Binley Woods

Parish Council

Slim Your Bin

September 13, 2025

Slim Your Bin

                               

                                                           

                         

                                                 
It's time to Slim Your Bin

Slim Your Bin helps residents of  Warwickshire to waste less and recycle more in order to slim their rubbish bins. By slimming your bin, you'll help to shrink your environmental impact and save money at the same time.
       
The more you do to Slim Your Bin, the more you can win for a local  charity and the more chance you'll have of winning vouchers for        yourself.

How does  Slim Your Bin work?

                                                                             

                           

1. Receive your training plan by email
Once you have signed up, keep an eye on your emails for your Slim Your Bin training plan.  Over one month, we will introduce you to a new bin slimming theme each week to set you up with the knowledge you need to succeed as a bin dieter.
     
We'll help you with:

     

       
  • shifting materials from           rubbish to recycling;
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  • putting the right thing           in the right bin;
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  • preventing food waste and           minimising waste in general.
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 After four weeks of training, we'll keep you updated with monthly      newsletters to check out how you are getting on.

                         

                                                                                                   2. Take part in activities
You can take part in a whole range of activities to earn Green Points for yourself and your team, which is based on where you live in        Warwickshire.  We've grouped these activities into themes, all of which you can get involved in at any time.
       
For some activities you'll need to submit some information or a photo, whilst for others you'll be sent a weekly reminder to let us know what        you've done.
       
Here are some examples of the sort of activities you can choose to take part in:

                                                                             

                         

                               

                                                 

Check the leader board
The leader board on the homepage shows how you are performing compared  to fellow Slimmers and how your area is doing compared to others in Warwickshire.

                                             

                               

4.  Win prizes
The more activities you take part in, the more points you'll earn. And what do points make?  Prizes!  
       
Each month the three individuals who have earned the most points will        win themselves a £20 voucher from a choice including Marks and Spencer and Love2Shop. In addition, there will be £650 for local charities every 12 months with your votes deciding which charity from a shortlist.

                                             

                               

                         

5.  Any questions?
Click  here to read up on our Frequently Asked Questions page. Should you continue to struggle finding an answer to your questions        then please feel free to contact us via our Contact Us page.