A NEW campaign is urging local residents to stop and think before throwing items that could be recycled into their black bins.
Stickers will be put on bins in the coming weeks highlighting items such as paper, cardboard, plastic bottles, cans, glass bottles, tin foil, plastic pots, tubs and trays, and aerosols, that could be in their blue bin or bag instead.
It is part of a wider initiative led by Staffordshire County Council, with support from district and borough councils.
Cllr Phil Whitehouse, Lichfield District Council’s cabinet member for operational services, parks and waste, said:
“This is quite a simple campaign and a fantastic opportunity to help increase the amount of recycling and reduce waste collected in our district.
“By asking people to stop and think before they throw recyclable items in their black bin, we are confident the campaign will help to boost recycling rates locally – remember every little bit helps save the planet.”
More details on what can go in recycling bins can be found on Lichfield District Council’s website.
Council needs to return to old recycle routine for bins, where by recyclable items are organised at the depot. What the residents of Lichfield want, pay for and expect back.
With a new Reform-led council at county level, and Reform’s clear view that net zero is ‘stupid’ (Tice especially), I struggle to see how me putting paper in the right bin is going to have any impact on saving the planet when others are going destroy it (‘drill baby, drill’). I believe Reform has already abolished the pertinent cabinet role at county level. Perhaps Cllr Whitehouse can help me understand how me separating out all my recycling will counteract the climate change deniers now in charge at county.
Get rid of the blue bags for paper/cardboard as the bags are far too small. Many folk stopped recycling then. Our blue wheeley bin is only a third full each fortnight with tins/bottles and plastic. A most stupid idea.
Chasetown Girl 100% correct we do not fuss over recycling when bag is full of paper cardboard it goes in black bin inside a bin liner as nowhere else to put it. The waste paper bag is a joke especially when wet in Winter, a joke in size [it was admitted by LDC they messed the project up] so hopefully we can go back to everything recyclabe in blue bin soon
As residents we already have been given responsibility for sorting out bin rubbish, but wait…. there’s the new food recycling container to come…..as if we have the time to do that as well ?