kerbside collection
collocation in Englishmeaningsofkerbsideandcollection
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kerbside
noun[C usually singular]
uk/ˈkɜːb.saɪd/us/ˈkɝːb.saɪd/
the area near where a road and the raised path next to ...
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collection
noun
uk/kəˈlek.ʃən/us/kəˈlek.ʃən/
a group of objects of one type that have been collected by one person or in ...
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(Definition ofkerbsideandcollectionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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I therefore urge local authorities to put in place arrangements for thekerbsidecollectionof products, such as batteries, that should not go into landfill.
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Providingkerbsidecollectionacross the country will cost a great deal of money.
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That reflects the experience of local authorities which have been involved inkerbsidecollectionschemes.
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No figures are available that show the number of separate household orkerbsidecollectionschemes which collect plastics.
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Local authorities operate a variety of collection schemes, through civic amenity sites, bring sites andkerbsidecollection.
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However, in light of the cuts facing local authorities, it is important that councils wanting to introducekerbsidecollectionare supported financially by producers.
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In 2001–02, 87 of the 375 local authorities did not offer akerbsidecollection.
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Also, schools can play a significant role, as the statutory recycling targets will require all local authorities to engage inkerbsidecollection.
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I agree with him about the need for encouraging civic amenity sites and the importance ofkerbsidecollection.
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The experience of all the authorities is that households have responded enthusiastically tokerbsidecollectionschemes.
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It is already possible for local authorities to put in place arrangements forkerbsidecollection.
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There needs to bekerbsidecollectionand separation at source.
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Adur district council has introduced a door-to-doorkerbsidecollectionservice for recyclable materials.
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To reach the challenging targets for recycling that we have set, our view is that all authorities—or certainly most of them—will have to adoptkerbsidecollection.
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New measures have been brought in to encourage local authorities to develop morekerbsidecollection.
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Kerbsidecollectionwould not necessarily lead to an improved service to occupiers.
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The association and the institution reckon that it will take about £170 million a year to set upkerbsidecollectionschemes and all the proper facilities for recycling.
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Kerbsidecollectionrecovered 4,361 tonnes of paper and cardboard for recycling, and 2,847 tonnes of mixed recycled materials were recovered at the 41 mini recycling centres throughout the district.
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Landfill is not the most environmentally sustainable way of handling them, andkerbsidecollectionwill enable them to be collected and reused in a better way.
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Material for recycling may be collected separately from general waste using dedicated bins and collection vehicles, a procedure calledkerbsidecollection.
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