Dramatic increase in recycling rates
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The introduction of a new recycling and food waste scheme has led to a dramatic increase in recycling rates in Aylesbury Vale.
Latest figures show that recycling rates jumped to 54 per cent over the first four months of the new system, more than doubling how much recycling Aylesbury Vale District Council collected in 2011 - ahead of the current targets set by Government.
In the first four months of the new service, nearly 9,000 tonnes of waste have been saved from going into landfill – equivalent to the weight of over a thousand double-decker buses*
With landfill tax currently standing at £64 per tonne, and set to rise again in April, this improved performance has already saved hundreds of thousands pounds in disposal costs.
Councillor Sir Beville Stanier, Cabinet Member for Environment and Health, said: “It’s very gratifying to see residents in Aylesbury Vale showing such tremendous support for the new recycling service. People are finding that the all-in-one recycling bin so much easier to use, and are starting to comment about how little they have left to put in their waste bins”.
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