The council hopes that via district authorities it will implement separate paper and cardboard collection service to all areas by 2024, which come after successful trials. The talks are to be with potential recipients of the paper and cardboard as the council seeks information as it shapes a future tender process.
‘Popular’
Three trial projects have been held in Lincolnshire, at Boston, Wyberton and Fenside which the council described as a “huge success”. These involved more than 7,000 households and are said to have been “popular” with the residents involved.
The council noted it is intending to roll out the trial across the seven districts within Lincolnshire in Spring 2021, followed by North Kesteven district council in Autumn 2021.
Dates for other districts, such as South Kesteven, West Lindsey, East Lindsey, City of Lincoln and South Holland are currently to be confirmed
(above, YouTube video explaining the collection trials)
Partnership
Recycling collections in the county are carried out under the auspices of the Lincolnshire Waste Partnership.
Lincolnshire said this week it is looking to establish a contract(s) with providers to whom it will direct the separated paper and card. And, the county explained that it would like to hear from interested providers for discussions between 21 September to 2 October.
The council is looking to meet with providers that currently have the capacity to handle expected volumes, which are specified as 24,620 tonnes of paper and cardboard in recycling bins, as well as 7,390 tonnes of paper currently in the residual waste stream.
Embraced
Cllr Eddy Poll, executive councillor for waste and recycling at Lincolnshire County Council, said: “Residents have been simply incredible, and have really embraced this new initiative. In the trial, we collected almost 420 tonnes of clean, dry paper and card, all which has gone to local and UK based paper mills to be made into paper-based products.
“The right thing to do is extend this to all households in Lincolnshire”
“This has saved many road miles, reduced carbon emissions and created a product which can be reused and recycled again – one of the key objectives from the Lincolnshire Waste Partnership’s strategic plan.
“As well as only putting paper and card in a separate bag/bin, residents have done a great job of only putting plastic pots, tubs & trays, glass, tin and cans in their recycling bins – significantly reducing the contamination and increasing recycling rates.
“For us to continue to do the right thing for our communities and for the environment, the right thing to do is extend this to all households in Lincolnshire, over the next few years.
“We will work with residents to make sure they have the right size containers for their home, and in the run up to the roll out, council staff will run engagement sessions and workshops in the community to help residents get the right thing in the right bin.”
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