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SORT IT PLUS votes herald major boost for Somerset recycling- 08 March 2010
SORT IT PLUS: Bins deliveries commence to eleven thousand homes- 16 February 2010
Recycling household batteries now easier than ever- 01 February 2010
SORT IT PLUS deadlines extended and new roadshows- 19 January 2010
Start 2010 the green way; calling all future Compost Champions- 18 January 2010
SORT-IT plus roadshows, affected by winter weather- 12 January 2010
Chard’s new Recycling Centre set to open- 18 December 2009
Recycling Review calls time on aging recycling banks- 26 November 2009
SORT IT PLUS - The roll out begins- 10 November 2009
Recycling Boost for West Somerset Businesses- 03 November 2009
Business Recycling Centre open at Williton - 15 October 2009
Make a food waste pledge and win prizes- 06 October 2009
SORT IT PLUS Roadshows- 05 October 2009
Sign up for Garden Waste Collection service - 24 September 2009
Problem recycling banks make way for improved kerbside service- 24 September 2009
Household Waste Recycling Centres switch to winter opening hours- 18 September 2009
New life for old books and movies- 18 August 2009
Expansion of garden waste collection service in South Somerset- 11 August 2009
Change is in the Bag- 27 July 2009
Plastic and cardboard collections confirmed for Taunton Deane- 16 July 2009
SWAP strengthens successful Compost Champion scheme- 14 July 2009
“Do you really need me?” – SWP pack aims to cut down on carriers- 10 July 2009
Recycling depot leaves Cattle Market- 06 July 2009
Somerset road shows support Reycle Week- 03 June 2009
Washable nappies a day keeps the debt crisis at bay- 05 May 2009
Dig It, Grow It, Cook It, Eat It! challenge starts with great compost giveaway- 30 April 2009
Pioneering new recycling vehicle on trial in Sedgemoor - 03 April 2009
Misuse leads to removal of recycling banks- 12 March 2009
End-Use Register proves recycling works in Somerset- 23 February 2009
Household Waste Recycling Centres: changes to opening hours- 13 February 2009
Refuse & Recycling Collections Update- 09 February 2009
Somerset Waste Action Programme making music from waste - 04 February 2009
Free training launches Compost Champions scheme. - 21 January 2009
Misuse forces removal of recycling banks- 13 January 2009
Please recycle after Christmas- 23 December 2008
Give a gift this Christmas to your local furniture reuse group- 17 December 2008
You’re simply the best!- 18 November 2008
Somerset recycling fit to face the credit crunch- 11 November 2008
Subsidised service recycles 2 500 tonnes in Sedgemoor- 24 October 2008
Local school strikes gold in environmental awards- 13 October 2008
Somerset Waste Partnership shortlisted for national recycling award- 06 October 2008
Somerset Waste Partnership Findings and Report on Food Waste Collections- 23 September 2008
Household Waste Recycling Centres switch to winter opening hours- 22 September 2008
Misuse forces removal of recycling banks- 22 September 2008
Chard - Former sewage works to become community recycling facility - and more- 10 September 2008
Autumn rush for garden waste green bins- 09 September 2008
Somerset recycling provides boost for African country- 21 August 2008
Fly tipping forces the removal of recycling banks- 16 July 2008
Somerset students celebrate success at 2008 SWAP awards- 14 July 2008
Somerset - recycling tops 50% for first time- 28 May 2008
Pioneering Trials Add Cardboard and Plastic Bottles to Somerset’s SORT IT Collections- 23 May 2008
Pioneering Trials Add Cardboard and Plastic Bottles to Somerset’s SORT IT Collections- 23 May 2008
Sedgemoor pioneers plastic bottle and cardboard recycling as trial scheme launches- 22 May 2008
Mendip pioneers plastic bottle and cardboard recycling- 20 May 2008
Taunton Deane pioneers plastic bottle and cardboard recycling- 19 May 2008
Taunton Deane pioneers plastic bottle and cardboard recycling- 19 May 2008
Plastic bottle and cardboard recycling trials to start soon in Taunton Deane- 06 May 2008
Recycling containers on their way to trial areas in Sedgemoor- 06 May 2008
Plastic bottle and cardboard recycling trials to - 06 May 2008
Somerset Shares Pioneering Waste Experience- 09 April 2008
Boost for Recycling in Sedgemoor: Trials to be Launched for Food Waste, Plastic Bottles and Cardboard- 26 March 2008
Changes to Recycling and Refuse Collections- 07 March 2008
Call to keep clothes and shoes dry for recycling. - 20 February 2008
Ready, Steady, Leftovers!- 21 January 2008
Lighting the way towards recycling- 09 January 2008
Buy recycled this Christmas- 07 December 2007
Somerset Waste Partnership urges ‘Love Food Hate Waste’- 02 November 2007
Single Partnership takes over recycling and waste in Somerset- 08 October 2007
Somerton Recycling Centre closed for improvement works- 26 September 2007
Improvements to Recycling Centre leads to temporary closure - 22 March 2007
LOCAL SHOPS GO GREEN TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF CARRIER BAGS IN SOMERSET- 19 March 2007
RECYCLING CENTRE'S “STRANGE LIST” REVEALED- 18 September 2006
TAUNTON SCHOOL WINS RECYCLING SUNFLOWER COMPETITION- 12 September 2006
SOMERSET SCHOOLS GET THE RECYCLING MESSAGE HOME- 31 August 2006
1,000 AND COUNTING FOR WASTE EDUCATION TEAM- 02 August 2006
SOMERSET SMASHES 40% RECYCLING TARGET- 21 June 2006
FOOTBALL FANS URGED TO THINK GREEN THIS SUMMER – AND GET THEIR KIT OFF- 02 June 2006
SCHOOL RECYCLING CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED- 01 June 2006
PLASTIC BAG RECYCLING - 23 May 2006
IMPROVEMENTS TO RECYCLING CENTRE LEADS TO TEMPORARY CLOSURE- 13 April 2006
BATTERY RECYCLING ON TRIAL- 21 February 2006
SORT IT! SERVICE GIVEN THE THUMBS UP BY LOCAL RESIDENTS- 15 February 2006



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