Selby’s new recycling scheme a hit

Since the new bin collections came in, almost 1,000 residents have asked for extra recycling boxes. Selby District Council said this indicates that more and more people are embracing the kerbside recycling service Residents have asked for extra green and blue boxes for recycling their paper, card, glass, cans and foil. This is in addition to the brand new black boxes delivered to every home earlier in the autumn, which are now being used for recycling household plastics. In all, approximately three-quarters of everyday household waste can now be recycled using the kerbside collection scheme.

Although only a few weeks into the new system, the council said that early indications already suggest significantly more material is being recycled, reducing the amount of waste which is dumped in the ground. Statistics show that an extra 30 tonnes of paper and card were collected during a two-week period in October compared with the same fortnight 12 months earlier. The chairman of Selby Council’s environment board, Coun Chris Metcalfe, thanked residents for their support for the new service.

He said: “Not only have you embraced the brand new plastics collections, but it seems more and more people are now using the kerbside service to recycle all the other materials we pick up too.

“More recycling ultimately means a better deal for you financially, because it costs local councils less to process recycling than it does to dump household waste in the ground. There are the environmental benefits too – a cleaner and greener legacy for our children and grandchildren. This new system is working because of you – your commitment to separating out your waste for recycling.”

Full details of the kerbside recycling service, as well as all waste and recycling issues, can be found on Selby District Council’s website at www.selby.gov.uk. Alternatively, visit the council’s Access Selby or Tadcaster offices or the information centre at Sherburn-in-Elmet library.