Barking and Dagenham is proud to ‘Step It Up’ this week in the biggest and best Recycle Week ever.
We’re committing to protecting the environment to help create a better, greener and safer future for our children and generations to come, and we’re asking residents to ‘Step It Up’ in the fight against climate change by recycling more.
Throughout the week, we will be working with residents and partners to encourage everyone to play their part in creating a greener and safer world.
As part of the week, we’re hosting lots of events and recycling roadshows, including a number of workshops with local primary schools to encourage and educate young minds about recycling and the environment.
Residents can join the following recycling roadshow events which are outdoor engagement events for all, with no prior booking required.
Roadshow schedule:
Monday 20 September
2.30 - 4pm: outside William Bellamy Primary School, Frizlands Lane, Dagenham RM10 7HZ
Tuesday 21 September
11am - 1pm: Dagenham Library, 1 Church Elm Lane, Dagenham, RM10 9QS
2 - 5pm: St Marks Place, Dagenham, RM10 8GN
Wednesday 22 September
9am - 1pm: Marks Gate Community Centre, Rose Lane, Dagenham, Romford RM6 5NJ
2.30 - 4pm: School roadshow at Barking Abbey School (Barking site)
Thursday 23 September
10am - 12pm: Eastbrookend Discovery Centre. The Chase, Dagenham, Romford RM7 0SS
2.30 - 4pm: School roadshow Barking Abbey School (Longbridge site)
6 - 8pm: Al Madina Mosque, Prioress House Tenants Residents Association (TRA) event
Friday 24 September
11am - 1pm: Space between Asda Barking Superstore and MacDonald's – Short Blue Place, Barking Town Centre
2 - 4.30pm: Lemonade Building/Ropeworks, Barking Town Square IG11 7LU
Councillor Syed Ghani, Cabinet Member for Public Realm, said: “We’re delighted to be part of this year’s Recycle Week 2021 campaign and we can all take small steps each day to reduce our waste, reuse our items, and recycle as much as possible, to help pave the way for a greener and healthier world.
In barking and Dagenham more and more of us are recycling, which is fantastic, but we can continue to step it up and do more for the environment.
“In barking and Dagenham more and more of us are recycling, which is fantastic, but we can continue to step it up and do more for the environment. Together we can all help fight climate change by recycling more as it currently saves 18 million tonnes of CO2 every year, which is the same as taking 12 million cars off the road.
"One quick and easy thing we can all do is recycling more things at home - don’t forget that you can now recycle many more household items as part of our extended recycling scheme!
“You can also sign up to our Green Garden Waste collection service, which supports the environment by composting garden waste. Throughout the week we’ll also be hosting recycling roadshows so please do take part if you can and follow our social media channels this week for more recycling information and tips.
“I really want to encourage residents keep up the great work they’re doing to recycle in the borough, to look at what they are doing and think about how they can ‘Step It Up’ and do even more for our planet - let’s go green!”