The council is re-launching the centres to make them more user-friendly in a bid to improve the county's recycling rates. New site layout will be introduced and improved signage should make it easier for the public to recycle.
There are 26 household waste recycling centres in Lancashire and during 2000/2001 over 92,000 tonnes of rubbish was recycled at the sites. The council hopes that the improvements will lead to an increase in the amount recycled to at least 50% by the end of 2001/2002. Based on this year's figures this would mean an increase of 40 tonnes a day in recycled materials.
The council also plans to employ specialist recycling teams to visit each site and show householders how to recycle more of their waste. And the council will run a campaign to publicise the new facilities and how they operate. The council is offering for sale plastic boxes to make it easier for residents to bring their recyclables to the site. Leaflets will also be handed out on site to encourage residents to adopt what they are calling the “1,2,3 of Recycling”, this is to separate rubbish at home, use the correct container and ask if you need help.
Leader of Lancashire County Council, Councillor Hazel Harding, said: “The image of the 'tip' as a place to simply dump rubbish is now well out of date. Lancashire householders have demonstrated that they are extremely keen to recycle more and we are reacting to this to make being green even easier.
“We have to recycle much more and make sure the facilities are up to standard. I am therefore delighted that we have been able to establish such a positive partnership with Lancashire Waste Services that will benefit people throughout the county.”
The sites offer facilities to recycle paper and card, newspapers and magazines, soil and hardcore, scrap metal, wood, textiles, clothing and shoes, glass bottles and jars, batteries, oil and garden waste.
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