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Recycling

Why Recycle More?

  • Landfill is environmentally damaging.

  • Landfill space is running out

  • Landfill charges are going through the roof

  • Essex residents said no to incineration

The New System

The improvements to the recycling service are part of a big overhaul of waste collection methods.

In order to increase recycling which will be necessary to avoid high landfill charges, the District Council has introduced wheelie bins for residual waste in Chigwell and Lambourne on an alternate week collection basis.

As a result the last collection in Chigwell of dry recyclables produced a 50% increase from 24 tonnes to 36.

We expect this to rise even further to 50 tonnes as the residents get use to the change. Glass collection in Chigwell has also increased considerably.

The new system will be rolled out over the district in stages. Chigwell and Lambourne already have wheelie bins, Waltham Abbey will start the two week cycle in Febrauray with the Ongar area probably be last in implementating the changes in the late part of 2006.

Curb Side Recycling

Epping Forest residents can now recycle plastic bottles alongside their paper and tin cans. And the district's many gardeners will get a green waste service all year round.

Clear Sacks- Plastic milk bottles, drinks bottles, detergent bottles, shampoo and conditioner bottles (including lids / tops). Rigid food containers, margarine tubs, ice cream tubs, yoghurt pots and plastic bags. Please ensure containers are empty and rinsed Newspapers, magazines, junk mail, catalogues, directories, home stationery, Corrugated card, cardboard boxes, cereal packets, egg boxes and Mixed cans (Please rinsed out)

Blue Boxes- Glass

Green Waste- Grass Cuttings, Timber and Logs, Weeds, Plant Cuttings and Pruning, Fruit and Vegetable Matter, Dead Flowers, Hay, Straw and Leaves and Sawdust

Free Sacks

You can collect recycling/garden waste sacks from a variety of shops and offices.

Recycling Sites

Recycling sites are provided across the district. Click here to find out where your local site is situated.

Don't believe all you read

LOCAL Conservatives are under fire for spreading misleading information about big fines for people who produce too much waste for the wheelie bin system. The council has not agreed to implement any system of new fines.

If people do produce too much waste they will receive information and advice on how to recycle their rubbish. Households which can't avoid producing large amounts of non-recyclable waste can request an extra-large bin. Any decision to implement fines for people who abuse the system will only be made after the council's nine member 'Cabinet' (which contains four Conservatives, two Lib Dems, one Loughton Resident, one Labour member, and one Conservative backed Independent) has considered a formal report.

Latest News

4 Most Recent Stories From Ann Haigh and Epping Forest Liberal Democrats News Stories

Mon 2nd Jun 2008:

Liberal Democrats in Epping Forest back National Recycling Week.

A UK-wide campaign to encourage people to recycle more of their household waste has been backed by Liberal Democrats in Epping Forest.

Wed 12th Mar 2008:

Budget is a great green cop out.

Today's budget is a green cop out which kicks the difficult decisions on environmental taxes into the long grass and offers no help to the millions of hard pressed families struggling to make ends meet, according to Liberal Democrat Leader, Nick Clegg.

Sun 21st Oct 2007:

Lib Dem campaign force Tory U-turn.

The Tory council has bowed to public pressure and found an extra £5,000 for removing graffiti.

Sat 14th Jul 2007:

Tory council cuts funding for graffiti removal.

Epping Forest Liberal Democrats have reacted in anger at the news that Conservative run Epping Forest District council is cutting the budget for removing graffiti.

Earlier Stories

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