Wyre Borough Council’s Green Waste Scheme was introduced in April 1999 and the council has just given out its 20,000th green bin. Residents are asked to put organic waste in green wheeled bins which are collected fortnightly.
The council is now encouraging residents to continue to use the scheme during the winter months so that it will hit its target of 7,000 tonnes by the end of the year. Between April and September, 3,846 tonnes of green waste was collected and the council now needs to recycle another 3,154 tonnes before next April.
A council spokeswoman said: “Summer may be just about over but Wyre’s message is, “Don’t forget to continue composting throughout autumn and winter!” Even though you will no longer be pruning bushes and cutting your grass you can add kitchen waste and cardboard to your home composter or green wheelie bin for collection.”
The scheme was started on a trial basis and covered 7,500 homes in Poulton and Carleton. In May, it was expanded to a further 12,000 homes in the Thornton, Cleveleys and Fleetwood areas.
Earlier this year, the service received praise from residents with 99% of those questioned saying they were very satisfied with the scheme. 2,686 (73.6%) out of 3,648 questionnaires distributed to households using the scheme were returned.
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