Sunday 30 July 2017
Wednesday 26 July 2017
Northwood to become a "hedgehog friendly" village
Dear
Northwood residents,
Northwood is home to reclusive creatures that eat our
unwanted pesky slugs, like to swim in our ponds and have been snuffling and
shuffling through our hedgerows for many millions of years. Unfortunately, the
number of hedgehogs has fallen sharply for the third year running in the UK. Indeed,
quite alarmingly in the national situation numbers are reported down to less
than 1m down from over 30m in the 1950s.
Northwood
Parish Council Action
At
our July meeting councillors voted to join and support the work of the British
Hedgehog Preservation Society and we are aiming to become the first
"hedgehog friendly" village on the Isle of Wight, and one of the
first in the UK.
Councillors
would welcome public support with this campaign. It is an ongoing commitment
and the Parish Council are looking to organise events within the Parish to live
up to our aim for Northwood to attain "hedgehog friendly" status. What
residents can do to help in the meantime isn't such a prickly issue.
6
Quick Tips to Help a Hedgehog
1. Hedgehog highways: 15cm x 15cm gaps in hedges and walls to aid hedgehogs,
which roam 1-2km each night.
2. A wild corner in your
garden: leave a corner of your
garden uncut and add a log pile to it for good measure.
3. Pond exits: hedgehogs indulge in pond dips but need a slope on the
edge to be able to exit or risk drowning.
4. Kick your slug pellets: are toxic and along with chemical lawn treatments which
kill worms and other insects aren't necessary in a well managed garden.
5. Keep down garden litter: polystyrene cups, plastic litter and elastic bands are
all common offenders of injuring hedgehogs when left under hedges in gardens
and drives.
6. Food and water: provide meaty cat or dog food, hedgehog food and chopped
unsalted peanuts with water only, particularly in dry weather
For
more information please visit the British Hedgehog Preservation Society website
or contact me, Cllr William Bossman on 294944 or email wdbossman@gmail.com
The
Parish Council meeting on 5 September will hopefully host our guest hedgehog
aficionado so do please come along with your questions, stories and find out
more on how you can help us get involved in making Northwood "hedgehog
friendly".
This
is our Parish taking the lead on an issue close to the hearts of many. Please
contact us with details of any action you take. Your councillors would love to
know.
Tuesday 4 July 2017
Rotten Rubbish Recycling Rascals
Isle of Wight Council
Press
Release
|
Release
No: PR 15918
|
03 July 2017
|
ROTTEN RECYCLING RASCALS
Are you one of our rotten
recycling rascals, putting the wrong thing in wrong bin or gull sack?
The Isle of Wight Council is asking for your help in improving the quality of recycling on the kerbside and is launching a social media campaign to support you in making sure the right things are put in the right bin/ gull sack. This will support the resident’s information booklet that went out earlier this year, which has advice and information about your recycling collection.
Raising recycling quality by cutting contamination levels in recycling receptacles collected at the kerbside can generate valuable benefits, not just for local authorities but for us all, as ratepayers too.
Incorrect (i.e. non-recyclable or non-targeted) materials included in boxes, sacks or bins set out by householders for recycling results in:
• an increase in collection, sorting and reprocessing costs;
• a reduction in the quality and quantity of materials destined for recycling; and
• lower revenues for local authorities to use on essential services, as a result of paying increased landfill charges to dispose of contaminated recycling.
Recent examples of non-recyclable items to be found in green bins/ gull sacks on the Island include oil cans, paint tins, black bags of rubbish, veg peelings, cushions, duvets, uneaten pizzas and even dead chicks.
Please remember to separate:
• Plastic / Glass / Metals (clean) go into the big green bin, green gull sack or mixed recycling communal bin.
• Paper, magazines and card go into the insert box, blue gull sack or paper/card communal bin.
• Textiles and shoes go into a bag alongside (not in) your recycling bin/bags. Please make sure the items are not in a black bag, as it could be confused for black bag waste.
• Food waste goes in the food caddy.
• Excess recycling will be taken as long as it is separated as above and in clear or white bags / tidy bundles of card alongside your recycling bin/bags. Any excess paper/card must be kept separate from other items. Large amounts of cardboard can be bundled together.
The Isle of Wight Cabinet member for procurement, waste management, special projects and forward planning, Councillor Michael Murwill, said: “Contamination describes items not belonging in the recycling bin/ gull sack. When incorrect items are included in the recycling it can cause a number of problems, including causing a halt in operations at recycling processing plants.
“Unwashed or oily food packaging can contaminate an entire load of recycling, resulting in needing to divert the load to costly landfill. These problems can result in higher processing costs for the Island and an increase in solid waste tonnage.”
Amey manager for the Isle of Wight, Paul Southall, said: “A new bin hanger, which tells homeowners their bin is contaminated is being introduced as part of the contamination campaign and contains images of the most commonly placed wrong items in bins or gull proof sacks, such as food, polystyrene, wood, contaminated food packaging and garden waste, with directions on where they should go.
“Any recycling bin or green gull proof sack found to have items that cannot be collected as part of the recycling service will not be emptied by collection crews."
Recycling correctly is really important as waste has a huge negative impact on the natural environment. Harmful chemicals and greenhouse gasses are released from rubbish in landfill sites as oxygen is unable to break down the waste, even if it is food, when it is buried.
