Summary
This page highlights the recycling target that was achieved from April 2006 to March 2007. The page also provides information on the amount of refuse, recycling and garden waste collected last year.
Did we meet our 2007 statutory recycling target?
Thanks to every recycler in the borough, last year we met our statutory recycling target. The government set a target of 39 percent and we met it by recycling 40 percent of the waste produced in the borough.
This year we aim to achieve 42 percent by March 2008.
All you have to do is participate in the local recycling services by placing the correct materials in your recycling bags |instead of your refuse sacks and recycling glass bottles at your nearest bottle bank. And, of course, use our free garden waste collection service.
Below is a breakdown of how much refuse, recycling and compostable material was collected last year
From kerbside collections:-
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refuse collected 10,496 tonnes
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road sweepings collected 500 tonnes
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compost collected 3,262 tonnes
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recycling materials collected in green and brown bags 3280 tonnes
From recycling sites and bottle banks:-
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paper collected 33 tonnes
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aluminium foil collected 0.78 tonnes
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books collected 8 tonnes
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clothing collected 33 tonnes
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glass collected 884 tonnes
Contamination for the year 176 tonnes (this is the amount that was collected for recycling but ended up in the landfill due to contamination|)
Thank you for recycling. Statistics 2005 to 2006|
