As the United Kingdom struggles to reach many of its own goals, as well as the goals of the European Union, local councils have stepped up their efforts to find innovative ways to reduce waste. The United Kingdom has come under fire over recent months as many insiders say that it will fail to meet many of the recycling and waste management goals outlined by the European Union. The government has gotten in on the action by launching its Zero Waste policy which aims to drastically reduce the size of the landfills in the United Kingdom. However, most would agree that it will take the effort of local councils to really make a difference, and one such local council is being recognized for its environmental schemes.
Rochford’s recycling program has been recognized as one of the most successful schemes in the United Kingdom and was recently given the prestigious National Recycling Award at a ceremony last Tuesday. The local Rochford authority won the award after improving its recycling rates dramatically from nineteen percent all the way up to seventy percent of all rubbish recycled. Judges for the event watched over recycling rates for the last year and made the decision that Rochford had made the most impressive improvement of all of the councils it monitored.
Spokesmen from Rochford say the success was largely due to expanded kerbside service, as well as dividing bins into three separate parts for increased recycling. By allowing customers to divide their rubbish into three separate bins, the council found that they were more likely to recycling and that contamination from food waste was lessened.
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