Archive for the ‘Waste & Recycling’

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    BAG Harvest event
    Thanks to everyone who showed up for our community garden/harvest celebration on the Douglas Eyre playing fields. The apple press was a particular hit with the look on some of the kids faces when the juice poured forth worth putting the event on for alone. The BBQ didn’t kill anyone, and the apple bobbing was as ever a reliable bit of fun. Many residents discussed...
    by blackhorseroad at September 29th, 2009 at 05:09 pm
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    Cut household bills – Join our ECO Teams
    Join one of our ECO Teams – reduce your impact on the environment and save money! • Cut household bills                          • Make new friends • Environmental benefits                    • Health benefits • Visits to eco-houses No one can do everything – but we can all do something! BAG is currently recruiting for 2 EcoTeams...
    by communications at November 4th, 2008 at 04:11 pm
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    Knee deep in rubbish
    To save itself some money, our ever-creative council recently outsourced refuse collection to a company called Kier Street Services, (part of the Kier Group which, no doubt coincidentally, is eyeing up lucrative development work in the borough: see here.) In a “groundbreaking” departure from good sense, “the unique nature of the contract means that Kier’s...
    by blackhorseroad at October 14th, 2008 at 03:10 pm
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    North London Waste Plan consultation results
    The North London Waste Plan have declared their consultation period with residents to be over. The results are summarised in a whopper of a PDF file on their site; you can look at it here. There are several references to the Blackhorse area including this about residents opinion: A significant number of respondents expressed specific opposition to the use of the Blackhorse...
    by Waste and Recycling at June 27th, 2008 at 11:06 am
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    Waste row rumbles on…
    The Walthamstow Independent (14/03/08) featured the continuing row over plans for new waste facilities in the area. For some reason Walthamstow is to be saddled with half the facilities needed to serve all of North London, with Blackhorse Lane as one site. Plans include a hazardous waste-processing facility, an incinerator, and recycling centres. The locations...
    by blackhorseroad at March 17th, 2008 at 10:03 am
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    Get involved in the Waste & Recycling working group!
    The Waste & Recycling working group looks into ways of improving our recycling and waste issues – anything from trying to sort out the sewers to trying to getting the Council to do a better job of the recycling! To find out more, email: wasteandrecycling@blackhorseactiongroup.org.uk
    by blackhorseroad at March 9th, 2008 at 09:03 pm