As you will be aware, removal of cardboard from garden waste collections was forced on Shropshire Council and Veolia by a change to national composting standards in November 2011. This meant that composters would no longer accept cardboard collected in the garden waste bin.
Shropshire Council are pleased to offer a new service; from November 2016 North Shropshire residents will be able to recycle cardboard at the kerbside as part of the roll-out of a new recycling collection service by Shropshire Council and their waste contractor, Veolia.
In next few weeks residents across the county will be receiving a letter which outlines the changes and the timescales in their area.
The main changes under the new service are:
- Residents will be provided with a new blue bag for paper and cardboard.
- Plastics, cans and glass can be mixed together in recycling boxes, meaning they will no longer need to be separated.
To find out more on recycling visit Shropshire Council recycling service and cardboard collections and frequently asked questions