DDC Press Release****
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MAJOR RECYCLING NEWS - SERVICE EXPANSION TO INCLUDE CARDBOARD AND PLASTIC BOTTLES
A major expansion of the recycling service from DDC is bringing fantastic news for the future - with an expansion of existing collections to include cardboard and plastic bottles and an extension of the green waste scheme to include another 13,000 homes.
Household refuse collections will remain on a weekly basis and recycling collections will remain fortnightly. The expansion means that from mid November, households will be able to add plastic bottles and cardboard to their fortnightly kerbside collections. A special blue bag will be delivered to households, with an information pack giving details of the scheme. The new blue bag will be used for cardboard and paper, while the existing black box will be used for plastic bottles, cans, and glass.
To make rounds more efficient, the Council is looking at collection days across the district, and may have to change collection days for households. This will apply to refuse, recycling and green waste collections. Further information will be delivered to residents across the district in October.
This major expansion also follows news that recycling for the district hit an all time high in June with a rate of 28%.
Cllr Nicholas Kenton, Cabinet Member for Environment, Waste and Planning said: "This exciting news represents a major expansion of the service from DDC. We thank everyone for the increasing use of existing services, and we urge householders across the district to keep recycling and to add plastic and cardboard to their kerbside recycling, to help us work together to continue to improve the way we protect the environment for the future."
For more information on waste and recycling, please log onto the DDC website at
www.dover.gov.uk or call our customer services on (01304) 872428.
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