New Recycling Scheme Underway

This week sees the launch of the new and improved recycling service in Wyre Forest district. The new service means that residents will now receive a collection either this week or next week.

Refuse and recycling is being collected on the same day on alternate weeks, with recycling collected one week and refuse collected the following week.

Councillor Nathan Desmond, Wyre Forest District Council’s Cabinet Member for Resources said

“The service has been changed to make it easier for residents to recycle more. A new sorting facility now enables us to recycle lots more materials such as yogurt pots, all cardboard boxes and juice cartons. New green wheelie bins have now been delivered to homes across the district along with an information pack.”

Residents are being advised that, if they wish, they can make use of their old recycling boxes for other recycling activities or simply storage containers. These can often be useful in and around the home and garden. However, if they don’t need their old recycling boxes, residents can dispose of them at their nearest household recycling site where they will be recycled. Alternatively arrangements are in hand with a local recycling business which is prepared to collect them from residents.  Details on this scheme will be released shortly.

The Council is also investigating the introduction of foil banks for recycling foil wrappings and food containers. These banks would be located at the existing recycling stations around the district. Details of this scheme will be released shortly.

Councillor Nathan Desmond said “The new waste and recycling system has been designed to make recycling easier and accessible to more people. It means that less waste is consigned to landfill and therefore is better for the environment and more cost effective to operate. We hope residents will find the new system better all round.”

Running alongside the recycling service is a new garden waste collection service which residents can join at any time during the year. The service costs just £30 for collections during the year between March and November. There is also a one-off joining fee of £20. Please note that initially the service is limited, and therefore will not cover every household in the district. 

For garden waste service information and details of the new waste and recycling arrangements across the district, visit our rubbish and recycling webpages or the Worcestershire hub at Kidderminster Town Hall or telephone Wyre Forest Customer Services on 01562 732928.

Date of issue - 7 July 2010