Recycling Changes in Trowbridge are Coming

The recycling changes in Wiltshire are starting to take shape and us living in Trowbridge should soon be receiving a leaflet that will explain about the new recycling system. In West Wiltshire the only change is that we'll be given a new bin in which to put cardboard and plastic bottles. This is due to be delivered in October with the collections beginning in November.

The changes in the county should increase the recycling rate and reduce the amount of waste sent to landfill, meaning that the amount the council has to pay out in landfill tax is lowered. Currently Wiltshire people currently recycle just over 40% of their waste and the council wants to increase recycling rates to 50% by 2013.

Yet, the South West WiltshireLiberal Democrats say that these percentages don't take into account home composting and changes in behaviour for example by people choosing to buy less heavily packaged products.

During October and November all households will start to receive a fortnightly collection of plastic bottles and cardboard, in addition to the existing fortnightly black box collection for paper, cans, glass, foil, clothes and shoes. Then, February to March 2012 will see the county-wide introduction of a garden waste collection service to all those who request it and fortnightly collections of all other household waste in the north and south of the county, in line with the east and west districts where fortnightly collections are already in place.

The new bins for cardboard and plastic bottles will be distributed from October, to those households which currently don't have them. All changes to the waste and recycling collection services should be completed in the spring of 2012. Households will receive detailed calendars when the new bins are delivered.

Will these changes in Trowbridge and the whole of Wiltshire encourage you to recycle more?