Ards & North Down Borough Council, GB
District Council in Northern Ireland
United Kingdom
Ards & North Down Borough Council, GB facilitates bulky item exchanges during pilot
Borough residents list and claim qualifying items on the Freecycle platform. Freecycle users provide their listing ID numbers when booking appointments. Council staffers collect and deliver listed items for free Monday through Thursday. Eligible products include refrigerators, exercise equipment, and armchairs. The three-month pilot is part of the council's Choose to Reuse 2022 campaign for a circular economy.
Ards & North Down Borough Council, GB
United Kingdom
Ards & North Down Borough Council, GB adds compacting bins to town centers
Twenty-two BigBelly bins were installed across the borough's five town centers. The bins use solar power to compact trash and communicate with the council when collection is required. Ards & North Down conducted a pilot with three compacting bins in 2019 that supported a broader rollout. Bin purchases were funded by a Recycling Community Investment Fund that turns savings from decreased landfill needs into sustainability programs.
Ards & North Down Borough Council, GB
United Kingdom