Boost for recycling in
the borough
A new waste collection system is
being introduced by Newham Council to make it easier for residents
to recycle waste.
The system includes new 180 litre wheeled bins for
recycling which will have a greater capacity and will replace the
current orange bags. This will allow people to recycle a greater
variety of waste, including most types of cardboard.
Residents are currently recycling around 19% of waste, which
compares to 15% a year ago. This new system - which is set to
launch in the spring - will help to achieve the promise made by
Mayor Sir Robin Wales that the borough will be recycling 27% of
waste by next year.
Councillor Ian Corbett, executive member for environment said:
"The borough has greatly improved the amount of waste recycled in
the last few years - but we need to do more. Residents have told us
that the environment is really important to them and have said that
they would like to recycle more. We have acted upon this by making
arrangements easier for them."
Under the new system, residents will store domestic refuse in a
single bin, separate from their recycling. The two bins will be
collected at different times on the same day.
The current collection rounds will be re-routed and refuse
vehicles will be 'double-shifted' to ensure that both collections
can be made in a cost-effective way.
The new wheeled bins for recycling will be introduced into street-
level properties which have enough room.
Properties that cannot store separate bins for refuse and
recycling will still be able to make use of the new arrangements by
continuing to use the orange bags system.
The revised collection service does not cover residents living in
high- rise buildings and flats whose needs will be reviewed later
this year.
Councillor Ian Corbett added: "We want to work with people in the
borough to continue to increase the amount we all recycle and help
to protect the environment. We will be working very hard to make
the transition to this new system as easy as possible for
everybody."
Newham's Young Mayor, Kaycee de Belen, added: "I'm really pleased
to hear about this new system. Not only does it allow us to recycle
in bigger quantities, it also enables us to recycle things like
cardboard that previously we couldn't put in the orange bags. It
will help all of us recycle more and work towards a cleaner,
greener future for our borough."