Library (near to entrance / exit on to Bolsover St). Plastics such as milk cartons, yogurt pots and pop bottles can be put in the bins, also aluminium cans and food tins. Plastic carrier bags can also be put in despite what it says on the bins (Reclaim have found a source where they are trialing this). Each of these sites also has paper and glass recycling facilities. Regards, So I assume so? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrobbo Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 Does anybody know if the council offer a collection service for our recyclables other than paper (e.g. plastic, glass and cans?) It seems to defeat the object a bit having to use energy to drive to a recycling point! Plus, shouldn't the council be encouraging us to recycle as much as possible anyway? The government are imposing recycling targets on all councils in order to achieve less use of landfill and to become greener and more efficient with resources. Projects have already begun in some parts of the city to recycle green waste via green wheelie bins, and steps are being taken to identify additional sites for recycling glass, etc. I suspect it may only be a matter of time before additional recycling facilities are added to the list, but it may not always be the case that the council collects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Moomin Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 One scheme that I saw in Edinburgh seemed a really good idea. Int he city there are many streets of old tennement flats, with no provision for wheelie bins etc. Instead, at a designated place in the street, and I guess at intervals on long streets, there are a bank of large Biffa type bins. These are used for general waste, but there are also bins for plastic, glass, cans, paper and card (no green waste as there are no gardens!). I really like this idea. It saves individual residents having several wheelie bins, makes it easier than transporting recycling to more spread out points for residents who would rather fill landfills than transport waste to these places, and mean easier collection for the council. I personally think it shows a great compromise between council and residents, each has to do some of the work. I appreciate that there would be alot more than bunging a few bins around the streets to setting this up, but what does everyone think? could it work in areas of Sheffield? I didn't notice any particular problems in the areas of Edinburgh I was in in relation to excess rubbish around the bins being unsightly and unhygeinic, or any evidence of criminal damage to the bins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kate.E Posted September 14, 2006 Author Share Posted September 14, 2006 One scheme that I saw in Edinburgh seemed a really good idea. Int he city there are many streets of old tennement flats, with no provision for wheelie bins etc. Instead, at a designated place in the street, and I guess at intervals on long streets, there are a bank of large Biffa type bins. These are used for general waste, but there are also bins for plastic, glass, cans, paper and card (no green waste as there are no gardens!). I really like this idea. It saves individual residents having several wheelie bins, makes it easier than transporting recycling to more spread out points for residents who would rather fill landfills than transport waste to these places, and mean easier collection for the council. I personally think it shows a great compromise between council and residents, each has to do some of the work. I appreciate that there would be alot more than bunging a few bins around the streets to setting this up, but what does everyone think? could it work in areas of Sheffield? . We have an Onyx big bin at the end of our road (like the big industrial ones) but it's for charity collection like books and clothes etc.. it's a very good idea and does work, but quite a few of the things get taken by the friendly local tramp - I'd assume to sell or use himself. A bit like a womble really! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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