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1 Million Tonnes Of Waste Diverted From Landfill In Wiltshire

23 August 2011

Figures released by Hills Waste Solutions and Wiltshire Council show that a million tonnes of waste has been diverted from landfill in Wiltshire

In 1996 the then Wiltshire County Council signed an agreement with Hills Waste Solutions to handle its municipal waste. Hills initially took responsibility for household recycling centres and later for kerbside collections.

It took 11 years for the first 500,000 tonnes to be diverted from landfill and only a further four years to reach the magic one million mark.

Mike Webster, group director - Waste Solutions, said: "Since the local authority contract in Wiltshire began we've seen improvements year on year. We have increased the number of household recycling centres from two to 11. Over 190,000 households also receive a kerbside collection service in the county.

"Residents now have far more options when it comes to recycling and we divert ever more away from landfill and in to reuse.

"We're proud of the part we have played in making Wiltshire a greener place to live and work."

Toby Sturgis, Wiltshire Council cabinet member for waste, property and development control, said: "From this autumn, the council will be rolling out new recycling services across the county.

"We are providing households with kerbside collections of plastic bottles, cardboard and garden waste at no extra charge, and our partners Hills will process that extra recycling.

"I am sure these improvements, and the great support that we get from Wiltshire residents, will help us reach the two million mark much more quickly."

Wiltshire residents have been thanked for helping the county reach a recycling milestone and to mark the occasion a competition for young people has been announced. The competition, which calls for youngsters to design a poster to promote recycling, will be used across the county to raise awareness of the additional recycling services being rolled out across Wiltshire from October this year. These services include the free collection of garden waste, plastics and cardboard from kerbsides together with a harmonisation of domestic waste collections to alternate weeks.

Full details and rules on the competition can be found at www.hills-group.co.uk

Darrel Moore