A recycling collection trial that resulted in big increase in the usual amount of orange sacks and cardboard being collected, will become a permanent service and expand to cover more of the borough on Monday 3 August. The trial began in November and enabled 25,000 residents to recycle more materials in parts of Elm Park, Upminster, Cranham, Hornchurch and Rainham.
The improved service involves collecting orange sacks (including cardboard) and refuse sacks in different vehicles on the same day each week. This will now be rolled out to most of Collier Row, who missed out on being part of the scheme last year. Residents will receive a letter informing them if their property is covered by the new service. The remainder of the borough will be included in November.
A further three dedicated recycling vehicles will be introduced at the beginning of August and more vehicles being introduced in November.
Orange recycling sacks and flattened cardboard will be collected in one vehicle and the rubbish sacks in another on the same day each week. Yellow pages directories can now go in the orange recycling sacks.
More than 1,600 tonnes of orange sacks and cardboard were collected in the first 19 weeks of the trial. This equates to 90 tonnes per week compared to an average of 20 tonnes in the same area before the trial was launched.
The collection process has contributed to increasing the percentage of household waste recycled and composed to more than 27 per cent in 2008/9. It is expected that once the trial is rolled out, the recycling and composting rate could rise to 36 per cent.
For more information see the Council website: http://www.havering.gov.uk/recyclingOr call 01708 432563.
The improved service involves collecting orange sacks (including cardboard) and refuse sacks in different vehicles on the same day each week. This will now be rolled out to most of Collier Row, who missed out on being part of the scheme last year. Residents will receive a letter informing them if their property is covered by the new service. The remainder of the borough will be included in November.
A further three dedicated recycling vehicles will be introduced at the beginning of August and more vehicles being introduced in November.
Orange recycling sacks and flattened cardboard will be collected in one vehicle and the rubbish sacks in another on the same day each week. Yellow pages directories can now go in the orange recycling sacks.
More than 1,600 tonnes of orange sacks and cardboard were collected in the first 19 weeks of the trial. This equates to 90 tonnes per week compared to an average of 20 tonnes in the same area before the trial was launched.
The collection process has contributed to increasing the percentage of household waste recycled and composed to more than 27 per cent in 2008/9. It is expected that once the trial is rolled out, the recycling and composting rate could rise to 36 per cent.
For more information see the Council website: http://www.havering.gov.uk/recyclingOr call 01708 432563.
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