Collection of shredded waste paper from the kerbside has begun in Telford and Wrekin Council after the council reached a deal with the firms it has contracted to collect waste.
Previously shredded paper was not being accepted as waste that was collectible from the kerbside since it was highly predisposed to creating litter and getting scattered all over as well as clogging up machines used by the paper reprocessors.
Such glitches were the same ones experienced by paper mills in 2007 who complained that rising amounts of shredded paper lowered the quality of paper making it more difficult to recycle.
But the rubbish and recycling team of Telford and Wrekin Council rubbish have now reached an agreement with their waste collection service providers, Telford and Wrekin Services and their paper re-processors as well.
As a result the shredded paper can now be collected from the kerbside on condition that it is put in envelopes which are then sealed. This prevents the shredded paper from jamming conveyor belts and the like. The shredded paper must also be put inside the red recycling box for collection.
But even as the collection of shredded paper begins, the council is appealing to residents to minimise the number of times they put out their shredded waste paper to avoid overwhelming the service. The council is also advising the residents to use old envelopes but to make sure the addresses on them are not legible.
The waste collection in Telford and Wrekin Council runs alternately with refuse being collected fortnightly and recyclables being collected fortnightly. In the 2006 to 2007 financial year, Telford and Wrekin Council recorded a 34.9 per cent rate of recycling.
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