Botcherby – reduce rubbish and recycle more
(Date of issue: Friday, 16 September 2011)
Residents in Botcherby are being encouraged to reduce their
rubbish and recycle more.
As part of a new waste reduction campaign, staff from Carlisle
City Council and Resource Cumbria have been visiting properties
within the Botcherby area to see what help they need to recycle
more of their household waste. The campaign has also has the
support of Riverside. The visits started in late July and are still
ongoing.
Residents are being encouraged to:
- Recycle more of their rubbish by using Carlisle City Council’s
kerbside Greenbox (paper; glass bottles and jars; and tins and cans
can all be recycled within a Greenbox), Greenbag (plastic and
cardboard can both recycled in Greenbags) and Garden waste bin
services;
- Keeping gardens free of waste by making sure that rubbish
doesn’t accumulate.
To encourage residents to recycle more, residents have been
provided with: additional recycling containers (if needed); free
covers for their Greenbox (to reduce the risk of materials being
blown away from the container); a copy of their recycling calendar,
so they know when to put their recycling out for collection; and
offering a ‘waste audit’ so that that they can see what can be
recycled.
The campaign is already proving to be a success. More than 150
properties have been visited, resulting in 78 Greenboxes and 115
Greenbags being provided to local residents.
Carlisle City Cllr Ray Bloxham, Portfolio holder for Local
Environment and Housing, said:
“The aim of the campaign is to encourage residents to recycle
more using either their kerbside collections. Overall Carlisle has
a great track record and we are one of the best performing
recycling areas in the UK, but we are always striving to increase
the amount of waste we recycle.”
Since the introduction of a new look waste collection scheme in
Carlisle in March 2007, Carlisle City Council has expanded the
range of materials that can be recycled. This includes plastic,
cardboard, glass, paper and garden waste. Paper; glass bottles and
jars; and tins and cans can all be recycled within a greenbox.
Carlisle is currently one of the best recycling cities in the
North West.