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Beyond the kerb – what happens to your recycling

The latest edition of the pioneering annual report, “Beyond the Kerb – Recycling to Resources”, shows how every tonne of recycling in Somerset has contributed to cutting our carbon footprint. In 2008, Somerset Waste Partnership (SWP) was the first in the UK to publish detailed information on what happens to your recycling. Many others have...

Cheaper garden waste collections proposed

Somerset Waste Partnership has proposed that the cost of garden waste collections be reduced, thanks to its deal with the new collections contractor SUEZ. From next April – if the five Somerset councils that make up the Partnership agree – the cost of a year’s fortnightly garden waste collections will not rise, as in recent...

Mendip start for Recycle More expanded collections

Mendip will be the first area in Somerset to have the new Recycle More service from June 2020, Somerset Waste Partnership (SWP) has announced. The new kerbside collections will see a wide range of extra materials added to weekly recycling collections: household and food plastic pots, tubs and trays, Tetra Paks and other beverage cartons,...

Slim My Waste, Feed My Face!

It’s fun, it’s exciting – and Somerset’s biggest-ever food recycling campaign is rolling out with a very serious aim. Decorate your food waste bin with a face – then feed it all your food waste and share your ace face pictures on social media with the hashtags #Slimmywaste #FeedmyfaceSWP Rolling out in coming weeks, Slim My Waste,...