The new system for bin collections start today (Monday 1st November 2010). If you previously had your rubbish collected on a Monday (as I did) it will not be collected today.  The bin men are off collecting black wheelie bins elsewhere. Across Cheadle and Gatley our new collection day is Wednesday. Do not put out […]

I reported in detail on the new plans for refuse and recycling collections in Stockport a week or tw back. This is the official information from Stockport Council – there will be a lot more, of course. During October, all suitable households will be given a small food waste caddy and a roll of 150 […]

Update: please click here to see important information about bin collections for the week to 12th November 2010. A few days ago I mentioned the changes to refuse and recycling collection coming in Stockport in November. Those with wheelie bins in Stockport today will get a new black bin which you start using in November.  […]

Update: please click here to see important information about bin collections for the week to 12th November 2010. There are big changes to the way refuse and recycling collection happen in Stockport, all kicking in on 1st November 2010. The councillors have been briefed and there’ll be lots of information for everyone. I’ll give a […]

Stockport Council is updating its recycling and refuse collection policy following the roll out of its new improved service. From the Council: The revised policy will be considered by the Council’s Environment and Economy Scrutiny Committee on 15th July. By November 2010 the Council will have concluded the improvements to waste collection with the delivery […]

Joyce Ollerenshaw from Stockport Council came to our Cheadle Area Committee yesterday to give us an update on recycling. Joyce has been monitoring use of the blue and brown bins in Gatley (blue for paper, card and tetrapak cartons, brown for glass, plastic and cans).  She’s found about 75% participation which, we were told, is […]

From the Council: Borough residents have embraced Stockport Council’s new improved recycling collection service. Since the blue and brown bins were introduced over six months ago recycling rates have been boosted and are now over 40%. The Council would like to remind residents to place cardboard drinks cartons such as long life milk and fruit […]

Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority has advised of important changes to local Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRC). Rose Hill HWRC will close at the end of the day on Monday, 3 May 2010 for major redevelopment works and is scheduled to re-open in early January 2011. The new redeveloped HWRC facility at Bredbury will open […]

Stockport residents can now recycle even more materials at over a hundred different recycling sites across the borough. Stockport Council has enhanced recycling facilities at supermarkets and local shops to make recycling more materials even easier for residents. Cardboard, newspapers and magazines, drinks cartons, phone books, plastic bottles, glass, cans, aerosols and aluminium foil can […]

Stockport Council’s improved recycling collection service now allows residents to recycle aluminium foil. Borough residents can recycle aluminium foil in their brown wheelie bin or black recycling box or take it to a local recycling site and put it in the container for recycling food tins and drink cans. All foil can be recycled, such […]