Fancy that! Green bin waste collected in North East Lincolnshire over year weighs sames as 400 whales!

 

A much valued service - binmen on the go

AN update on recycling in North East Lincolnshire has revealed that residents have recycled 24,050 tonnes of plastic, cans, cardboard, paper and glass over the past 12 months

This is almost 4,000 tonnes more than last year and weighs the same as around 8 million bricks!

Throughout 2025, bottles, cans, glass, cardboard and paper were recycled in the blue and grey bins. 

From empty bottles at New Year’s Eve parties to the mayhem of wrapping paper at Christmas, everything adds up.

Additionally, 42,000 tonnes of waste was collected in the green bins throughout the year – the equivalent weight of  around 400 blue whales.