by Nikki Brown | Sep 19, 2024 | Uncategorized
Residents are being encouraged to recycle their old, damaged or unwanted clothes instead of throwing them away as part of the new #CottonOn campaign from Recycle for Greater Manchester (R4GM). Each year thousands of tonnes of textiles are thrown away in Greater...
by Nikki Brown | Sep 18, 2024 | Uncategorized
This September Tameside residents are being encouraged to Think Green and reduce the food, clothes and other waste that ends up in their refuse bin. Each year 33% of all food produced globally is lost or wasted, along with £140 million worth of used but still wearable...
by Nikki Brown | Jul 31, 2024 | Uncategorized
Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA), the largest waste disposal authority in the UK, has extended its recycling and waste management contracts with SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK until 2034. The original seven-year contracts were signed in 2019, with the...
by Nikki Brown | Aug 2, 2023 | Sustainable Living
22 community groups from across Greater Manchester have benefitted from a share of £220,000 to support innovative projects tackling waste, as well as encouraging reuse and recycling. Now in its third year, the Recycle for Greater Manchester (R4GM) Community Fund has...
by Nikki Brown | Apr 20, 2023 | Sustainable Living
New data on recycling rates published by DEFRA shows that Greater Manchester now recycles more than 50% of its household waste, placing the city-region in the top half of the UK for recycling. Greater Manchester’s 50% recycling rate places it well ahead of the...
