Refuse Collections - Household Waste

More Recycling
Since kerbside recycling was introduced in 2003 the people of Vale Royal have begun to change their attitude towards rubbish. The Council now provides all residents with a combined service for refuse and recycling, with them being collected on the same day but on different weeks.

Before the scheme began the "lure of the bin" was simply too strong for many people and over 85% of the rubbish we created went to landfill. The new combined service has encouraged people to think about the waste they produce and how they can reduce it through recycling and waste minimisation.

As a result of this change in thinking and the hard work of everybody in Vale Royal the tale of waste is now a very different story.

Landfill Waste Halved
The amount of waste we send to landfill has more than halved since 2003 with 42% of our rubbish now being recycled. This huge change has resulted in Vale Royal becoming the best recycling authority in Cheshire and one of the best in the UK.

Although this is a great start there is still much room for improvement. We need to keep progressing if we are to achieve the Councils own aspirational target of 50%.

Extra Information
If you would like some more advice on how to reduce the amount of waste, you create view our "Is Your Bin Behaving Badly Guide" (0.34MB PDF Format) for a simple leaflet which will help stop your bin behaving badly

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Last modified: 11 August 2008