Cllr Munsif Dad, Cabinet Member for Recycling and Deputy Leader, thanked Hyndburn residents for their enthusiastic recycling since the kerbside recycling scheme was launched nine years ago but said “we still need to do more to reach our target of 40%. This is not only for the sake of the environment and future generations, but to save money and keep Council Tax bills down, as sending waste to landfill is an expensive business – over £85 per tonne.”
Cllr Dad said, “Here’s where the Cash Back challenge comes in. The challenge is for residents to increase recycling by 200 tonnes from April 2012 to Sept 2012 and then another 200 tonnes from October 2012 to March 2013 – a 2% increase in our recycling rate. Residents who take up the challenge and recycle more will have the chance to win cash back equivalent to the Hyndburn element of their Council tax.”
Cllr Munsif Dad concluded, “After launching our new and improved recycling service in June there are now even more items that residents can recycle. As well as the usual plastic bottles, paper, textiles, cardboard and glass jars residents can now recycle things such as plastic yoghurt pots and meat trays, margarine tubs and even household batteries.”.
Additional recycling containers can be collected from the offices at Willows Lane, Accrington.
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