The home recycling collection system can handle only items that can be reliably sold to buyers for use in new products, so as a result, items that can’t easily be processed on existing machinery or things that are contaminated with food or other substances should stay out of your home recycling bin.
The social media campaign will give information how to recycle correctly, what happens to your recycling and why it is so important to make sure you put the ‘right thing in the bin’ and avoid having your recycling bin or green gull proof sack not emptied due to contamination on your collection day.
So keep your eye out for our daily top tips, facts and info on what goes where, why and what happens to your recycling afterwards, over the coming months, beginning in July.
The Isle of Wight Council’s Facebook page is found at www.facebook.com/isleofwightcouncil and the Twitter feed is www.twitter.com/iwight
Further information about recycling and waste service can be found at www.iwight.com/waste
The Isle of Wight Council is asking for your help in improving the quality of recycling on the kerbside and is launching a social media campaign to support you in making sure the right things are put in the right bin/ gull sack. This will support the resident’s information booklet that went out earlier this year, which has advice and information about your recycling collection.
Raising recycling quality by cutting contamination levels in recycling receptacles collected at the kerbside can generate valuable benefits, not just for local authorities but for us all, as ratepayers too.
Incorrect (i.e. non-recyclable or non-targeted) materials included in boxes, sacks or bins set out by householders for recycling results in:
• an increase in collection, sorting and reprocessing costs;
• a reduction in the quality and quantity of materials destined for recycling; and
• lower revenues for local authorities to use on essential services, as a result of paying increased landfill charges to dispose of contaminated recycling.
Recent examples of non-recyclable items to be found in green bins/ gull sacks on the Island include oil cans, paint tins, black bags of rubbish, veg peelings, cushions, duvets, uneaten pizzas and even dead chicks.
Please remember to separate:
• Plastic / Glass / Metals (clean) go into the big green bin, green gull sack or mixed recycling communal bin.
• Paper, magazines and card go into the insert box, blue gull sack or paper/card communal bin.
• Textiles and shoes go into a bag alongside (not in) your recycling bin/bags. Please make sure the items are not in a black bag, as it could be confused for black bag waste.
• Food waste goes in the food caddy.
• Excess recycling will be taken as long as it is separated as above and in clear or white bags / tidy bundles of card alongside your recycling bin/bags. Any excess paper/card must be kept separate from other items. Large amounts of cardboard can be bundled together.
The Isle of Wight Cabinet member for procurement, waste management, special projects and forward planning, Councillor Michael Murwill, said: “Contamination describes items not belonging in the recycling bin/ gull sack. When incorrect items are included in the recycling it can cause a number of problems, including causing a halt in operations at recycling processing plants.
“Unwashed or oily food packaging can contaminate an entire load of recycling, resulting in needing to divert the load to costly landfill. These problems can result in higher processing costs for the Island and an increase in solid waste tonnage.”
Amey manager for the Isle of Wight, Paul Southall, said: “A new bin hanger, which tells homeowners their bin is contaminated is being introduced as part of the contamination campaign and contains images of the most commonly placed wrong items in bins or gull proof sacks, such as food, polystyrene, wood, contaminated food packaging and garden waste, with directions on where they should go.
“Any recycling bin or green gull proof sack found to have items that cannot be collected as part of the recycling service will not be emptied by collection crews."
Recycling correctly is really important as waste has a huge negative impact on the natural environment. Harmful chemicals and greenhouse gasses are released from rubbish in landfill sites as oxygen is unable to break down the waste, even if it is food, when it is buried.
The home recycling collection system can handle only items that can be reliably sold to buyers for use in new products, so as a result, items that can’t easily be processed on existing machinery or things that are contaminated with food or other substances should stay out of your home recycling bin.
The social media campaign will give information how to recycle correctly, what happens to your recycling and why it is so important to make sure you put the ‘right thing in the bin’ and avoid having your recycling bin or green gull proof sack not emptied due to contamination on your collection day.
So keep your eye out for our daily top tips, facts and info on what goes where, why and what happens to your recycling afterwards, over the coming months, beginning in July.
The Isle of Wight Council’s Facebook page is found at www.facebook.com/isleofwightcouncil and the Twitter feed is www.twitter.com/iwight
Further information about recycling and waste service can be found at www.iwight.com/waste
END
Monday 3 July 2017
Isle of Wight Day - 23 September 2017
ISLE OF WIGHT DAY - 2017
to be held on
Saturday, 23rd September 2017
The plans are to make it as wide ranging as possible with events and activities catering for everyone to enjoy and take part in.
The aim is to make this our own ‘Red Nose Day’, raising money for Island charities. So please join in and help us make Isle of Wight Day 2017 a day of celebration to remember.
We would love to hear from you!
Whether it be a community activity in your town or village, or a pub or restaurant promoting a special menu, please let us know about it.
Visit isleofwightday.com/events and fill out the online form.
There is no fee and we will publicise your event on for free AND provide you with
yards of IW Day bunting, so you have nothing to lose!
If you need any further help or information, please email mandy@isleofwightday.com
We look forward to receiving your news.
isleofwightday.com
Isle of Wight Day
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