More Than 50% Of North Oxfordshire Residents Now Recycle

Well done to the people of Oxfordshire. It has been announced that residents in North Oxfordshire are recycling more than 50 per cent of their rubbish.

Figures belonging to the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs show that folks living in Cherwell have raised their recycling from 49.5 per cent to 51.3 per cent since last August.

Two brand new initiatives by Cherwell District Council – a food waste scheme and pink bins for smaller electrical items – are thanked for the rise.

Predictions show that over the next year recycling might possibly climb to 59 per cent.

George Reynolds, Cherwell’s executive member for environment, health and recreation, said: “This is a credit to all the residents who put so much effort into recycling.

“When we first started down this road we had no idea how successful our initiatives would become.

“With our various household recycling schemes and the banks for glass, clothes, batteries and small electrical items, we are now able to avoid almost anything going to landfill.”