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Recycle Week 2011 is already under way as councils across the land are gearing up their initiatives to increase the levels of recycling of their communities. This year’s theme is “Home and Away” increasing the levels of recycling at home and on-the-go. Recycle Week 2011 started Monday 20th and will go till Friday 26th.
The seventh annual edition of Recycle week follows the same format of previous years with councils across the UK promoting events to increase the awareness to waste prevention, segregation and recycling at home and on-the-go.
Several schemes have been developed by local councils to encourage waste reduction and recycling in general. For instance, in Sheffield the city council with the help of a local waste management company are promoting the launch of the city’s ‘revamped’ green sack service. The service is aimed for areas of the city that don’t have a green bin and suggests residents use green sacks to recycle garden waste.
Garden waste can be used for composting and according to Sheffield city council approximately 20% of the average household’s rubbish is made up of green garden waste. By dumping that on landfills a valuable resource that could be turned into compost is wasted.
The central Bedfordshire council is taken a broader initiative by outlining several activities that will be taken during the due course of Recycle Week 2011. These initiatives range from increasing awareness to household waste recycling as well as enticing companies to think wisely about their waste management and recycling.
According to executive member for sustainable communities services at Central Bedfordshire Council, Cllr Brian Spurr:
“Recycle Week is all about taking the smallest actions and changes every day, all of which have a cumulative effect to help our environment. Residents in Central Bedfordshire are already doing a great job within their homes, it is also about transferring that mentality wherever we are, be it out on a picnic during the summer months, at work or travelling about. Don’t just put rubbish in the bin, think about what could be recycled or composted first.”
If residents listen to the recommendations made by their local councils to what can and can’t go in their recycling containers there will sure be a reduction in the amount of waste going to landfills and Britain will be taking an important step towards a zero waste society.
Want to take part in this year’s Recycling Week please visit the official website at http://www.recyclenow.com/recycle_week/index.html to find an event near you.
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