As the UK prepares to crown its new King, the Isle of Wight Council got you covered on everything you need to know about recycling and waste over the Coronation bank holiday weekend (8th May).
The household waste and recycling collection will continue as usual, with collections as normal on Bank Holiday Monday 8th May. The bulky waste and free re-use collection service is also still available over this period.
The Household Recycling Centres (HRCs) at Lynnbottom and Afton Marsh will be operating normal hours, but you must book your visit online beforehand. You can book your visit via https://www.iow.gov.uk/waste
With such an historic occasion taking place, we take a look back at the history of waste management…
Waste management is an ancient practice that dates back to the early civilizations of the world. The first waste management system was developed in Athens in the 5th Century BC, where people collected waste and dumped it outside the city walls. In ancient Rome, people used a similar system to manage their waste.
The first documented waste management system was established in 1388 by King Richard II. The King ordered that all waste be removed from the city of London and taken to a designated area outside the city walls.
The industrial revolution brought about a new era of waste management. In the late 1800s, the first municipal solid waste incinerators were developed. This allowed cities to burn their waste and convert it into energy.
In the 20th century, the UK government set up the Ministry of Waste Management in 1973. The 1990 Environmental Protection Act followed. It aimed to reduce pollution and waste and promote sustainable development. Today, the UK is a leader in waste management, with comprehensive waste collection systems, waste treatment plants, and recycling programs that help manage waste efficiently.
The UK also has strict regulations on recycling, waste disposal and encourages citizens to practice the three R’s (reduce, reuse, recycle), as well as reduce, to minimize their waste footprint.
However, waste management remains an ongoing challenge, and there is always room for improvement.
Last week the binmen turned up at the end of my drive, picked up the small black paper and cardboard bin and emptied into the part-full green recycling bin. The green recycling bin was then emptied into the lorry. Made me smile..
That is why I don’t recycle, all mine gets squashed into the black bin, and any left gets burnt in an old oil drum in my back garden!
When the waste arrives at the tip it all goes on the same pile.
Re-cycling is a scam like the climate scam
Remarkably silent about commercial waste, all of which goes to landfill, I believe.
And still no update on the Forest Road incinerator.
Talking of waste.
How about removing the Citroen Berlingo van parked along Great Preston Road with
NO MOT
Great Preston Road is a dumping ground for vehicles with
NO MOT
THERE IS NO LAW AND ORDER ON THE ISLAND TO TOW AWAY VEHICLES WITH NO MOT
It will be parked along this Road for at least a year +
I doubt if the Law even know where Great Preston Road is!
The DVLA states it’s an offence to leave a vehicle on a Road with NO MOT
Fines of £1,000.00 will be issued
BUT WHO POLICE’S IT, NO ONE GIVES A FCUK, THEY KNOW THAT ON THIS
LAW BREAKING ISLAND THEY CAN GETAWAY WITH IT!
The UK is the leader in waste management and recycling because it sends most of it abroad.
All of this balarny is nothing but rubbish we can be penalised for not complying with the Council’s directives but then the Council will do what they want .
It’s all a load of Rubbish.
I have seen loads of people put their rubbish in supermarkets bins
Fcuk recycling, that’s why we pay extorninate Council Tax so the idiots who
collect it recycle it.
A dressmaker does not wear the dresses he makes.
Lol