The City of York Council said that it will resume its box deliveries for its kerbside recycling scheme for households that have not yet received them.Deliveries were placed on hold at the peak of the summer holiday season in order to avoid the risk of boxes being left outside houses while families were away on vacation. Over 30,000 households had already received the new boxes at the beginning of summer and the remainder – around 40,000 households – will all have the new boxes beginning 6 September.
The new box scheme incorporates three containers, each designed to store specific recyclable materials to ensure collection can be handled with the materials already having been separated prior to pick-up. The new storage method also features a measure to prevent plastic and paper from being blown off by the wind.
Each household has been given or will receive two extra plastic boxes with lids, one designed for glass and the other for paper or cardboard. Netting will also be given to residents for those that wish to retain the original box given out for plastic and metal cans.
Geoff Derham of the City of York Council’s waste services, said that the first round of deliveries had begun back in mid-June, but ended when school broke for summer holiday. He said that now that families are returning from summer break, deliveries can once again resume.
Mr Derham also added that the second phase of deliveries is said to begin on 6 September and will be finished sometime during mid-October. He added that already householders have given positive feedback on the new scheme, saying that the boxes made the recycling look more organised.
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