What We Do
Waste & Recycling
Birmingham has a long way to go on waste reduction and recycling. We campaign for better services, less incineration and a genuine circular economy.
Latest on Waste & Recycling
Waste Transformation is Coming
Long-delayed changes to waste collection have finally been decided on, at the Birmingham Cabinet meeting on 9th Dec 2025. In [...]
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Jan
Jan
Let’s Get It Sorted
It has been six months of the strike by bin drivers. The recycling rate has at least halved. Birmingham Friends [...]
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Sep
Sep
Press Release: Recycle Now
Press Release: Recycle Now For Immediate release Contact: Libby Harris, Birmingham Friends of the Earth Campaigner. info@birminghamfoe.org.uk 01216326909 Birmingham Friends [...]
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Mar
Mar
Open letter calls on new Government to ban new incinerators
Open letter calls on new Government to ban new incinerators The United Kingdom Without Incineration Network (UKWIN), together with Greenpeace, [...]
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Jul
Jul
Fashion Revolution Week – What is it and why is it important?
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”]Fashion Revolution Week – What is it and why is it important? Before explaining [...]
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May
May
Don’t Lose Your Bottle: An Update
Our previous Don’t Lose Your Bottle campaign In 2018-19 we ran a campaign called ‘Don’t Lose Your Bottle’ to increase [...]
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Mar
Mar
Two parties call for incinerator closure
At the Birmingham Council meeting on January 11th an amendment was moved by Councillor Roger Harmer for Lib Dems and Julien [...]
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Feb
Feb