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Message from the Herefordshire Council Consultation Manager

Thank you again for taking the trouble to let us have your views on waste and recycling collection in Herefordshire.

Following a meeting of Herefordshire Council's Cabinet I am delighted to report the following:

From autumn next year not only will residents KEEP their weekly plastic sack rubbish collection but the kerbside recycling service will be extended to cover nearly every property. Recycling will be collected every fortnight and can be mixed together in a wheeled bin that will be provided free of charge to each household. In this bin you will be able to put plastic, cans, paper, cardboard and, for the first time, glass. Glass makes up a significant percentage of recycling that is currently not collected. The reason we have to move to wheeled bins is that plastic sacks are clearly not safe when collecting glass and by using a bin we will save the production of 2.25 MILLION bags every year.

Of course there are some properties that simply could not use wheeled bins and we will continue to collect recycling from these households in a plastic bag. However this will be a very small minority of properties and we expect the vast majority to use the wheeled bin.

We will also make sure we help anyone who has difficulty in presenting their rubbish and recycling at the kerbside. In these cases we will agree with each resident a place from which our staff will collect their rubbish and recycling to make sure they have the chance to participate in this really important area of our work.

We are not proposing to bring in any draconian measures to force people to recycle. Rather we are seeking to make it as simple and easy as possible. If, however, we do not achieve our recycling targets ( 40% rising to 50% in a few years ) then we will, as a county, face very heavy penalties indeed. So it is vital we have your support as we roll out this new service in the autumn of next year.


Best wishes

Councillor John Jarvis
Cabinet Member for Environment

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