Tag: rubbish
Refuse collection – the need for modernisation
In 2012, Birmingham City Council secured £30million in extra funding from the Government after successfully bidding for a slice of the £250million Weekly Collection Support Scheme (WCSS) fund, set up to protect weekly rubbish collections for at least five years
Love where we live: Litter summit
Anyone with an interest in how we can all work to keep Birmingham looking as clean and green as possible is invited to view proceedings from Birmingham City Council’s first-ever Google Hangout tomorrow (February 24). Cllr Lisa Trickett, Cabinet Member for a Green, Smart and Sustainable City, will be chairing the online video conference, starting […]
Resolving to have a tidy garden in 2015
Now is the time to start making New Year Resolutions for 2015 – and a subscription to the council’s garden waste service could help you keep your promise to keep your home looking attractive. Just three days remain on an early bird £5 discount offer for those who subscribe during the month of December. The […]
Media Watch - Dec 22
Top Birmingham City Council Stories: £100m budget cuts will hit our funding further – Bore (Birmingham Mail, Saturday) Birmingham City Council is facing a £100 million budget cut next year – the worst of any major UK city. Quotes Sir Albert Bore saying he is extremely disappointed that the Government has not responded to the […]
Council fly-tipping figures published
Fly-tipping figures for 2013/14 have today been published by the Environment Agency. https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/fly-tipping-in-england https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/env24-fly-tipping-incidents-and-actions-taken-in-england They show there has been a year-on-year increase in cases here in Birmingham of 15.26 per cent - but the national average increase is greater at 20 per cent. Commenting on the data, Cllr Lisa Trickett, Cabinet Member for a Green, […]
Bigger bins pilot in Hodge Hill
Cllr Lisa Trickett, Cabinet Member for a Green, Smart and Sustainable City, writes on the latest developments from the city’s wheelie bin programme - with deliveries starting in the Hall Green, Hodge Hill and Yardley districts this week… Through the Birminghamnewsroom site, I have previously promised to keep residents updated on any developments from our […]
Refuse collection industrial action - August 11 and 15
A Birmingham City Council spokesperson said: “Despite continued talks with representatives from Unite which have seen some significant movement in negotiations, we have still not be able at this point to reach an agreement over issues that have been raised about terms and conditions for refuse collection staff. “We will continue to talk to the […]
More materials can now be recycled at home
Residents of Birmingham can now recycle a wider range of materials thanks to a new arrangement between the city council and its waste disposal contractor Veolia Environmental Services. Up until now only plastic bottles, tin cans, glass bottles, paper and card could be collected for recycling at the kerbside, but with immediate effect, households can […]
Wheelie bin purchase – the facts
Cllr James McKay, Cabinet Member for a Green, Safe and Smart City, blogs with an update on the plans to roll out wheelie bins to households across Birmingham… Ever since we announced the plan to modernise Birmingham's refuse collection system by introducing wheelie bins, I have often been asked about where we are buying them […]
