Recycling
progress
by Andrew Green
Kerbside
collections of separate paper and card waste will be started
next year throughout Sheffield except in those places such
as blocks of flats where there’s no space for households
to keep another bin, according to Sheffield waste disposal
contractor Onyx. But Onyx also told the Messenger they
have no plans to extend kerbside collections to other kinds
of sorted waste, or to do anything to improve on the government’s
minimum 18% target for waste recycling.
Burngreave
has virtually no places where residents can take rubbish such
as bottles and cans for recycling. Onyx told us:
“Our Recycling Officer is currently investigating the
feasibility of installing two new bring bank sites in the
Burngreave area.
“We are in contact with the Area Co-ordinator who is
assisting us to identify potential recycling bank sites.”
The recycling
officers at Onyx also like to hear from local residents about
suggested sites. If any of your readers know of anywhere that
they think may be suitable please contact our recycling office
on 0114 228 3630.
SCRAP
are also launching New Deal sponsored recycling centres (see
"Going Green" in the New
Deal for Burngreave pages for more details).
Onyx plan
to refurbish the Shirecliffe dumpit site as a recycling centre
next year. Asked whether this means that the Shirecliffe
site will continue in existence despite residents’ objections,
spokesperson Lisa Came said that it was not up to Onyx to
decide whether to keep a site open – they simply have
a contract from the council to run existing sites. They
will make a planning application relating to the development
next year.
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