Tag: #InTheLoop

Ipswich joins ‘In The Loop’ with new colourful bins to boost recycling on-the-go

Stuart Mitchell

Ipswich Borough Council has introduced eight new bins to Ipswich Town Centre in November 2023 thanks to £8,000 #InTheLoop grant funding.  The bright, colourful bins are part of an on-street recycling initiative to improve recycling on-the-go, with eye catching designs encouraging residents and visitors to recycle their plastic bottles and cans when out and about.  The eight new bins feature DiGBY the blue octopus, Ipswich Borough Council’s recycling mascot, and can be found in Tavern Street, Westgate Street and Carr Street. To keep contamination to a minimum, people are being…

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In The Loop: New funding available to boost recycling on-the-go 

Stuart Mitchell

Environmental charity Hubbub and McDonald’s have launched a new #InTheLoop grant fund to help local authorities and other interested organisations boost out-of-home recycling in public spaces. The #InTheLoop fund will support two new projects to introduce or improve their recycling infrastructure using the #InTheLoop toolkit. This in-depth guide on how to roll out a successful recycling on-the-go campaign aims to help increase recycling rates and reduce the amount of waste sent to landfill or incineration.  The new funding has been provided by McDonald’s and will grant the two successful applicants…

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2.1 million materials back #InTheLoop thanks to on-the-go recycling in Leeds, Swansea and Edinburgh

Stuart Mitchell

2.1 million cans, plastic and glass bottles and coffee cups were collected and recycled across three pilot projects to tackle on-the-go waste in Leeds, Swansea and Edinburgh, weighing approximately 44.5 tonnes – the equivalent of 20 adult rhinos. The trials were launched in 2018 and 2019 by environmental charity Hubbub in partnership with local councils, local delivery partners and measurement and evaluation experts in each of the cities. The projects improved on-street recycling facilities by providing bright, easy to use bins that were strategically positioned on the streets, alongside clear…

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