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Volunteers running Shrewsbury cardboard collection scheme

More than 30 volunteers have already come forward to help run a community cardboard scheme in Shrewsbury set up following the axing of council-run kerbside collections.

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More than 30 volunteers have already come forward to help run a community cardboard scheme in Shrewsbury set up following the axing of council-run kerbside collections.

Volunteers from the Cardboard Christmas Group will be on the streets on Saturday to collect unwanted cardboard and take it to a recycling plant in Oswestry. It will split the proceeds between Hope House Children's Hospice and Severn Hospice.

The scheme has been set up by Alison Thomas and Katy Anderson, members of environmental group Transition Town Shrewsbury.

Ms Anderson said the response from volunteers had been overwhelming. She said: "Cardboard Christmas is a community response to the council's decision to stop kerbside collections of cardboard just at the time when we create the most cardboard waste.

"We want to stop cardboard going to landfill and keep the issue in the public eye until the council can find a new solution.

"The price of cardboard has halved in the last few weeks, but thanks to the support of community groups, businesses and more than 30 volunteers we should be able to raise a bit of cash for Severn Hospice and Hope House. We're overwhelmed by the support we've had."

On Saturday the group will run three cardboard 'cafes' in Shrewsbury between 9am to 2pm at the Red Barn Pub, on Longden Road; the United Reform Church in Abbey Foregate; and the Riversway Elim Church on Lancaster Road.

They are encouraging people to enjoy coffee, tea and cakes while they drop off their cardboard. The group has been lent vans by a number of local firms to transport the cardboard to Oswestry.

Details from alison.thomas08@gmail.com or 07972858313.

See also:

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  • Letter: Contempt for cardboard recycling petition

  • Return of Shropshire cardboard collection ruled out

  • Cardboard recycling debate forced as 1,350 sign e-petition

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