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14:06:2010
West Oxfordshire residents will recycle 60% of waste
The contract, worth up to £21m over seven years and commencing in autumn 2010, is a double triumph for May Gurney as it is a win-back contract.
The new service will comprise:
• A new free weekly food waste collection - for cooked and uncooked foods
• A fortnightly free garden waste collection available to all households (currently this is a charged-for service and only offered to a limited number of households)
• Weekly recycling 'black box' collections for eight different types of materials including paper, cardboard, tins, cans, plastics, aerosols, batteries, aluminium foil, textiles and shoes.
• Fortnightly household waste collections alternating with the garden waste collection.
As a result of the new service, it is estimated that West Oxfordshire residents will almost double the amount they currently recycle.
Cllr David Harvey, cabinet member for environment, said: "It's all about improving services, delivering long-term environmental benefits and providing value for money.
“People living in West Oxfordshire are keen recyclers and we know that having greater opportunities to recycle is something that they will welcome.
“Under the new scheme our recycling rates will rise significantly with less and less being sent to landfill.
“I am delighted to welcome May Gurney to West Oxfordshire and we are looking forward to working with them."
Nicola Peake, managing director May Gurney Environmental Services, said: "We are thrilled to be back and relish the challenge of expanding West Oxfordshire's recycling systems over the next seven years.
"As part of the recycling strategy, food waste collections will be introduced and we will enhance the current recycling services for residents.
"We will also introduce an annual report so that residents can see what happens to their recycling. We will report on the number of tonnes being collected and what process the materials go through to be made into new items such as newspapers, egg boxes, and cans."
Click here to read the full West Oxfordshire District Council news release.
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