Cardboard Compost

[Simple Simon 36]

This is another article that had to be dropped from the winter issue of the Selattyn & Gobown Parish Roundabout due to lack of space and the fact that the changes had already been implemented. Any views?

Unfortunately cardboard can no longer be put in garden waste bins or sacks. This change was approved at Shropshire Council Cabinet today and will affect all households in the Shropshire Council area.

Why is it changing?

Recent changes to national composting regulations mean that any compost produced across the UK must now be of a much higher quality. This new standard is called PAS 100:2011.

The new rules mean that compost can no longer contain cardboard because the inks, dyes and coatings on cardboard may contaminate the compost.

Compost producers will no longer accept garden waste and cardboard that is mixed together. This means, regrettably, we will no longer be able to collect cardboard for composting.

What happens next?

To inform householders of this change, a leaflet will be put under the lids of all rubbish bins from the 31 October 2011. A permanent sticker will then be put on garden waste bin lids to act as a reminder to residents not to put cardboard in.

When will the change start?

Residents will no longer be able to put cardboard in their garden waste bin (or sack) from Monday 28 November 2011.

What will residents do with their cardboard now?

We will ask householders to continue to recycle their cardboard by taking it, if they are able, to their nearest Household Recycling Centre. Otherwise we will be advising them to put their cardboard waste in their rubbish bin. Veolia are also looking for suitable sites around the county to place approximately 20 bring banks for cardboard.

What happens if residents put cardboard in their garden waste bins (or sacks) after 28 November?

If cardboard is in garden waste bins (or sacks) after 28 November Veolia will not be able to empty it. After this date, if cardboard is mixed in, entire loads of garden waste would be rejected at the composting facility and it would then have to be sent to landfill. Residents will get a bin hanger which explains why their bin has not been emptied and what they should do.

The future

We are working with Veolia to find new practical and cost effective ways of collecting cardboard in the future to make sure that we continue to recycle as much of our waste as possible.

[Community Online 65]

Thanks for the information SS,

In addition to this, current cardboard recycling points in the area are:

Oswestry Household Recycling Centre (Mile Oak Industrial Estate)

Oswald Road Car Park (opposite Morrisons supermarket) in Oswestry

[Simple Simon 36]

It's Thursday 8th December 2011 and it's bin collection day. It's really wet and windy, and set to get even worse this afternoon. This is a WARNING TO DRIVERS going home from work in the dark this evening:

There's loads of litter and up turned blue and orange recycle bins blowing around the roads in Gobowen...so BE CAREFUL!

[Simple Simon 36]

It's Friday 6th January 2012 and I've just witnessed a bin collection with a twist:

One caged backed lorry was comming around and emptying both the orange (plastic and metal) and the green (glass) bins into the back. Has anyone else noticed?

[stella7 0]

I have emailed Shropshire Council and they have said they are piloting another way of collecting cardboard in Whittington. I asked if there was any chance a paper bin at the station could be replaced with a cardboard one. The answer at the moment is no.

I also emailed the Parish Council and asked the same questions, they will be raising it at their next meeting.

My suggestion is if we want a collection point in the village more people should do the same, we do live in a democracy after all...