Recycling
Fewer community librarians, reduced hours for recycling centres, less frequent cutting of grass verges and an end to newspapers and magazines in libraries.
A call has been made for people to be able to book slots to get rid of rubbish such as paint and weedkiller, after what was described as “absolute chaos” during recycling centre waste amnesties.
Long queues have built up on the first day of an amnesty which allows people to drop off hazardous waste at some of Norfolk’s recycling centres.
Recycling metal that has been left behind following cremations has led to a £10,000 boost for charity that helps people who have suffered from the death of a baby.
People will be able to drop off hazardous waste at some of Norfolk’s recycling centres when an amnesty on such materials is held.
Cartonera is an artistic publishing movement which originally began in Argentina but spread all across Latin America. It was born of an economic crisis where people – cartoneros – started making a living by selling materials they had salvaged to recycling plants. Cartonera books are usually made from the cardboard bought from cartoneros at a higher cost set by recycling plants. The cardboard they find is used to create…
Two men have been charged in connection with a series of recycling centre thefts across Fenland and East Cambridgeshire.