[Talk-GB] Quarterly Project: Waste and Recycling

Philip Barnes phil at trigpoint.me.uk
Tue Oct 5 12:36:27 UTC 2021


On Tuesday, 5 October 2021, David Woolley wrote:
> On 05/10/2021 09:20, Jez Nicholson wrote:
> > I've been thinking of this project mostly around household refuse and 
> > Household Waste Recycling Centres
> 
> I'm not sure if this is a good idea at the moment, unless you can be 
> sure that the data will be revised every few months.
> 
> Round me loads of local sites (typically supermarkets) have closed. 
> Those that remain have lost waste streams (e.g. there are no longer any 
> small electrical collections).  Also the streams they still collect are 
> overflowing every time I look. I guess the supermarkets no longer think 
> they attract footfall for the main store.
These type of recycling facilities were removed a while back. I would imagine this has much to do with recycling collections being done as part of the household collections. Why would I transport stuff to the bottle bank when its collected from home every fortnight?

> 
> The council ones are also fussy;  you have to book in advance, prove you 
> are a local resident, and in my council's case, have to arrive by car 
> (there is no walk-in facility).

Here you only need a permit if using a commercial vehicle or van.
> 
> It is possible this is the new normal, but it is also possible that even 
> more sites could close,.

I cannot see the household recycling centres (the tip) closing, afterall this is where the bin lorries go and they are typically many miles apart, but small scale recycling sites are a thing of the past. 

Phil (trigpoint)
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