Councils urge consumers to recycle conscientiously this Christmas
Monday, December 20, 2010 - 12:25:37
Around the UK, many councils are asking local people to try and recycle as much as possible in order to make this the greenest Christmas ever.
Whether it is recycling all of your Christmas cards, putting your empty bottles of booze in the bottle bank or recycling your old mobile phone when you receive that must-have handset as a gift, there is a lot that normal people can do to make a difference.
In the North West of England, Barrow Borough Council is making a push to raise awareness about the positive nature of recycling. It is being spurred into action in the face of serious cuts to the public sector purse, which means funding for recycling collection and other council services could diminish in the coming months.
Christmas typically encourages a 20 per cent increase in volume of recycling which a council has to process although in 2010 it is thought that this will rise a further 10 per cent, as greater awareness of available recycling schemes becomes more widespread.
The good thing about recycling with your local council is that the public sector can generate income by selling on the recycled goods, eventually allowing more money to come back in and benefit taxpayers.
For Barrow Borough Council, the revenue generated by recycling tops £1 each year. Conversely, for every ton of rubbish which is sent straight to the tip, the council actually has to pay £150, so it makes sense for everyone to recycle as much of their waste as possible in a collective effort to save money and help the environment.
Of course recycling in the winter months is not always smooth sailing, particularly with the poor weather affecting almost all of the UK and making it difficult for people to travel and collections to take place.
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