Published on Thursday 5 December 2024 at 4:58 pm
We’re busy distributing the new recycling leaflet across the borough. If you haven’t had it yet, be sure to look out for it come through your letterbox very soon.
Filed under: Blackburn | brown bin | BwD Recycle | council | Councillor Jim Smith | Darwen | environment | food waste | Green waste | Jim Smith | recycle | Recycling | Win
Published on Wednesday 17 July 2024 at 3:33 pm
Today, 17 July, delegates from the Saudi Arabian government’s waste management centre visited Blackburn with Darwen council’s refuse and recycling team.
Published on Tuesday 9 July 2024 at 1:25 pm
Blackburn with Darwen borough council will begin collecting residents’ food waste from June 2026, with businesses of 10 employees or more expected to arrange for their own food waste to be collected before then.
Filed under: Blackburn | climate change | Darwen | environment | Food | food waste | Recycling
Published on Thursday 30 May 2024 at 12:14 pm
Council Leader Councillor Phil Riley has been to visit a mattress recycling business based in Darwen with big ambitions for the future.
Filed under: business | businesses | Darwen | environment | Leader | Recycling
Published on Tuesday 11 July 2023 at 12:44 pm
Blackburn with Darwen Council has released a short video aimed at preventing residents ‘getting the blues’ when it comes to recycling their paper and card.
Published on Tuesday 21 September 2021 at 10:50 am
Recycle Your Electricals is launching ‘HypnoCat’, a pink fluffy cat on a mission to hypnotise Blackburn with Darwen residents into recycling their small old electricals.
Filed under: electrical | electricals | recycle | Recycling | waste
Published on Wednesday 7 July 2021 at 2:17 pm
Residents in Blackburn with Darwen should keep an eye out for their new recycling and bin collection guides which will be posted through doors over the coming weeks.
Filed under: bins | environment | Recycling | waste
Published on Tuesday 16 March 2021 at 12:29 pm
Blackburn with Darwen Council is asking residents for their thoughts on rubbish and recycling.
Residents are being asked to share their views in a quick, online survey.
Published on Wednesday 16 September 2020 at 3:17 pm
Blackburn with Darwen has always been bursting with community spirit.
And we’ve seen that shine through brighter than ever since the start of the Coronavirus pandemic.
Filed under: community | environment | fly tipping | litter | Recycling | waste
Published on Wednesday 29 July 2020 at 11:03 am
The new blue bins for recycling paper and cardboard are now being delivered across the borough with collections starting next week.
Filed under: Blue Bins | Councillor | Jim Smith | juice cartons | Recycling
Published on Wednesday 15 March 2017 at 3:45 pm
A new free recycling collection service has been launched for all residents in Blackburn and Darwen to help people recycle unwanted clothing, textiles and small electrical items.
Filed under: Biffa | bins | Cllr Parvaiz Akhtar | Recycling
Published on Tuesday 21 February 2017 at 11:46 am
A short animation has been created to help let people know about the new garden waste collection service which starts next month
As well as helping residents in Blackburn and Darwen dispose of their garden waste, the scheme also helps protect the environment.
Filed under: animation | Cllr Smith | Garden waste | Recycling
Published on Monday 23 January 2017 at 11:07 am
More than 5,000 people have signed-up to a garden waste collection scheme in Blackburn and Darwen.
Filed under: brown bins | Cllr Smith | Garden waste | Recycling
Published on Thursday 22 December 2016 at 10:08 am
The countdown to Christmas has begun, so here’s some useful information to help you recycle more over the festive season.
Published on Friday 9 December 2016 at 2:37 pm
Blackburn with Darwen Council is introducing changes to its garden waste collection scheme.
A small subscription fee will be charged to provide this optional service to those who want garden waste collecting due to increasing costs and a reduction in Central Government funding.
Filed under: Councillor | environment | Jim Smith | Recycling
Published on Tuesday 27 September 2016 at 3:42 pm
Packs with information about the borough’s new bin collection services are being delivered to residents this week.
Filed under: Bin collections | bins | Recycling
Published on Wednesday 14 September 2016 at 10:32 am
Information packs will soon be arriving at every home in the borough to explain the changes in bin collections.
Filed under: Bin collections | Councillor | information packs | Mohammed Khan | Recycling
