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SWP Briefing July – Tracker shows recycling advance

Tracker shows recycling advance Impressive progress is revealed in a new Somerset Waste Partnership report on the destination of the county’s 137,146 tonnes of recycling in 2020-21.

Tracking each tonne shows that everything residents recycled kerbside or at recycle sites was recycled, 97.8% in the UK, up from an already impressive 90%. What went abroad was mainly card for boxes for imports.

Plastics showed striking success, reflecting the first impact of Recycle More collections rolling out across Somerset. Of 4,359 tonnes collected, 99.4% stayed in the UK to become food containers, fleeces and pipes.

Almost 51% of Somerset recycling stayed in the county. The largest single material recycled was the 39,432 tonnes of garden waste composted in Somerset to become Revive soil improver. And the anaerobic digestion plant near Bridgwater transformed 22,542 tonnes of food waste into electricity for homes and businesses, and farm compost to help grow more food.

The heaviest “dry” material was paper and card at 24,731 tonnes, which made newsprint and cardboard from Dorset to Kent, while some went to Europe and Asia. The 19,721 tonnes of glass bottles and jars went to Sheffield and Wales, while 7,868 tonnes of metals – mainly steel and aluminium cans – were

recycled into new cans and car parts via companies from Devon to Doncaster.

In 2008, Somerset was the first waste authority to offer transparency and trust with its pioneering annual tracker. By tracing the first use companies and locations for all of Somerset’s recycling, the tracker shows that none of it was burned, dumped or ended in the sea.

Somerset’s 52.4% recycling rate puts it in the top fifth of authorities for recycling, with 60% or more within reach through Recycle More. And it also makes Somerset one of the very best areas for carbon saving, at 123,036 tonnes of CO2 equivalent.

Somerset Waste Partnership and its contractors have a commitment that all materials collected for recycling will stay in the UK, if there is reprocessing capacity and demand here.

Full report: somersetwaste.gov.uk/ recycling-tracker/  More on the Recycling Tracker and other waste news in the latest Your Somerset paper delivered to your home or online: somersetnewsroom.com/2021/07/05/ your-somerset-summer-2021/

Collections start from 6am

Residents have been asked put rubbish and recycling out by 6am until further notice to help SWP and contractor SUEZ deal with hot weather and other factors.

Success despite driver shortage Recycle More expanded weekly recycling collections have only just

started in South Somerset, yet already look set to repeat if not beat their Mendip success of 100 tonnes a week extra recycling. This despite disruption from the UK-wide LGV driver shortage that is even more acute in Somerset.

SWP and SUEZ are working hard to get services back on track but there are no quick fixes and more delays are likely as recruitment work continues. Vacancies: suez.co.uk/en-gb/join-our-team-in- somerset

Get so much more done online

Via somersetwaste.gov.uk‘s My Waste Services 24/7, you can:

  • Order recycle containers
  • Log missed collections after 7pm
  • Buy garden waste service
  • Pay for asbestos/plasterboard
  • Order paid bulky waste pick-up
  • Sort clinical/assisted service
  • Get recycle site van/trailer permit

Somerset Waste Board

SWP’s governing body has two members from each partner council: Mendip Cllrs Joshua Burr, Tom Ronan; Sedgemoor Cllrs Andrew Gilling, Janet Keen; Somerset County Cllrs David Hall, Clare Paul (Vice Chair); Somerset West and Taunton Cllrs David Mansell, Andrew Sully; South Somerset Cllrs Sarah Dyke (Chair), Tim Kerley. SWB agendas: somersetwaste. gov.uk/somerset-waste-board

Information on SWP services somersetwaste.gov.uk for advice and ezine sign-up. Follow @Somersetwaste on social media. SWP manages waste services for all Somerset councils.

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Passenger Feedback Survey

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Office Closure

Due to the office being used as a Polling Station, Reception will be closed on Thursday 4th July. Contact us as usual via telephone & email.

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Grant Application Kings Coronation Form

The Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III will take place on Saturday 6th May 2023, with an additional bank holiday on Monday 8th May 2023.

We are keen to hear from groups/organisations in Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge that are looking to celebrate the Coronation. The Town Council has £1500 available to allocate to events being organised to celebrate the Kings Coronation. The maximum grant to be allocated per event will be £500.

You must meet the following criteria for your application to be considered:

– The event will be open to all members of the public

– The event will be free of charge

– The event will take place within the Coronation weekend

– The event will take place within Burnham on Sea or Highbridge

 

Applications will close on Monday 6th March at midday. 

Your organisation and contact details

What happens next....
Applications will be considered at the Finance and Resources Committee Meeting on Monday 13th March 2023. You will be notified after this date whether your application has been successful.
Burnham & Highbridge Town Council takes your privacy seriously and will only use your personal information for the purposes of contacting you about this grant. The Council’s privacy notice can be found here.

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