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21st CENTURY WASTE FACILITIES FOR NORTH-WEST MOVE A STEP CLOSER

Preferred Bidder Recommended to Councils to Deliver £500m Project The North West Region Waste Management Group (NWRWMG) has moved a step closer to completing its public procurement exercise to deliver new waste infrastructure for the north-west region. The Joint Committee … Continue reading

Autumn 2012 Waste Watch now available

The North West Region Waste Management Group (NWRWMG) has produced the sixth edition of its bi-annual magazine, Waste Watch. The publication includes information on how the public can help contribute to the waste management effort in their area by focusing … Continue reading

EUROPEAN WEEK OF WASTE REDUCTION

The European Week for Waste Reduction (EWWR) is happening this year in Northern Ireland between the 17th and 25th of November 2012. EWWR aims to raise awareness of waste reduction by encouraging businesses, educational establishments, voluntary organisations, charities, retailers and … Continue reading

Spring 2012 Waste Watch now available

The North West Region Waste Management Group (NWRWMG) has produced the fifth edition of its bi-annual magazine, Waste Watch. The publication includes information on how the public can help contribute to the waste management effort in their area by focusing … Continue reading

New Recycling Centre for Dungiven

Residents of Dungiven and surrounding areas will soon have a modern state of the art Household Recycling Centre to replace the temporary facility currently located at the Sports Pavilion on Chapel Road. The first sod was symbolically cut recently on … Continue reading

Household recycling rate increase

The 2010/11 NI Municipal Waste Management Statistics Annual Report shows that household recycling and composting rates have continued to increase, reaching just over 35.7% in 2010/11 for the North West Region Waste Management Group area. This represents a modest increase … Continue reading

Let’s get wasted

  Let’s Get Wasted – Students turning Trash into Treasure The Department of the Environment’s Rethink Waste campaign is sponsoring an innovative programme of free ‘Rethink – Revamp – Restyle’ workshops for students across Northern Ireland. The award-winning Fashion Souk is set … Continue reading

European Week for Waste Reduction

Take one small step to reduce waste during European Week for Waste Reduction, 19th to the 27th of November 2011. What is it all about? The European Week for Waste Reduction week focuses on highlighting waste reduction activities across Europe … Continue reading

Autumn 2011 Waste Watch now available

The North West Region Waste Management Group (NWRWMG) has produced the fourth edition of its bi-annual magazine, Waste Watch. The publication includes information on how the public can help contribute to the waste management effort in their area by focusing … Continue reading

Council’s compost is quality stuff!

Coleraine Borough Council has achieved the BSI (British Standards Institute) PAS 100 quality certificate for its composing site at Letterloan.  Confirming that its compost meets the highest standards set within the industry, Coleraine Borough Council’s achievement is a first among … Continue reading

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