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Black Jack Street

Pedestrian Scheme gets the Green Light

Following action by Cirencester Conservative Councillors, it has been agreed that 30,000 pounds in capital funding will be released to complete the pedestrian scheme for Black Jack Street, Cirencester.

It was intended that this would be paid for from developer contribution but the funding needed to complete the scheme has not been forthcoming due to the difficult economic climate.

In September 2008, following an approach by local Conservative councillors in Cirencester and a subsequent meeting between officers and County Council Cabinet member, Julie Girling, the County Council agreed to provide capital resources to complete the work.

John Burgess, Cotswold District Council Cabinet Member for Cirencester, said - This is great news. Local people and businesses have been hoping for this work to be completed for some time. I have lobbied for the work to be supported from the County Council capital budget in the apparent absence of any action from our Liberal Democrat County Councillors over the past three years.

The scheme, once completed, will allow access for delivery and emergency service vehicles and a safe environment for pedestrians.

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What Happens to the Waste

Food and Garden Waste is composted at In Vessel plants at Sharpness and Dymock in Gloucestershire.
Glass Bottles and Jars are made into new glass products at Berryman and Rockware Glass in Yorkshire.
Aluminium Cans are made into new aluminium products at Novelis in Warrington, Cheshire.
Steel Cans are made into new steel products at Corus in Port Talbot, South Wales.
Paper and Cardboard are baled at the SITA Commercial depot at Cricklade before being transported to mills in Britain and Asia (mainly China) to be recycled into new paper products. This is done under the Recycling Registration Service Scheme which tracks materials that are exported for reprocessing.
Plastic Bottles are made into new plastic products at Valpak in Preston and J&A Young in the midlands.
Tetra Pak beverage cartons are reprocessed at mills in Europe into paper, aluminium, and plastic products.
Non Recyclable Waste goes to landfill at Hemstead or Wigmore Farm in Gloucestershire.

Recycling The Waste - Latest Figures

The figures after 10 months of the new service are as follows

Residual Landfill 11,950 tonnes
Dry recyclables 8,476 tonnes
Garden and Food waste10,906 tonnes
Total waste31,333 tonnes
Combined recycling rate 61.98%

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