LOCAL glass container manufacturer Encirc is leading the way with a revolutionary project proving that new bottles can be made from 100 percent recycled glass. This aspirational mission to create the world’s most sustainable glass bottle has been lauded an incredible success by the industry. The project is undertaken by Encirc and industry research and […]
Fears rural ratepayers are being ‘forgotten’
The issue has recently been highlighted by the slow opening of some local recycling centres.
Binmen kept busy coping with extra waste
FERMANAGH’S binmen have been lifting huge amounts of extra waste from local homes since the lockdown began. With recycling centres and dumps closed across the county for the majority of the lockdown, which began at the end of March, our frontline binmen were left with tonnes of extra work to do. A total of 673 […]
Householders left confused over blue bin refusal notice
LOCAL residents have been left scratching their heads after recycling bins were ‘blue labelled’ and left unemptied due to “incorrect materials” being found inside. In one incident a bin was labelled because a typical shop bought cardboard pizza box was found inside. The box when bought contains a cellophane wrapped pizza. In a separate incident […]
Enniskillen dump in line for £1.7m upgrade
THE ENNISKILLEN dump is set to get a state-of-the-art upgrade. The Drummee Recycling Centre, just outside the county town, is to share a funding pot of £1.72 million, which the Council hopes will help it meet its 2020 recycling rate target of 50 percent. Currently, a total of 48.7 percent of all local waste is […]
Residents’ anger over bin collection
THE Council have apologised to residents in Maguiresbridge after their recycling rubbish was thrown in with normal landfill waste last week, despite them spending a fortnight separating it. The previous week the residents’ bins had not been lifted due to the poor weather conditions from Storm Emma. When the collections resumed last week some found […]
New brown bins crucial for council to meet landfill
The Council went over its landfill limit this year, but it hopes the new bin roll out could improve it recycling rate.
Fermanagh has best recycled product
WHEN it comes to diverting recyclable material that would otherwise go to landfill, householders in Fermanagh, arguably, have the best ‘product’ going.