Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands county of England. The City of Birmingham district has a population of 1,000,000+ making it the second largest city in the UK. It is the largest of England’s core cities, and is often considered to be the second city of the United Kingdom.
The city has played an important part in the history of sport. It was the first city to be named National City of Sport by the Sports Council. It is home to two of the country’s oldest professional football teams:, Aston Villa (1874) and Birmingham City (1875).
Birmingham city’s reputation was forged as a powerhouse of the Industrial Revolution in England, a fact which led to Birmingham being known as “the workshop of the world”.
In November 2006 the City Council approved a new Waste Management Strategy to run from 2006 – 2026. This will enable the City Council to meet the Government’s current national recycling and composting target of 30% by 2010 and 33% by 2015.
Amongst the series of targets in the new strategy the City Council is committed to:
- a target of doubling the 2005/06 (17%) recycling and composting performance within 5 years
- a target to reach 40% recycling and composting rate by 2026
You may require a skip bin for the removal of landscaping or home improvement debris, rather than recycling and composting. If you are based in Birmingham, take a look at the skip hire prices that are currently available at www.bookaskip.co.uk.
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