Croydon smashes recycling target
Monday, January 14, 2013 - 11:59:07
The London Borough of Croydon has been on a major recycling drive over the past 12 months, as the local council sought to dramatically improve the amount of recycling that local residents were able to instigate.
Initially, the council had hoped to reach a point where 44 per cent of waste was being recycled, but in 2012, it managed to hit 47.89 per cent, which is a significant achievement.
This month, the borough council introduced a compulsory recycling scheme, which means that those households that are still not conforming with the ideals of recycling will be encouraged to do so or else face punitive action.
The council not only considers the compulsory recycling scheme an act of environmental friendliness; it will also help it to save almost a quarter of a million pounds each year, on top of the 5 million that has already been saved.
This is possible because it is cheaper to recycle a tonne of waste than to send it straight to landfill, with the former option costing about a third as much as the latter.
A fine of 80 can now be levelled against those who do not recycle waste which is easy to process sustainably. Residents will get a reduction in the fine if they pay early, but the council is hoping to avoid fines altogether by sending recycling officers out into communities, to help increase education and awareness on this topic.
Most residents are in favour of the scheme and see it as a way for the borough to get serious about the need for better rates of recycling.
2012 proved to be a successful year in this respect and, hopefully, further improvements over the course of 2013 will help Croydon to set an example that other areas of the capital will follow.
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