The council, reported its highest recycling rate ever last month at 14% has a target of 18.15% by 2001 and a rate of 60.4% by 2005 to include energy recovery and at least 27% of household waste recycling and composting.
The grey organics bins, with green lids, are being trialled in two separate areas of 300 households. The residents pay a 10 annual fee and in turn receive a fortnightly collection in the summer and monthly in the winter.
Rachel Wood, Kirklees environmental action officer, said the council was pleased with progress so far.
The council has already let a long term contract for handling the borough’s waste to Kirklees Waste Services, an arm of United Waste Services. The contract is a PFI initiative and will see the opening of a materials recycling facility and an energy from waste plant on the site of the borough’s former plant in Huddersfield using the same chimney stack.
Kirklees trials pay organics scheme for household and garden waste
Kirklees Council is trialling an organics collection scheme as part of a range of activities to drive up its recycling rate.
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