According to the data, the worst performing areas have been those where combined refuse collections take place. This is where all recycled items are collected together rather than home owners separating them into different categories for collection. In Kirklees, West Yorkshire the rate of rejection was 14.99%, which is far higher than the national average of 3%.
However, despite the increase in rejections there has been an overall increase in national recycling rates in the past four years, rising from 10.7 million tonnes to 11 million tonnes.
With so much waste being contaminated though the question has to be asked, are households aware of what they can and cannot throw out?
Leicester Council has strict rules over the waste it will collect and the following items are banned from general waste bins:
· Aerosol cans
· Asbestos
· Batteries
· Clinical or sanitary waste
· Electrical goods, including fridge/freezer, TV monitors
· Fluorescent tubes
· Hazardous chemicals such as solvent based products, some cleaning products or items contaminated with hazardous chemicals, including used containers
· Oil, petrol, diesel or paraffin, brake fluid, antifreeze or items contaminated with these liquids including containers
· Old cathode ray tube television or computer screens
· Pesticides
· Plasterboard or cement products
· Tyres
· Wood preservatives
Leicester council also provides orange bags which can be used for some of the items not allowed in general waste. Click here for details of what can and can’t go into them.
Here at LSPS (link to: lspsskiphire.co.uk) recycling is of great importance to us and we help businesses and individuals all across Leicestershire to reduce the amount of their waste that ends up at landfill sites. Our Waste Transfer Station is open to traders and has an extensive range of state of the art equipment.
To find out how about we can help with your waste disposal needs please contact us on 0800 083 7807, or visit our website for further information.
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