Are you as egg-cited for Easter as those at Grimsby Community Recycling Centre? Their award winning tip has been egg-cellently decorated with bunnies, eggs and chicks ahead of the Spring season. Decorating the place is second nature to these pros who are renowned for their egg-treme displays throughout the year. There have been a wonderful…
3 weeks ago | Bins, waste and recycling
7.5 tonnes of waste, including fridges, a unicorn head and an amusement ride have been removed from an alleyway in Grimsby. Castle Street, on the East Marsh, is the latest private alleyway to be cleared as part of North East Lincolnshire Council’s Clear It Scheme. With Clear It, the Voluntary Community Clearance scheme, the Council…
4 weeks ago | Bins, waste and recycling
North East Lincolnshire Council is asking residents to pledge to pick one bag of litter – or more – for Keep Britain Tidy’s Great British Spring Clean campaign as the charity marks its 70th anniversary. The Councilhas backed a bid to pick litter from the borough’s streets and public spaces during the charity’s clean-up campaign….
1 month ago | Bins, waste and recycling
North East Lincolnshire Council have received over £1 million in funding from Government to help with the implementation of separate collections of food waste for recycling. The investment comes as part of the 25 Year Environment Plan by Central Government to leave the environment in a better condition for future generations. In April 2021, the…
2 months ago | Bins, waste and recycling
North East Lincolnshire residents can now sign up for their garden waste collection for 2024/25. The scheme enables residents to safely and correctly get rid of their grass cuttings, hedge trimmings and even fallen fruit. This paid for garden waste service is used by more than 26,000 households across the borough with waste being used…
2 months ago | Bins, waste and recycling
A loving chef, lovebug and numerous red hearts can be seen around Grimsby Community Recycling Centre as they get in the mood for Valentine’s Day. The tip is well known for celebrating various occasions, whether that’s Easter, Christmas or anything in between, the staff are always going and above and beyond to make everyone’s visit…
2 months ago | Bins, waste and recycling
Those caught littering across North East Lincolnshire were fined over £86,000 by the Council’s enforcement teams in 2023. 202 people were found guilty of littering on the borough’s streets at magistrates courts with each offender paying £428 on average. Their fines totalled £44,620 with costs and victim surcharges accounting for a further £41,909. Fines were…
2 months ago | Bins, waste and recycling
Environmental officers are urging the public to take care what they put into their waste bins after a collection crew found asbestos cement had been hidden in a garden waste bin. The vehicle in which the waste was tipped had to be cordoned off and specialist contractors will now have to arrange for the vehicle…
2 months ago | Bins, waste and recycling
Residents of North East Lincolnshire bring a whole range of items to the tip. Most are predictable from old toys and bikes to sofas and soil. However, every now and again there are a few unusual items that find their way on to the site. Throughout 2023, the Community Recycling Centres at Grimsby and Immingham…
3 months ago | Bins, waste and recycling
North East Lincolnshire Council is relaunching a scheme to help communities to safely clean an alleyway or open space in their neighbourhood. Applications open on Wednesday 1 November for Clear It, the new voluntary community clearance scheme. The scheme is aimed at people who live with alleyways or patches of neglected land that suffer with…
6 months ago | Bins, waste and recycling