£220,000 is available for projects which help to reduce, reuse, or recycle household waste, and generate wider social benefits for their communities in Greater Manchester ..read more

Longley Lane household waste recycling centre will be hosting a Renew pop up shop on Sunday 19th November 2023 ..read more

More than £1m raised by Greater Manchester residents through Renew scheme. Shopping at Renew helps to raise funds for local communities across Greater Manchester. Renew opened its first three shops in 2021, before opening online to raise more money for good causes ..read more

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We’re joining The Big Recycling Hunt for Recycle Week 2023! Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) and Recycle for Greater Manchester (R4GM) supporting this year’s Recycle Week Now in its twentieth year, Recycle Week runs from 16 – 22 October and is the nation’s biggest annual celebration of recycling For more information about what you can recycle where you live, visit recycleforgreatermanchester.com This Recycle Week, Recycle Now and Recycle For Greater Manchester (R4GM) are challenging Greater Manchester residents to take part in The Big Recycling Hunt. “The Big Recycling Hun ..read more

HOW MATTRESSES ARE RECYCLED Home If you are replacing your mattress, you can take your old mattress to a recycling centre. Mattresses are delivered to The Furniture Recycling Group in Bolton, where they are dismantled, ready to be recycled into something new. Mattress recycling facts 95% of the materials from mattresses are recycled and remaining 5% go to energy from waste. Up to 1,000 mattresses are dismantled every day at the recycling facility in Bolton. Up to 250,000 mattresses recycled a year. The recycling process 1. Mattresses are collected from our recycling centres in Gre ..read more

Batteries don’t go in any of your bins at home. Old batteries may seem ‘dead’ but they can still cause fires if you don’t dispose of them properly. They can be crushed in bin lorries or waste sorting plants and start fires ..read more

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT RECYCLING BATTERIES AND ELECTRICALS   Did you know you could put yourself, our bin crews and recycling centre staff in danger if you dispose of batteries in any of your bins at home? Read on to find out how to dispose of and recycle batteries safely. Old batteries may seem ‘dead’ but they can cause fires in your home, bin lorries and recycling centres when they are punctured or crushed. They also contain hazardous materials which may endanger our operational staff if not disposed of correctly. Recycle batteries and electricals safely When recycling ..read more

Ever wondered what happens to all the plastic that goes in your recycling bin? Also, why some plastics cannot be recycled ..read more

R4GM Community Fund   The Recycle for Greater Manchester Community Fund is a joint R4GM and Suez initiative, administered by the Greater Manchester Environment Fund, to support Greater Manchester community and voluntary sector groups. The R4GM Coummity Fund comes from money that is raised via the  ‘Renew’ shops and online market. . Every year, £220,000 is available for community and voluntary projects. Since 2021, a total of £439,141 has been awarded to 47 local groups thanks to funding from the. These funded projects contribute towards preventing, reusing ..read more