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14 The Link Magazine August 1994
Delay for Grange Park compost scheme
A plan to get Grange Park residents 2. using waterproof paper sacks for up the composting scheme and backs by people willing to deliver paper,
involved in a major composting vegetable waste which will be col- its expansion, the plan is to spread it cans, glass and textiles, curb side
scheme suffered a setback last month lected for a central composting to other parts of West Swindon over collection service is essential to en-
when the plan was referred back to scheme at the same time as dustbins the next year. This hopefully could courage more people to recycle.
Thamesdown Council's Public are emptied. lead to a total recycling scheme for A good response to a composting
Works and Services Committee on the 11,000 homes in the area. scheme across West Swindon resi-
26 July - for the third time. The Grange Park project follows Although neighbourhood recy- dents could increase the Borough's
The 1,800 households in Grange a pilot project last year which in- cling points in the area are well used recycling total by 4.5%.
Park were due to receive leaflets in volved 500 homes in Westlea.
July asking them to get involved by: A Borough-wide survey earlier
this year demonstrated interest in
1. composting kitchen waste in their using large scale and longer term Win a compost bin in council bid to
own garden with free use of a gar- composting project.
den compost container worth £30 Assuming the Public Works and encourage more recycling
for 6 months (after which they can Services Committee does not hold Over 60% of rubbish put in household dustbins could be either
buy it for £12);
composted in the garden or recycled using existing facilities in
Thamesdown - if people are willing to put the effort in.
At present nearly 60,000 tonnes of
The results of a trial involving
SAVE A BUNDLE%41 over 300 householders who volun- waste is tipped into the Chapel Farm
4 - S teered to sort through their domes- landfill site at Blunsdon every year.
BLOCK PAVING SPECIALIST Thamesdown has produced an
S
tic waste were released in July.
PAINTING & DECORATING, EXTENSIONS
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27% of the domestic bin is vegeta- information pack on how to reduce
FENCING, PATHS & DRIVEWAYS ble matter and can be composted the amount of material going to
34% can be recycled through ex- landfill. It includes a prize draw
RING BOB ON (0793)6I6705 OR isting bottle, paper, can and textile return card with a several compost
banks. boxes on offer. To obtain one, call
lithe majority of households in the recycling officer on 493517.
f Thamesdown had a garden compost
Plumbing and Heating bin and took recyclable materials to Neighbourhood recycling sites for
a neighbourhood recycling centre, bottles, paper, cans andtextiles are
24 Hour Service
Quality work the Council would not have to use to be found at the West Swindon
• Reasonable prices taxpayers money to pick up, trans- Centre and the Haydon Centre,
port and tip dustbin contents into Sainsburys Bridgemead, Toothill
7r 0793 - 727397
L No job too small landfill sites. and Freshbrook Village Centres.
• Free estimates Mobile: 0850 219 553
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Recycling officer resigns
Ann Billingham, Thamesdown
Peter Long & Partners
:
Council's job sharing recycling of-
ficer, pictured right, has handed in
LANDLORDS her resignation.
As a local campaigner forFriends
of theEarth, she was employed three
PROPERTY TO LET?
:
years ago to raise the Council's com-
mitment to reducing waste and to
Take the worry our of letting your house. We require a
meet the Government's targets on
511 number of quality rental properties in the West Swindon area recycling.
' and can provide insurance to guarantee rental income.
School's can collection schemes,
For further details and a free Landlords pack, contact, the extension of neighbourhood re-
Property Management Services cycling banks and community com-
post schemes are an example of her
16 High Street, Swindon "
tireless efforts to raise interest in
Tel: (0793) 694277 recycling issues.
Why she is leaving the job is un-
clear. However it is suspected that ness to get behind recycling initia-
she has tired of the Council's slow- tives.
Winton Council way off recycling target
R;! Co Thamesdown Council needs to yet and self-delivery schemes to
commit itself to comprehensive neighbourhood sites only add upto
SOLICITORS recycling schemes if it is to meetthe a 7% recyclable rate.
government 25% target for People taking material to the
High Street 1st Floor, Anglia House recyclable waste by Year 2000. Barnfield Road dump and the
Wroughton These will involve both curb side Boroughs bulk collection scheme
115/118 Commercial Road
Swindon Swindon collections and the use of adds a further 3%.
Tel: (0793) 522688
Tel: (0793) 812588 neighbourhood recycling sites by There's a long way to go, there's
John Wilding at Wroughton people willing to take waste a lot of material going into landfill
and Peter Winton or Helen Raynes at Commercial Road materials in their own vehicles. sites and not a lot of time to achieve
will be pleased to attend to all your Legal needs. There are no curb side schemes the desired target.
Our Wroughton Office is 10 minutes from West Swindon Do you take recycling seriously? The Link would like to find out how
and offers private carparking for clients much its readers save and recycle waste. If you run a mini-recycling
centre in your hallway or garage, please let us know. Call us on 872282.