| Funds from extra recycling to encourage more people to go green |
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| Written by Administrator | |
| Wednesday, 04 April 2007 | |
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Improved recycling rates in Basingstoke and Deane could help to fund initiatives to get even more people recycling. Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council receives income for the recycling collected across the borough that is sold on to make other things. For the year 2007/08 it is estimated that it will receive £114,700, which is £34,000 more than budgeted for. This increase is due to residents recycling more and some improved payments from manufacturers who buy the recycling material to turn into new products. Now, the additional £34,000 is set to be invested in extending an already planned project to help low recycling areas in the borough recycle more. This project will see specially trained collection crews giving advice to householders on recycling in areas of the borough that are recycling lower amounts than others. It was scheduled to run for six months from May 2007 to October 2007. But now thanks to the extra money it can now run for nine months until January 2008. This additional support is set to make this local project more successful at helping people to recycle more. The council’s Cabinet, meeting tomorrow (Tuesday 27 March), is set to recommend to full council that the extra recycling income should be used to extend the scheme. As this is a change to the budget it needs full council approval. Cabinet Member for Environment and Community Services Cllr Elaine Still said: “Local residents have been working hard to recycle more and have helped to increase the income we get for our recycling. It is fitting that this additional and unexpected income should be invested back into education to improve recycling rates. This will be aimed at helping those who either do not recycle at all, or recycle very little. It will help them to understand that what they are throwing away is an important resource that can be used to create new things rather than being wasted. “Projects like this are important to help us achieve our target of 30% and get all residents engaged and recycling as much as they possibly can.” |
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