Council agrees to new recycling scheme for glass (From Borehamwood Times)

Council agrees to new recycling scheme for glass

4:01pm Wednesday 10th March 2010

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GLASS and a wider range of plastics will be on the council’s recycling list later this year in a £400,000 scheme.

Hertsmere Borough Council will start collecting glass in November or December in Borehamwood, and in January in Radlett, Elstree and Shenley.

Black wheelie bins, the same size as those for normal waste but with a different coloured lid, will be delivered to all households that have a black box for plastic and cans.

Everything that went into the black box can go in the new bin as well as all coloured glass, yoghurt pots, margarine tubs, microwave meal trays and plastic bags.

The council can collect the new materials following a grant from Hertfordshire Waste Partnership, which will pay for the new bins, and a change in where the recycling is taken.

The contents of the black box - plastic bottles and cans - is now taken to Pearce Recycling in St Albans, which will also accept glass and a wider range of plastics when the new bins are introduced.

Councillor Jean Heywood (Conservative), the council’s environment portfolio holder, said: "We are thrilled to be rolling out glass collections this autumn, when we will also collect a greater range of plastics. This is something residents have asked for when we have consulted them so I'm sure they will welcome the news as well.

"Recycling has many benefits as it reduces the amount of waste sent to landfill, which is really important as sites are rapidly running out of space, and it also saves energy and lessens our impact on the planet's limited resources.

"We will let residents know nearer the time how the scheme will be rolled out and whether their collection arrangements will change."

Council leader Morris Bright (Conservative) added: "We regularly consult on our services and ask residents what they want us to provide so we can make improvements.

"Recently we specifically asked whether they wanted us to add glass to the list of materials we collect from their homes and the vast majority supported the idea so we have worked hard to introduce a new scheme."

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