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Temporary Closure – 9th September 2008
Maltings Lane, Kirby-Le-Soken
Due to gas supply works to be carried out to a resident’s property in Maltings Lane by British Gas this Recycling Centre for Household Waste will not be open on
If you are unable to ‘hold on’ to your waste or recycling alternative local centres are located at:
Rush Green Road, Clacton, CO16 7BL
Colchester Road, St Osyth, CO16 8HN
West End Lane, Dovercourt, CO12 3SF
Greensmill, Lawford, CO11 1UW
Essex County Council apologises for any inconvenience caused and would like to thank residents in advance for their cooperation. If you have any queries about this temporary closure please call the Waste and Recycling Helpline on 0845 603 7625 or visit: www.essex.gov.uk/recycle
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LOVE FOOD HATE WASTE THIS SUMMER
A new recipe card produced by Essex County Council has some great ideas for how you can turn your leftover food into delicious dishes this summer.
The card features recipes for a Pork Burger and a Soya Bean Burger, both of which are easy to prepare, and are perfect for those summer barbecues.
The recipe card is designed to slot into the Food Lovers Cook Book, which was launched by Essex County Council last year as part of WRAP’s (Waste & Resources Action Programme) Love Food Hate Waste campaign.
The book contains 10 original recipes created by Essex residents, and has been produced to help us make the most of our leftovers, and reduce the amount of food waste we throw away each year.
Research shows that the average family with children in the UK could be throwing away as much as £610 worth of food each year; that’s over £50 every month.
Every day in the UK we throw away:
- 1.3m unopened yoghurts
- 7 million slices of bread
- 5.1 million potatoes
- 1 million slices of ham
- 4.4 million apples
- 1.2 million whole sausages
Nearly £1billion worth of the food we waste each year is still within its ‘use by’ date.
Most of the food we throw out gets sent to landfill where it rots and creates methane, a dangerous greenhouse gas which is 23 times as powerful as carbon dioxide.
To get your free copy of the summer recipe card please email your name and address to wastemanagement@essex.gov.uk or call 0845 603 7625.
SHOP ECO WITH FREE REUSABLE BAG
A new reusable shopping bag provided by Essex County Council will help you cut down on the number of plastic carrier bags you use when you go to the shops.
The handy foldaway bag has been designed to raise awareness of Shop Eco, Essex County Council’s guide to a greener lifestyle. The guide is packed with useful advice on how you can produce less rubbish and save money doing so.
By using the free Shop Eco bag you can cut down on the number of carrier bags you use. The average person uses 290 carrier bags a year, most of which are made from polyethylene, a non-degradable plastic that can take hundreds of years to break down.
Essex residents can request a free Shop Eco bag by sending an email to wastemanagement@essexcc.gov.uk, including your name and address. They will be given away on a first come, first served basis.
The Shop Eco guide, which was launched last year, features 32 full-colour pages and contains lots of useful information on how you can shop for a green lifestyle by buying fresh, local food and more durable and environmentally friendly products.
To request a free copy of Shop Eco, call 0845 6037625 or visit www.shopecoguide.co.uk. You can also download it in PDF format from the website.
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Recycle for Essex website is launched!
Here it is! Recycleforessex.co.uk is the new partnership website for Essex joining together the district, borough, county and unitary authorities to offer information and advice to all Essex residents on recycling and much more.
The website gives information on why to recycle, how to recycle and what to recycle. Plus information on how to reuse your rubbish and reduce the amount of waste we all produce in the first place!
With an easy to use website and lots of information at your fingertips - recycling in Essex has never been easier!
Sign up to our free quarterly Ezine
The Recycle for Essex Ezine is designed to keep you in touch with the latest recycling developments and initiatives in Essex as well as offering tips and advise on what you can do to help reduce the amount of rubbish your household produces. The Ezine will also contain information on changes to your kerbside collections and the Recycling Centres.