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BBC News
29-06-2025
- General
- BBC News
Recycling vans to collect old electrical items in East Yorkshire
People with unwanted kettles, phones and other small electrical items are being encouraged to donate them for recycling at collection from East Riding of Yorkshire Council will be visiting four towns and villages in the coming week, with more to follow later this vans will roll up in Goole and Snaith on Monday, and in Stamford Bridge and Wetwang on Skelton, director of Streetscene services at the council, said: "Previous collection events have proved extremely popular and our officers welcome any items, whatever condition they are in." The council said thousands of electrical items were found in household bins each year, but they could not be recycled in that way and also posed a fire people can take to the collection points should be no larger than a microwave oven and include toasters, irons, food mixers, hairdryers, electric toothbrushes, radios and power tools.A full list, along with the location and times of collection points, can be found on the council's website.A spokesperson for the council said it was hoped the events would also highlight how people can recycle items at household waste recycling plants, which are open daily. Listen to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
Yahoo
23-03-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Special trees planted in first of its kind Bishopbriggs park
East Dunbartonshire's first Climate Ready Park has been enhanced with several new trees. The trees in Woodhill Park, Bishopbriggs, are part of a plan to plant up to 18 million trees across the Glasgow City Region by 2032. The Green Action Trust funded the project as part of the Clyde Climate Forest initiative. Read more: 'Thrilled': New children's play venue to open next month East Dunbartonshire Council is one of eight local authorities to sign up to the Clyde Climate Forest Concordat agreement, which aims to connect existing woodlands, plant new forests, and focus urban tree plantings in areas vulnerable to climate impacts. The council's Streetscene team, with help from the Countryside Ranger Service and volunteers, will plant 10 crab apple and cherry trees. These trees will provide much-needed nectar for pollinators in spring and fruit for birds and other wildlife during summer and autumn. Gordan Low, the council leader, visited the Bishopbriggs Park to help plant the first tree. He said: "It is fitting that these trees are being planted in our first Climate Ready Park. "The aim of the project is to create an interesting, colourful, sustainable greenspace for the community of Bishopbriggs which includes adaptations for our changing climate. "These trees will not only significantly enhance this green space in the heart of Bishopbriggs, but they will also enhance biodiversity in the area and improve resilience to protect against the effects of climate change into the future. "I look forward to seeing more trees planted in East Dunbartonshire as part of our commitment to the agreement." Lorne Campbell, development manager of Clyde Climate Forest, said: "It's fantastic that East Dunbartonshire Council have committed to our tree planting programme by signing the CCF Concordat agreement. "Tree planting is crucial if we are to tackle both the climate and biodiversity emergencies. "Woodlands and trees bring many benefits to urban neighbourhoods, they help soak up excess rainwater, create cooling effects in heatwaves, and provide vital carbon storage and wildlife habitat." The Clyde Climate Forest (CCF) was launched in June 2021 and has since seen more than three million trees planted in both urban and rural areas.
