Carmarthenshire recycling scheme extended
The green bin/blue bag recycling scheme is being rolled out to another 1,000 homes.
Householders in the Carmarthen and surrounding area will be issued with a green bin (and kitchen caddie) for their food waste and blue bags for recycling paper, cardboard, cans and plastic.
The green bins will be collected weekly, with blue bags and black bags collected on alternate weeks.
The residents will come on to the scheme on the week beginning March 29.
There are now around 75,000 households in Carmarthenshire to benefit from kerbside recycling. Launched in February 2008, the green bin/blue bag scheme has been a big success with residents now recycling more than 40 per cent of their waste
Figures for the first three quarters of 2009/10 showed a recycling rate of 42 per cent.
This means the county is on course to meet its 40 per cent target set by the Welsh Assembly Government.
Director of technical services Richard Workman said: “We would like to thank householders for doing their bit to help us reach 40 per cent. The recycling targets are going to get much tougher during the next few years so we must do all we can to recycle as much as possible.”
Executive board member for the environment Councillor Haydn Jones added: “The response from residents to the green bin/blue bag scheme has been extremely positive, in fact the figures speak for themselves. We just need to make sure we keep up the good work and continue to recycle as much of our waste as possible.”
For further information visit www.carmarthenshire.gov.uk or call Carmarthenshire Direct on 01267 234567.
Householders in the Carmarthen and surrounding area will be issued with a green bin (and kitchen caddie) for their food waste and blue bags for recycling paper, cardboard, cans and plastic.
The green bins will be collected weekly, with blue bags and black bags collected on alternate weeks.
The residents will come on to the scheme on the week beginning March 29.
There are now around 75,000 households in Carmarthenshire to benefit from kerbside recycling. Launched in February 2008, the green bin/blue bag scheme has been a big success with residents now recycling more than 40 per cent of their waste
Figures for the first three quarters of 2009/10 showed a recycling rate of 42 per cent.
This means the county is on course to meet its 40 per cent target set by the Welsh Assembly Government.
Director of technical services Richard Workman said: “We would like to thank householders for doing their bit to help us reach 40 per cent. The recycling targets are going to get much tougher during the next few years so we must do all we can to recycle as much as possible.”
Executive board member for the environment Councillor Haydn Jones added: “The response from residents to the green bin/blue bag scheme has been extremely positive, in fact the figures speak for themselves. We just need to make sure we keep up the good work and continue to recycle as much of our waste as possible.”
For further information visit www.carmarthenshire.gov.uk or call Carmarthenshire Direct on 01267 234567.
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