Stratford District still in the top ten of recyclers

Residents in Stratford District are still some of the best recyclers in England, as the District Council reaches 7^th in the top ten Councils for recycling and composting.

Figures released show that Stratford-on-Avon District Council is still in the top ten for the third year, rising three places with a recycling rate of 60.4% for last year.

Cllr Mike Brain, Community and Technical Services Portfolio says: “We've slightly bettered last year's recycling rate which has lifted our position in the recycling league table as other Councils have seen their rates reduce. 

“It's thanks to our residents that we've been able to achieve this result with their continued commitment and support for recycling.  The service we provide is designed to make recycling easy and our residents have responded to that by ensuring they recycle as much as possible and by limiting the amount of other waste that is produced for landfill.

“It is important that residents continue to recycle and one of the reasons why we are performing so high is because more residents are regularly putting food in the green bin and the weekly collection of electric/electronic goods, textiles and batteries is continuing to be very popular. 

“Residents can see that their efforts and diligence continues to pay off."                                                                                                               

There' s plenty that can be recycled with the District Council's recycling service, if you would like a reminder of what can be recycled and the extra items the District Council can take please visit: www.stratford.gov.uk/community/recycling-collection.cfm and www.stratford.gov.uk/community/recycleevenmore.cfm