Category Archives: News

European Week for Waste Reduction

Posted on October 19, 2011

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

Posted on September 9, 2011

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!

Posted on September 5, 2011

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 →

Love Food Hate Waste Cookery Demonstration in Coleraine

Posted on August 24, 2011

Coleraine Borough Council recently ran a FREE “Love Food Hate Waste” cookery demonstration in Coleraine.  The demonstration was part of the Department of the Environment’s Rethink Waste campaign in Northern Ireland and aimed to help people find out how to … Continue reading →

It’s A Glass Act

Posted on August 18, 2011

Trips to the bottle bank will soon be only a memory for many residents of the North West Region Waste Management Group area. That’s because glass packaging such as bottles and jars can now be disposed of in blue bins … Continue reading →

Go Compost Crazy in Portrush

Posted on August 9, 2011

Composting is easy – everyone’s doing it!   Coleraine Borough Council ran a free composting demonstration recently at Causeway Street Recycling Site, Portrush. Thanks to funding from the Department of the Environment’s Rethink Waste campaign, Coleraine Borough Council organised the … Continue reading →

Market Sounding for Mixed Organic provision

Posted on March 28, 2011

The North West Region Waste Management Group wishes to hear from interested parties on its Market Sounding questionnaire for the provision of services for the treatment of mixed organic kitchen and garden waste arising from within the Group area.  The … Continue reading →

Winter 2010_2011 Waste Watch Now Available

Posted on January 24, 2011

The North West Region Waste Management Group (NWRWMG) has produced the third 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 Re-cycle Collection

Posted on December 9, 2010

The recycling of waste in Limavady Borough has recently taken on a new dimension with Council’s Technical Services Department engaged in an initiative to divert unwanted bikes away from the waste stream and instead to needy charities working in Africa. … Continue reading →

Waste Storage Guide

Posted on December 9, 2010

The Local Government Waste Storage Guide for Northern Ireland was launched by the Minister of the Environment on 15th September 2010. The guide provides detailed step-by-step guidance to help ensure that homes and businesses are properly designed for waste storage … Continue reading →