As described in our previous post, and our email newsletter, we have been running a Borough wide survey for residents to give feedback on the new recycling service, which started last summer.  The results of the research are published below, with a summary of key points followed by graphs showing the full breakdown. Key findings [...]

Reigate & Banstead Borough Council is calling on residents to rethink their rubbish for a better Christmas. It’s providing free advice on its website about how residents can not only help reduce the amount going to landfill, but also have a little more money in their pockets this Christmas by thinking differently about recycling. Residents [...]

In the first ten weeks of the council’s new recycling and refuse service residents have proved that they are rethinking their rubbish and recycling more than ever before.  Increasing amounts of rubbish are being diverted from landfill, landfill tax savings are being made and more materials are being recycled as residents embrace the new service. [...]

Reigate & Banstead Borough Council has published a “quick guide” to the new recycling service, which will be introduced this summer for households which currently have wheelie bins (next summer for flats). The guide can be viewed here:  New recycling service – quick guide You can also find out more about the new service on [...]

Residents are reminded to check for changes to their recycling, refuse and garden waste collection services over the upcoming Bank Holidays. Easter Bank Holiday Collections will not be changing over the Easter period. We will be working on Good Friday and Easter Monday to keep your collections on their usual days to minimise disruption to [...]

Earlswood Councillors have welcomed the significant extension of local recycling which was announced last Thursday at the Council’s Executive meeting. The new service is due to start this summer, and up until now all that was known was that the kerbside collection would be extended from the current paper, card and cans, to cover plastic [...]

Here are a few New Year’s resolutions to help everyone get into the habit of reducing waste: Reduce your waste – buy only what you need and try to buy with little packaging. Reuse what you can – buy products that can be reused (rechargeable batteries, bottles instead of cans etc), take old carrier bags [...]

East Surrey MP, Sam Gyimah added his signature to the borough’s Environment Campaign in Horley last week, as the campaign drew to a close. He was joined for the signing in Waitrose by the Council’s Chief Executive, John Jory, Mayor of Reigate & Banstead, Cllr Stead, Mayor of Horley Town Council, Cllr Marshall and Cllrs [...]

A Borough wide campaign to encourage residents to think about using less energy and to be more environmentally friendly kicked off this week outside Morrions in Reigate. Reigate & Banstead Borough Council is working with Horley Town Council to run Environment Campaign events at key locations across the borough between June and September. Primary schools [...]

If you are thinking of giving your home a makeover without spending a fortune or hunting for treasure at bargain prices why not visit one of Surrey Reuse Network´s furniture showrooms. For more information about the network and contact details visit the Surrey Reuse Network website or call free on 0800 082 0180 (charges apply [...]