50,000 tonnes of waste recycled
Wyre Forest District Council is celebrating
the achievement of recycling over 50,000 tonnes of rubbish since
kerbside recycling was introduced in September 2003.
Between 600 and 700 tonnes of rubbish a month is now recycled and
not sent to landfill and the residents of Wyre Forest are currently
recycling over 26% of their rubbish.
Pictured below, Councillor Nathan Desmond, Cabinet Member for
Resources said:
‘This is a great achievement that everyone in Wyre Forest should be
proud of. We’re really pleased that more and more residents
have got on board with recycling and changed their habits to look
after the environment. Without the support of our residents we
would still be sending this rubbish to landfill’.
Wyre Forest District Council hopes to expand the kerbside recycling
scheme next year by enabling residents to recycle more items.
Date of issue - 30th November 2009