It’s Recycle Week (20th – 26th June) and the community is letting us all down with empty blue recycling bins and overflowing green general waste bins. Please, please, please use the blue bins!

Although cardboard waste cannot be presently disposed of in the blue bins, it is anticipated that by the end of July this year we will be able to put cardboard into the blue bins. Keep an eye out for publicity leaflets from the council for when you can start doing this as it will help us to drastically cut down on the volume of waste in the green bins.

West End Festival Gibson Street Gala The Glasgow Show Glasgow Southside Festival North Glasgow International Festival World Pipe Band Championships Student Fresher Fair And more… Daniel Stewart will be looking after these events and any advertising enquiries. Advertising is available on the can crusher unit and or on the bike as you can see in the photo.

We also offer a static can crusher for corporate or community use. If you would like to know more please contact either:

Please Recycle!!

In the past few months the bins have been overflowing
each week and the bin areas are in danger of becoming
messy and a haven for vermin. It is the volume of
rubbish, which is causing the problem. If more items were
recycled it would help.

• Glass to bins in Gibson street bottle bank
  in front of the new school
• All paper plastic bottles and cans into the
  BLUE bins – and if you put beer cans into
  the can crusher even better as it helps fund the GOW community

Even if recycling builds up it is less problem as it is not a
health hazard or smelly.

A few neighbours have been trying to keep things clean
and tidy by sweeping up and but we need help. We have
taken bottles up to the bottle bank for people who are not
able to do so.

Thank you

Please help!!!!!!!!!!

More info in our recycling pages

Glasgow Wood Recycling has an ethical shop where you can buy a range of home & garden products made from locally reclaimed wood.

They can design and develop custom-made products to your specifications. Their prices are very affordable and products range from small to medium-sized – Bird boxes, window boxes – to large – bin stores and raised planters. You can download a catalogue or view their range online. Visit to find the ideal purchase for your flat or garden, with an environmentally sound flavour.

Please support their organisation by viewing their full range here
View the planters GWR donated to GOW

Not only do they reclaim wood which is reconstructed into new pieces, but they sell church pews, doors and other original items that come their way. Check the website for current stock.
The charity can turn it’s hand to varied projects. One recent activity involved using 1,500, 2 litre, reclaimed plastic bottles to construct a greenhouse for their physical shop site. (below, right)
Speaking of which, you can also pop down to their shop ‘The Dear Green Place’, which is behind Kelvinhall Underground Station.

Now Open Tuesday-Saturday 10-5pm. 0141 237 8546

Compost Bin Store - £115

Painted Window Box - £6.99

Two Tier Trough - £26.99

Tweet Tweet Bird Boxes - £15.99

View full product range

You can download a printable version here.
XMAS Refuse Collection

If you haven’t already START NOW !

A cursory glance at our refuse bins indicates that a considerable amount of recyclable materials been put into the bins which will end up in landfill. The materials comprise beer cans, glass and plastic bottles and some newspapers and would significantly reduce the volume of rubbish non-recylcing flats take down on a weekly basis.
Save your legs and your money – Recycle. For information on what can and can’t be recycled, check out our recycling section. If you’re unsure how to sort and store recycling in your flats, visit our recycling containers section.