Why we must look to change our waste collection services:

• The city has tough recycling targets to meet over the coming years and failure to do so could result in a £3 million fine, which will be passed on to the council tax payers in Gloucester.
• Landfill space is running out. Hempsted landfill site is due to close in 2012; the other landfill site in the county is due to close in 2014, meaning that is 8 years time, we will have no where to dispose of our rubbish in the county.
• Recycling is more cost-effective with income from recycling credits and sale of material to reprocessors used to help off-set collection costs. Unlike refuse collections, which is money down the drain.
• If we continue to invest in extending our recycling services so residents can recycle more, it will mean that very little material will need to be collected and sent to landfill. Collection systems need to be realigned to reflect this shift.
• Landfilling rubbish is bad for the environment. Large amounts of methane are released from rotting rubbish adding to the global warming problem and toxic liquids that pollute our water.
• Many items we throw away each day are a valuable resource and should not be viewed as rubbish.
• Gloucester City Council aim to recycle 50% of your rubbish by 2009. We need your help to achieve this!
• If we collected a much wider range of materials for recycling, then only a very small amount of material would actually need to go in the bin - this could be a little as 10% of the entire waste you produce. If you are behind recycling in the City, then why not register your support for increased recycling. Please click here to sign-up and show your support for more recycling

We currently collect the following materials from the kerbside:

Glass Paper Cans Plastic milk bottles Textiles and shoes

We could further expanded our kerbside recycling collection service so that you could recycle/compost a wider range of materials, including:

cardboard - you can book our kerbside collection for large cardboard boxes by calling 01452 396396 plastic bottles - All types of plastic bottles can be deposited at the recycling banks at supermarkets in the city garden waste (for those not yet covered) food waste

We could also look to offer a recycling service for additional materials such as:

foil batteries aerosols other types of plastic e.g. tubs and pots

If we collected a much wider range of materials for recycling, then only a very small amount of material would actually need to go in the bin - this could be a little as 10% of the entire waste you produce. If you are behind recycling in the City, then why not register your support for increased recycling. Please click here to sign-up

Last Updated: 06/12/06