Recycling targets exceeded
Published Date:
27 August 2008
RECYCLING has reached record levels in Leeds according to the city council.
Householder recycling rates peaked at 32.5 per cent in June, an increase of 5.5 percent and 1,562 tonnes of waste compared with this time last year.
Council chiefs set targets of recycling 30 per cent of household waste during this year and over 50 per cent by 2020 in order to reduce the city's dependency on landfill which creates greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change.
The recent improvement is thought to be down to the new brown bins for garden waste that can be composted.
Approximately 35 per cent of the city's bin collection routes now have garden waste collections, a service that should eventually be rolled out across most of the city.
The council's ultimate vision is for Leeds to become a 'zero waste' city whereby we reduce, re-use, recycle and recover value from all waste.
The full article contains 157 words and appears in Morley Advertiser newspaper.
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Last Updated:
26 August 2008 4:51 PM
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Source:
Morley Advertiser
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Location:
Morley
