Urban Case Studies

Community group have a lot of bottle - Newport - Plastic Bottle Collection Case Study 142 kb
In Newport, South Wales, the kerbside collection service including plastic bottles is provided by community run organisation Newport Wastesavers. Weekly collections of dry recyclables, including plastic bottles, along with fortnightly collections of compostable and residual waste have helped to achieve the highest recorded recovery rates since the introduction of the scheme in 2004.
Increasing recycling performance at little additional cost - Eastleigh - Plastic Bottle Collection Case Study 44 kb
Eastleigh Borough Council provides in-house waste management and recycling services to 48,632 rural and urban households. This wide coverage has enabled the Council to achieve a 34.7% recycling rate (05/06).
In house material recycling facility - Glasgow's recycling solution - Plastic Bottle Collection Case Study 163 kb
After rolling out a co-mingled kerbside recycling service, Glasgow City Council installed a bespoke recycling facility to solve their handling requirements.
Keeping communication simple pays off in Tamworth - Plastic Bottle Collection Case Study 51 kb
Tamworth Borough Council has been operating a plastic bottle collection scheme since July 2004. It added plastic bottles to its weekly kerbside collections for two reasons: firstly to reduce the volume of waste in the domestic waste stream and secondly in response to public demand.