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March 8, 2007
NK Top At Recycling
North Kesteven District Council would like to say a big thank you to all its residents – for recycling 51.5% of their rubbish, making them the best in the country!
Announced in the week before Christmas, by Defra, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the District is the only area in the entire country that recycles more than half of its waste.
Councillor Mrs Marion Brighton, OBE, Leader of North Kesteven District Council thanked everyone in the District. She said, “Recycling is very much a hot topic at the moment. Our residents have taken it to heart and demonstrated that recycling can be easy, effective and incredibly successful.
“Recycling over half of our waste means that a lot less rubbish goes to landfill. This is good for the environment and helps the District Council to save money.
“Being top of the national league table is a big achievement for North Kesteven.”
To keep up the good work in the New Year, the District Council is urging residents not to put their items for recycling into bags. Councillor Dennis Roberts, Executive Board Member with responsibility for the environment said: “Please don’t put your recycling into plastic bags.
“It is much quicker to sort all the items if they are put loose in the bin.
“This will mean that even more waste can be processed, as less time is spent opening the bags at the recycling plant.”
If you would like any more information on recycling in the District, either log on to www.n-kesteven.gov.uk/waste or telephone the FREE hotline on 0800 174499.
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