![]() Our district is consistently in the top of the charts for our recycling rate. And many of the services we have enjoyed in Hertfordshire and Three Rivers for several years are only just being rolled out in neigbouring Chiltern and South Bucks District where garden waste collections will not be a free service. So we have something to be proud of that we're collectively doing our bit for the environment, and keeping our council's waste bill down. Due to national changes regarding recycling, new regulations due to come into force in 2015 will require that cardboard with printing on it, such as cornflake packets, can no longer be included with garden waste for composting (the brown bin). This is apparently because printing inks contain chemicals that could get into the food chain. There has also been an increase of plastics attached to carboard (sticky tape, etc) affecting the quality of the compost produced. Three Rivers has therefore decided on a new system, which will come into operation in late 2014:
You can read more about the changes on the Three Rivers website in Recycling to go weekly Any residents who have concerns or comments about the proposed changes should feed back to Three Rivers District Council, or let us know you views at environment@chorleywoodresidents.co.uk. As there is over a year until the new system is implemented I'm sure any constructive feedback about the new system will be received by gratefully by the Council. |
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