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Garden waste collections reach end of season

Published: 21/10/2019

IT'S TIME for a last garden tidy - Copeland Council's green waste collection service concludes for the year on Friday November 15.

The collections will restart on March 16 2020.

Coun Steven Morgan, portfolio holder for Waste, said: "A couple of years ago we moved the garden waste collections further into autumn, after residents told us they needed to collect leaves and clippings until November.

"This has been well-received and people can plan a final cut or tidy now before the collections conclude for the year on November 15."

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Council to reduce number of small recycling sites

Published: 14/10/2019

FOLLOWING a successful shift in the way residents recycle, Copeland Council will reduce the number of small recycling sites it operates by the end of November.

The council has invested more than half-a-million-pounds in its kerbside recycling service over the past 18 months, which has resulted in collection rates more than doubling.

The significant investment and high level of take-up of the new service means that fewer recycling sites are now required and 15 small sites will be withdrawn.

Mayor quizzes supermarkets on policies

Published: 11/10/2019

COPELAND’S Mayor has written to the borough's supermarkets to seek assurances over their environmental commitments.

Mike Starkie has sent letters to the managers of Copeland’s nine largest supermarkets to ask what measures they are taking – or plan to take – towards protecting the local environment.

Mr Starkie’s letter comes as Copeland Council revises its own Environmental Policy and has been sent to Tesco, Morrisons, Aldi, Asda and Iceland in Whitehaven; Co-op in Egremont; Co-op in Cleator Moor; and Tesco and Co-op in Millom.

Winter blooms to support pollinators in Copeland

Published: 09/10/2019

MORE than 45,000 bulbs were planted in Whitehaven last week to support pollination across West Cumbria.

A team of Copeland Council staff and volunteers spent six hours planting 37,000 native bluebells and 9,000 daffodils on Mirehouse Road and Meadow Road, Mirehouse.

The Copeland Council team included gardeners, an open spaces officer and the borough’s ranger. Two apprentices also took part in the sessions, gaining valuable skills and experience whilst working towards their qualification.

Expenditure over £500 September 2019

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Council scoops prestigious national award

Published: 07/10/2019

COPELAND Borough Council is celebrating winning a prestigious national award.

The council’s Recycle for Copeland campaign was named Communications Campaign of the Year at the Local Authority Recycling Advisory Committee (LARAC) Awards in Birmingham.

The campaign, launched to support the council’s new kerbside recycling service, has contributed towards recycling rates more than doubling in Copeland since the new service was launched in April 2018.

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