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BBC News
4 days ago
- Business
- BBC News
Teesside recycling centre opens reuse shop to reduce waste
A new shop has opened at a recycling centre to allow people to buy second-hand items in an effort to help the Teesside Reuse Shop has opened at Tees Valley Household Waste and Recycling Centre in Haverton Hill, near Billingham, which is used by both Stockton-on-Tees and Middlesbrough local authorities said the shop would help hit their net-zero and recycling Labour councillor Peter Gavigan said too many appliances and household items were "simply thrown away long before the end of their useful life". Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council's leader, Labour's Lisa Evans, said the shop would help the environment while offering "residents a practical way to save money and bag a bargain". The reuse shop was opened at a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by representatives from both will be run by Suez Recycling and Recovery UK and was opened as part of its contract extension to run the site until regional director Steve Patterson said: "The shop is an example of how we can all play our part in reducing waste and creating value for our communities." Follow BBC Tees on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
BBC News
09-08-2025
- General
- BBC News
Middlesbrough caretakers tackling town repair jobs
A team of 16 community caretakers has begun work tackling repairs and revamps across a is hoped the initiative in Middlesbrough will help speed up the response to issues by undertaking tasks such as fixing broken fences, repainting railings, clearing overgrown weeds and tackling caretakers have been dedicated to each of the neighbourhood teams based in the north, south, east and west of the town. Labour councillor Peter Gavigan said the caretakers were "already making a huge difference". One of the team's first major projects was to carry out a full clean up and refurbishment at Pallister followed concerns about the condition of the play caretakers replaced damaged equipment, cleared overgrown areas and laid fresh bark to improve safety. More works are planned for the the park, including the repair and replacement of benches, new litter bins and graffiti to fencing, lighting and railings are also under way and trees will be cut back where they obstruct CCTV Chris Cooke said creating the teams was a "major step towards getting back to basics" and responding to what residents said: "This is about having dedicated people on the ground doing work that will be seen and appreciated in every corner of the town." Follow BBC Tees on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
BBC News
11-07-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Middlesbrough food waste bins rollout on track, council says
A council's plans to introduce extra food waste collections are making "good progress", after a previous garden waste rollout was labelled a "calamity".Middlesbrough Council said the scheme to introduce free food waste bins in April 2026 was on track, with about 50,000 food bins set to be delivered to residents.A previous introduction of a new garden waste service in the town in spring 2024 saw issues arise over distribution council's executive member for environment and sustainability, Peter Gavigan, said a fleet of vehicles had also been obtained for the new service. Labour councillor Gavigan said in a report: "We have procured our fleet of vehicles, designed our collection rounds and are currently working with our procurement colleagues to procure a company to deliver approximately 50,000 caddies to domestic properties across the town."The food caddie bins are being introduced as part of the government's Simpler Recycling scheme, which aims to create great consistency in recycled items around the country. 'Worst recyclers' As well as food waste pick-ups beginning from April 2026, existing recycling collections will Council's director of environment and community services Geoff Field told the Local Democracy Reporting Service in February the town would no longer put their recycling in one bin, after stating it was one of the worst in the country for recycling. "Everyone will be getting a different receptacle sometime in 2026 to collect that paper and cardboard separately to the other recycling," he said. Gavigan's report added that the council was awaiting approval to go weekly with recycling collections in 2026 to ensure they conformed with the regulations introduced by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).Middlesbrough's garden waste collection currently stood at 20,129 subscribers with a total bin count of 22,692 bins at residential properties, generating about £856,420, Gavigan said. Follow BBC Tees on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
BBC News
27-03-2025
- Automotive
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Middlesbrough residential parking permit charges paused
A council has halted its policy to implement resident parking permit would have seen affected residents in Middlesbrough pay £25 for an initial permit and £40 for any additional ones, as a way of helping to cover the £360,000 annual cost of operating resident parking Peter Gavigan said the council was able to pause the plan, which was set to come into effect from April, because of the authority's "impressive" financial confirmed the change of policy at a full council meeting on Wednesday, where he also stated his intention to recommend the charges be "fully removed". There are currently 12 resident parking zones across Middlesbrough and the new proposals were originally passed as part of the 2024/25 budget setting Rachel Foster said the charges would "severely" affect the wellbeing and financial position of residents. Council's 'stronger position' According to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, Gavigan told the meeting that as a result of the council's financial turnaround it was "now in a stronger position to look again at some of the difficult decisions"."One of those is the introduction of charges for resident parking permits," he said."I will bring a report forward to the executive in the near future, with the recommendation that they are fully removed."The council outlined the resident parking zones were currently in operation largely focused on areas close to the town centre, Teesside University and James Cook Hospital.A digital permit system, Easipermit, was also in development and would go ahead as planned to modernise the service and reduce costs through a more efficient application and enforcement process, the council explained. Follow BBC Tees on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
