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34 The Link Magazine • March 2005
Is your PC West Swindon to break new ground
bugging you? in recycling and waste management
V UNCAN Area Forum will discuss big bin changes on 14 March
Call Practical Q^
Applications Ltd. SELF DRIVE HIRE Ten thousand homes in West Swindon have been chosen to take part
for a friendly service in the town's attempt to become one of the leading recycling areas in
Tel: 820000 the country, and there is a chance to discuss the changes with coun-
Upgrades Repairs
cillors at the West Area Forum at the Link Centre.
Networking & the internet
,-4 e wee e Starting in April recycling op-
Home visits, collection Swindon Council waste man-
& delivery Vehicles for Hire at Competitive Rates portunities will greatly increase, ager Geoff Davies said the wheelie
with the council setting up weekly bins combined with curbside recy-
Or for help getting started, call Cars • Vans • Luton Tail-Lifts
us days, evenings or weekends on Radio de-coding while you wait curbside collections of glass, cans, cling is based on the model used
foil, textiles, paper and card. by Lichfield District Council, Eng-
01793 321361 Open daily: 8.30am - 5.30pm With so much material being land's best performing council
Mobile 07919 263072 Monday to Saturday diverted to recycling, unsuitable with a recycling rate of 46 per cent.
E-mail: [email protected] 272 Ermin Street waste like food and non-recycla- "They have operated an integrated
www.practicalapplications.co.uk Stratton St. Margaret Vf A ble plastics will be collected every service for some years and it has
other week in new wheelie bins had a dramatic effect on reducing
that will be issued during March. landfilled waste and increased re-
Computer/Laptop They will be large enough to store cycling."
He added that the council was
four black sacks.
Where wheelies cannot be used, discussing the installation of a plas-
Virus & Popup removal, etc. repairs the present sack collection will con- tics recycling bin with the West
Laser printer maintenance tinue. Special arrangements will Swindon Centre. He also encour-
be made for people who have dif- aged more people to install garden
Wootton Bassett 01793 850050 ,ust call Bd twa rsystemsLtd ficulty moving their bin and black compost bins so that more organic
Est. 1988 www.brightwatersystems.co.uk recycling boxes, using the D Card kitchen waste can be recycled.
service. West Swindon councillors are
Leaflets advising householders concerned that such a major change
w ' N.t .... -25O.cc uk of the new arrangements will be in waste collection arr angements
distributed in March.
should be implemented as
Swindon Council has been criti- smoothly as possible and will be
BUSINESS WEBSITES cised for the slow growth of its discussing the introduction of
NOW ANYBODY CAN AFFORD A WEBSITE recycling initiatives. Only about wheelie bins with residents at the:
22 per cent of domestic waste is West Area Forum in the commu-
Prices include domain name and free updates recycled. The Government wants nity room at the Link Centre on
Call 01793 485355 to see a much higher figure and 1 4 March, 7.30pm.
has set targets for reducing waste
going to landfill.
Failure to meet them will result
in large fines which will be re-
flected in higher council tax bills
or reduction in other services.
Additionally, big increases in
Landfill Tax are going to penalise
councils that do not improve recy- SOLUTION
cling. Last year 65,000 tonnes of
Maintenance free
waste went into the ground. With-
out more being recycled, the extra UPVC fascia boards
landfill tax and the landfill opera- cladding & guttering
tor charge will cost the council tax
Expertly fitted at DIY prices
payer another £195,000 this year.
FRII SURVEY
Soggy footpath NO DEPOSITT
solution Work it out for yourself
Work on raising the level of the 20' fascia board fitted £ 60
often flooded footpath past 20' fascia & gutter fitted £135
Peatmoor Copse at the west end 20' fascia, soffit & gutter £205
of Peatmoor Lagoon should be
20'fascia & soffit £130
completed by the end of March. (prices correct at time of publication)

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For a free quote
The route is used by parents and
children going to and from Brook
Field School and ties in with the
school's initiatives to encourage
more people to walk. e-mail: [email protected]