Daventry district has remained in the top ten places in the country for recycling green waste.
According to new figures published this month by the Department for Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), Daventry District Council has the 10th best record for recycling green waste in the country with 29 per cent.
Green recycling refers to the brown bin kerbside collections where residents can recycle garden waste and cardboard.
Daventry District Council is also ranked 29
th out of 394 English local authorities for its recycling and compost rate of nearly 48 per cent - a rate which already meets Government targets for recycling.
And for dry waste recycling, which is done through the blue and red boxes, the council has improved from 17.10 per cent in 2006/07 to 18.57 per cent in 2007/08, but is appealing for more residents to use this service.
Councillor Catherine Boardman, Portfolio Holder for Environment at Daventry District Council, said: “The Council has been a leading adopter of the alternate week collection system and a model for others to follow.
“Although we have slipped slightly in the table this year, our overall recycling and composting rate has held firm over the last 12 months at just under 48 per cent, ranking us second in the county for recycling, marginally behind South Northamptonshire’s overall rate.
“We remain in the top ten local authorities for composting and have already achieved the Government’s target of 45 per cent recycling by 2015. And although it’s improving, we would like to encourage more people using the blue and red box service to recycle their dry waste like paper, glass and plastic bottles.
“We would like to thank residents for their fantastic efforts in helping us maintain these high standards and are confident we can continue to improve during the year ahead.”
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