New recycling service - dates to note for those with Thursday and Friday collections

New recycling vehicles outside Reigate Town Hall

The new recycling service was introduced last Monday (23rd July) for homes in Horley, and over the course of the next 8 weeks it will be introduced in stages across the rest of the Borough. Homes in Redhill, which have collections on Thursdays and Fridays, will start on the new service on 6th September (Thursday […]

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New home recycling service for Redhill residents moves a step closer

New recycling vehicles outside Reigate Town Hall

The new easy way for residents to recycle more rubbish from their homes moved a step closer this week with the arrival of the first new refuse vehicles. The fleet of vehicles are manufactured by Dennis Eagle and NTM-GB and the Council’s collections crews have been fully trained to drive them. Around 80 per cent […]

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New Horley Leisure Centre wins Green Apple environmental award

The pools at the new Horley Leisure Centre

Horley Leisure Centre has won a prestigious Green Apple Award for its positive contribution to the built environment. The Green Apple Awards for Built Environment & Architectural Heritage recognise and reward projects that demonstrate environmental endeavour. Whether the project has won a Gold, Silver or Bronze award will be announced at an awards ceremony in […]

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Borough Council reveals wide recycling mix for new recycling service

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Cllr Rois Amiah has welcomed the significant extension of local recycling which was announced last Thursday at the Council’s Executive meeting. The new service is due to start this summer, and up until now all that was known was that the kerbside collection would be extended from the current paper, card and cans, to cover […]

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Plans to recycle more building waste

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Surrey County Council has asked for comments on plans to recycle more building waste in the county. Each year around 370,000 tonnes of construction and demolition aggregates, including concrete, bricks and masonry, are recycled in Surrey. The council’s aim is to increase this to 900,000 tonnes a year by 2026. By using more recycled materials […]

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Over 300 residents sign up as Environment Campaign comes to Redhill

Councillors and staff in Redhill town centre for the Environment Campaign

Over 300 people took part in the Borough’s Environment Campaign as it hit the streets of Redhill over the past week. The campaign is a partnership with Horley Town Council to encourage people to make a pledge to reduce their environmental impact. So far, over 1000 people have pledged to take simple steps to be […]

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Council reports on its energy saving tactics – and tells you how you can do the same

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Reigate & Banstead Borough Council has provided an update on its energy efficiency work, which is also adding significantly to its cost saving efforts (and hence reduced pressure on Council Tax). The main areas of savings, most of which can be followed by residents, are as follows: LED lighting We are one of the first […]

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Paper recycling partnership brings savings

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Reigate & Banstead Borough Council and Guildford Borough Council have joined forces to get the best financial deal for the paper and card collected from local people for recycling. The two Councils are the biggest in Surrey, with over 250,000 residents between them. The deal, which started in July with UPM, means that the extra […]

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Surrey achieves 50% recycling rate, and local council approves extended recycling service

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Surrey has achieved a 50% recycling rate for household waste almost a decade ahead of schedule. A Government target requires councils to recycle at least half their household waste by 2020, which means Surrey is nine years ahead of time. The green milestone was reached thanks to the willingness of residents and councils to recycle […]

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Local MP backs Borough’s Environment Campaign

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Epsom and Ewell MP and Employment Minister, Chris Grayling, visited the Town Hall last week to give his backing to the Council’s Environment Campaign. The campaign is being run in partnership with Horley Town Council and encourages people to make a green pledge to reduce their environmental impact. So far, over 700 people have pledged […]

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