South Holland District Council is changing the way it distributes green recycling sacks.
From January 16, 2017, no additional sacks will be available to pick up across the district – all available stock will be delivered, equating to homes receiving 50 per cent more.
The move follows a public survey in which 73 per cent of respondents said they would like to see a fairer distribution of the sacks. And 71 per cent preferred having them delivered to their property, rather than making a journey to collect them.
Coun Roger Gambba-Jones, portfolio holder for waste services, said: “We have made it clear that we are not reducing the number of recycling sacks in circulation, but instead want to have a fairer distribution across the district.
“It is no secret that the current system of giving additional sacks away gets abused and can also result in lengthy queues at the Priory Road reception.
“We always value feedback from the public and have used that information to inform our decisions.”
At present all households in the district are entitled to 52 recycling sacks a year, distributed in batches of 26 twice a year.
Just over 78 per cent of respondents to the survey felt that having additional sacks delivered would increase recycling in the district, and 84 per cent said they were aware that extra recycling can be placed in other containers such as carrier bags, swing bin liners and cardboard boxes for collection.
Previous report: “50 per cent more recycling bags to be delivered to South Holland homes” www.spaldingvoice.co.uk/50-per-cent-more-recycling-bags-to-be-delivered-to-south-holland-homes/
