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11:03:2010

'Recycling revolution' gets underway

May Gurney’s new recycling, waste collection and Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) contract with North Somerset Council started last week.

North Somerset Council expects to reduce the amount of waste it sends to landfill by 40% and save millions of pounds as a result of a ‘recycling revolution’ to be provided by May Gurney.

The contract is valued at up to £85m over a potential 14-year period. North Somerset says the move could save £15m in landfill costs over the contract's operational life by reducing biodegradable waste to landfill, which in turn would reduce landfill disposal costs, haulage costs and the need to purchase Landfill Allowances.

One of the first changes introduced is the facility for residents to add aerosols to their fortnightly green recycling box collections.

Recycling advisors have also started work at the authority's household waste recycling centres, to offer customers assistance with unloading and advice on how to recycle as much waste as possible.

Weekly collections of recycling and food waste are due to be introduced this summer.

As well as the items already collected, extra materials including plastics, all types of cardboard, food and drink cartons and household batteries will also be collected using the council's green recycling box scheme.


Click here to read more about waste and recycling in North Somerset.