Council gains £40,000 recycling grant boost
The Council’s Recycling Officer obtained the Rethink Waste Grant of £43,800 last week.
Cllr Johnny McGibbon, who chairs the environment committee, said: “This is welcome news, and is indeed a good news story for the Recycling Officer.”
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Hide AdRecent figures show that householders in the Borough were not recycling enough.
From April to June, only 11% of plastic bottles and 17% of tins and cans were placed in green bins, with the remaining going into blue bins.
Figures for paper and card were more significant, with 40-60% being recycled, however, it was pointed out by the officer that there was room for improvement.