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Flytippers force card recycling suspension
Published: 11/11/2015
Cardboard collection at all of Copeland’s recycling sites has been suspended after recycling banks were heavily contaminated with non-cardboard items, including meat and plastic.
Last month the council appealed for the public to be extra vigilant when visiting recycling centres after a large quantity of meat was found dumped in a cardboard recycling unit in Whitehaven. This month meat was found in another cardboard container at a different site.
Copeland Open for Business goes global
Published: 10/11/2015
A unique video of Copeland, which welcomed more than 300 representatives from businesses across the UK to Copeland Borough Council’s economic conference is set to showcase the region to a worldwide audience.
Produced by Adamedia Ltd as their contribution to the Copeland Open for Business Conference, the film takes you on a bird’s eye view tour of the borough, featuring the business and economic developments alongside the beauty and leisure opportunities of the coastline and countryside.