COUNCIL DELIGHTED THAT RECYCLING BANK SITES HAVE NOT BEEN ABUSED BY FLY-TIPPERS

                                                

Cllr Ron Shepherd - grateful

FEARS that mounds of  unauthorised waste would be left at bring-to recycling banks over  Christmas have proved to be unfounded.

North East Lincolnshire Council has issued a big thank you to households who have been disposing of their waste and recycling responsibly over the festive holiday.

Says a spokesperson: "Council workers found only small amounts of illegally dumped waste at the area's recycling banks after the Christmas break.

"This has been very different from last year when our people cleared heaps of fly-tipped rubbish from the sites in just a few hours on the day after Boxing Day."

This year when crews arrived at the sites early on Sunday and yesterday  to empty the recycling bins. most sites were clear with only a small amount of fly-tipped waste found at a handful of sites.

Councillor Ron Shepherd, NELC's portfolio holder for safer and stronger communities, comments: “I am grateful to all households who have been disposing of their waste and recycling responsibly this Christmas holiday.

“The tidy scenes at the area’s recycling banks are a far cry from the mountains of carboard and other fly-tipped waste our workers had to remove last Christmas holiday."

There are about 30 bring-to recycling banks across the borough at busy locations such as supermarkets and car parks.

They are convenient places for people to recycle reasonable amounts of cans, glass, paper, card and plastic bottles, but should not be used for depositing commercial or household waste or garden waste.

Sites are monitored by CCTV.