Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) is partnering with St Margaret’s Hospice Care to offer a Christmas tree recycling service for households across Somerset.
Last Christmas, ‘treecyclers’ raised almost £8,000 for CHSW, which runs the Little Bridge House children’s hospice in North Devon, as well as Charlton Farm near Bristol, and Little Harbour in St Austell. This year, it is collecting real trees in even more locations in return for a donation.
Donations for trees collected in Taunton area (TA1, TA2 and TA3) will be split between CHSW and St Margaret’s Hospice, who...
A new campaign launched by Devon Authorities Strategic Waste Committee (DASWC) highlights how easy it is for residents to make the most of their food waste collection service.
Residents in areas with food waste collections are encouraged to pledge one or two simple actions they can take – and be in with a chance of winning one of five blenders.
A recent analysis of black bin waste across the county showed that many households are still putting food waste in their black bin.
Instead, residents are being encouraged to use their food waste containers to put this...
Families looking for Halloween fun this October half term can try their hand at pumpkin carving - and eating – at a series of five family events across Devon.
Once you’ve carved your pumpkin, learn how to use the seeds and flesh to make a delicious soup and muffins, and take home a free recipe book by Hubbub .
The sessions will be led by two specialist session leaders, including The Crafty Cook CIC , who deliver cookery and nutrition courses in Devon.
This Halloween, 30.4 million pumpkins will be bought for carving and, of these, a whopping 15.8 million pumpkins...
DCW Polymers, the South West’s only specialist plastics recycling and reprocessing plant, has raised £3,101.68 for local charities by recycling plastic tubs and bottle tops donated by the general public.
The funds, which have been split equally between Dartmoor Zoological Society and Life Chance Trust, were raised through DCW Polymers’ Recycle & Raise initiative. The appeal asked the general public to donate plastic tubs and bottle tops for recycling which DCW Polymers has shredded into granules.
The granules have been used in the manufacturing of DCW’s recycled plastic...
More than 500 pupils across East Devon have taken part in workshops about the importance of recycling, thanks to an initiative by East Devon District Council (EDDC) and their waste contractor Suez.
Led by Suez’s Recycling Officer, Jess Prosser, the school children have enjoyed games and presentations highlighting the waste hierarchy and the value in reusing and recycling material.
During the past year Jess has spoken to 525 primary school pupils who have enjoyed a series of activities to sort materials and learn how and where they can reuse material.
East Devon continues to be one of the top performing local authorities, in terms of its recycling and waste collections.
Residents in the district, along with hard working council staff, have ensured East Devon District Council (EDDC) has seen a huge increase in its recycling rates since the implementation of an improvement scheme back in 2016/17. Since then EDDC has jumped from a lowly 141st place to a fantastic 5th place, in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs' recycling rate league table for England. This equates to an increase in recycling and composting...
With Easter just days away, Recycle Now and Love Food Hate Waste , part of climate action NGO WRAP, have come up with some eggcellent tips to help ensure you waste as little as possible this Easter. If you’re planning on indulging in your favourite treats and sharing this time with family and loved ones, we want to ensure we help you waste as little as possible by recycling as much as you can and avoiding food waste .
Both campaigns have published tips to make sure you have a splendid Easter, that is also very kind to our planet. Details can be found – Seven ways to recycle at...
Exeter City Football Club (ECFC) and Exeter City Council’s innovative recycling scheme, Cans4City, has reached a major milestone.
The scheme, which encourages Exeter football fans to recycle used drink cans whilst also raising money for charity, has now raised more than £10,000 with all funds raised going towards projects and initiatives run both by the football club and its partner charity Exeter City Community Trust (ECCT).
Over the years, the Cans4City team has collected more than 12.5 tonnes of aluminium packaging – equivalent to 700,000 cans – which has helped fund...
Leading South West independent waste management firm DCW has launched a new disposable vape recycling service in a bid to divert potentially hazardous waste away from landfill.
Expanding its existing Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) recycling service, DCW can now provide businesses with a 23-litre caddy so that disposable vape users can recycle the casing and batteries of vapes responsibly.
In the UK, 1.3 million disposable vapes are thrown into general waste every week, enough to cover 22 football pitches every year. WEEE is the fastest growing waste stream...
The University of Exeter and Hospiscare have teamed up once again to recycle Christmas trees and support terminally ill people and their families.
Hospiscare’s vans collected trees from households across Exeter, Exmouth, Honiton, Tiverton, Sidmouth and Ottery St Mary on 13th and 14thJanuary, in exchange for a £10 donation.
Trees were then taken to the University’s Streatham Campus to be chipped by the Grounds Team and the chippings have been used as mulch for the university’s shrub beds.
Laura Robertson, Fundraising Projects Manager at Hospiscare said: “This...
