Recycling

Cheshire East household recycling rate falls 1.5%
Tuesday 3rd January 2017
Tue 3rd Jan 2017
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Cheshire East household recycling rate falls 1.5%

According to the latest government figures the recycling rates for household waste have fallen for the first time since records began. in Cheshire East…
Waste and recycling collections over the festive period
Saturday 17th December 2016
Sat 17th Dec 2016

Waste and recycling collections over the festive period

Cheshire East Council is reminding residents that there may be changes to their bin collections over the festive period. The changes will only affect…
Dates confirmed for winter suspension of garden waste collections
Wednesday 25th November 2015
Wed 25th Nov 2015
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Dates confirmed for winter suspension of garden waste collections

The collection of household garden waste by Cheshire East Council will again be suspended during the winter period to save taxpayers money. Due to the…
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Cheshire East waste collection passes the TEEP test
Friday 20th February 2015
Fri 20th Feb 2015
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Cheshire East waste collection passes the TEEP test

Cheshire East Council's waste collections operations have passed a major test which means they can continue to collect dry recyclables together. As a…
Call for extension to green bin collection service
Tuesday 29th October 2013
Tue 29th Oct 2013
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Call for extension to green bin collection service

Frank Keegan, ward councillor for Alderley Edge, has called on Cheshire East to urgently reconsider their decision to bin the green waste collection service…
Increased recycling rates announced as criticism builds over Lyme Green
Tuesday 22nd January 2013
Tue 22nd Jan 2013

Increased recycling rates announced as criticism builds over Lyme Green

Cheshire East is one of the best performing boroughs in the north west when it comes to recycling, with over half of all household waste collected now…
Recycling collection update
Monday 21st January 2013
Mon 21st Jan 2013
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Recycling collection update

Cheshire East Council staff are working to clear the backlog of collections caused by the severe winter weather. If residents' waste was not collected…
Search for recycling champions
Wednesday 26th December 2012
Wed 26th Dec 2012
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Search for recycling champions

A competition to encourage more people to reduce, reuse and recycle is offering families the chance to win a year's free membership to any of Cheshire…
Christmas waste and recycling collections
Friday 21st December 2012
Fri 21st Dec 2012

Christmas waste and recycling collections

Residents are being reminded that there will be no garden waste collections between 17th December 2012 and 25th January 2013 inclusive. Due to the festive…
Waste reduction volunteers needed
Sunday 28th October 2012
Sun 28th Oct 2012
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Waste reduction volunteers needed

Cheshire East Council is hosting a training day to show people how to to shave pounds off their shopping bill – and become a Waste Reduction Volunteer…
No £3.8 million bid for weekly food collection scheme
Friday 17th August 2012
Fri 17th Aug 2012
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No £3.8 million bid for weekly food collection scheme

Cheshire East Council has decided against applying for grant to help fund a weekly food waste collection service. Cllr Rod Menlove, Cabinet member in…
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£800,000 recycling scheme fiasco under investigation
Monday 18th June 2012
Mon 18th Jun 2012
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£800,000 recycling scheme fiasco under investigation

An independent investigator will be appointed to look in to the behaviour of council employees following last week's decision by Cheshire East Council's…
Aborted recycling centre costs taxpayers £800,000
Thursday 7th June 2012
Thu 7th Jun 2012
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Aborted recycling centre costs taxpayers £800,000

A review of the Council's proposal to build a recycling station at Lyme Green Depot in Macclesfield has revealed that the aborted plans have cost Cheshire…
Council struggle with frozen bin lids
Friday 3rd February 2012
Fri 3rd Feb 2012
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Council struggle with frozen bin lids

Due to the freezing weather over the last couple of days, the Waste and Recycling team at Cheshire East Council (CEC) have had severe difficulties emptying…
Savings in landfill costs continue
Thursday 15th December 2011
Thu 15th Dec 2011
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Savings in landfill costs continue

Cheshire East Council has saved another £100,000, thanks to the commitment of residents to recycling. Last month, the authority announced that the…
Council saves £100,000 in landfill costs
Tuesday 15th November 2011
Tue 15th Nov 2011
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Council saves £100,000 in landfill costs

Having transformed the way Cheshire East Council recycles household waste, latest figures show the amount being sent to landfill has reduced significantly.…
Recycling roadshows come to Alderley
Monday 26th September 2011
Mon 26th Sep 2011
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Recycling roadshows come to Alderley

Brand new bins are currently being delivered as the area gears up for the introduction of the Think Silver, Think Recycling scheme on October 3rd. As…
New bin system designed to save over a million
Tuesday 15th March 2011
Tue 15th Mar 2011
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New bin system designed to save over a million

Cheshire East Council are transforming their waste and recycling collection services to achieve savings of more than £1 million. These savings will…
Council to introduce three-bin system
Tuesday 1st February 2011
Tue 1st Feb 2011
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Council to introduce three-bin system

Cheshire East is transforming its bin collection service in a bid to encourage residents to further boost Cheshire East's recycling rate and save money.…
Highest recycling rate in North West
Tuesday 9th November 2010
Tue 9th Nov 2010

Highest recycling rate in North West

Cheshire East Council has exceeded the national waste strategy target to recycle 40 per cent of household waste by 2010. Figures published by Department…