National Recycle Week 18-24 June 2012

Central Bedfordshire Council is encouraging its residents to recycle wherever they are - whether at home, at work or out and about - as part of national Recycle Week (18 -24 June).

The council is keen to show that even the smallest every day actions can have a big effect and has installed a number of brand new ‘on-the-go’ recycling bins at prime locations across Dunstable, Houghton Regis and Leighton Buzzard town centres.

It is hoped that these bins will provide an excellent opportunity for the public to recycle a range of materials such as aluminium drink cans, plastic bottles as well as cartons, newspapers and magazines and have a positive impact on the local environment.

Cllr Brian Spurr, Executive member for Sustainable Communities at Central Bedfordshire Council said: “We’re always looking at ways to improve our waste and recycling services. Residents in Central Bedfordshire are already doing a great job within their homes, so the introduction of these new recycle on-the-go bins will make it even easier to recycle waste whilst out and about.

“Just think - if all of us in the UK recycled just one extra plastic bottle during Recycle Week, this would save enough energy to power over 71,000 plasma screen TVs for a year! By spending just a few extra seconds thinking about recycling, whether at home or away, we could really make a big difference.”

At home it’s never been easier to recycle in Central Bedfordshire now that all plastic packaging, aluminium foil, empty aerosols, worn out clothing and textiles are accepted in the kerbside recycling collection scheme. Away from home there are over 100 local recycling banks across central Bedfordshire to recycle glass bottles and jars.

If you would like to learn more about recycling then come along and chat to the Waste Minimisation Team at Dunstable Asda on Wednesday 20 June.

For more information about waste and recycling please visit Central Bedfordshire's Waste pages at www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/recycling