Shropshire residents recycling more than ever
Shropshire residents recycled or composted 43 per cent of their household waste in the year April 2007 to March 2008, compared to 38 per cent in the previous year, latest figures from Shropshire Waste Partnership show. (see note 1)
The South Shropshire district had the highest combined recycling and composting figure of 52.1 per cent, followed by North Shropshire at 48.7 per cent, Oswestry at 43.3 per cent, Bridgnorth at 38.7 per cent and Shrewsbury & Atcham with 37.2 per cent. (see note 2)
In total some 68,500 tonnes of waste produced in the Shropshire County Council area in 2007/08 was sent for recycling or composting, an increase of 7,700 tonnes on the previous year’s total of 60,800 tonnes.
At the same time, the total amount of household waste produced in 2007/08 fell by 2,500 tonnes to 157,600 tonnes – a reduction of 10kg per person.
And the amount of household waste sent to landfill went down by 10,000 tonnes, from 99,200 tonnes in 2006/07 to 89,200 tonnes in 2007/08 - a fall of just over 10 per cent.
Councillor Michael Wood, Chairman of Shropshire Waste Partnership, said: “I’m delighted that across the county we are now recycling and composting more than ever, and reducing the amount of household waste that goes to landfill, and that these figures continue to improve year on year. I would like to thank all residents for their efforts and encourage them to keep up the good work as we seek to do even better in the future.”
Additional information
(1) The figures relate to household waste produced in the Shropshire County Council area only (ie. excluding the Telford and Wrekin area).
(2) The Shrewsbury figure has risen from 28 per cent in 2006/2007 to 37.2 per cent in 2007/2008 – an increase of nearly ten percentage points in the year that alternately weekly collections were introduced in the borough.
1 July 2008
