Now street sweepings are being recycled
Wednesday, 29th December 2010.
A trial scheme to compost street sweepings has successfully diverted 526 tonnes of material from landfill.
St Edmundsbury Borough Council runs ten road sweeping vehicles to keep road gutters and pavements in the borough clear.
Between June and October a trial collected the equivalent of 51 full bin lorry loads of material.
The sweepings are predominantly soil and organic compostable material but also contain a small amount of litter which is separated out and recycled.
Forest Heath District Council has now joined the scheme which has been put into full operation.
Cllr Peter Stevens, St Edmundsbury's cabinet member for environment said: “The material we are collecting has a high organic content, making it ideal for composting.
"The key to the scheme was in finding a supplier who could transport and process it. The borough has an enviable recycling record and I am delighted that this scheme has been a success.”
St Edmundsbury Borough Council runs ten road sweeping vehicles to keep road gutters and pavements in the borough clear.
Between June and October a trial collected the equivalent of 51 full bin lorry loads of material.
The sweepings are predominantly soil and organic compostable material but also contain a small amount of litter which is separated out and recycled.
Forest Heath District Council has now joined the scheme which has been put into full operation.
Cllr Peter Stevens, St Edmundsbury's cabinet member for environment said: “The material we are collecting has a high organic content, making it ideal for composting.
"The key to the scheme was in finding a supplier who could transport and process it. The borough has an enviable recycling record and I am delighted that this scheme has been a success.”
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