DEMAND for free new recycling containers has been “exceptional”over the past two weeks, according to Cotswold District Council (CDC).
The use of caddies for kerbside food waste recycling has been promoted in a new campaign by the Gloucestershire Joint Waste Team.
Since the campaign started, the council has received requests for almost 1100 food waste recycling caddies and has also processed orders for a total of nearly 740 other kerbside recycling containers.
Sue Coakley, cabinet member for health, environment and communities at CDC: “This brilliant response to the campaign speaks volumes about the support we receive from residents across the district when it comes to environmental issues. We expected the focus on food waste to prompt an increase in awareness of all types of recycling and this has certainly proved to be the case. We are now hoping for a real boost in our recycling totals and a big reduction in the amount of our waste going to landfill.”
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