Councils' rubbish recycling slammed.Byline: Jane Woodhead THREE Merseyside councils are among the worst in the country for recycling recycling, the process of recovering and reusing waste products—from household use, manufacturing, agriculture, and business—and thereby reducing their burden on the environment. household rubbish. Liverpool, Knowsley and St Helens St Helens may refer to: Places:
St Helens recycles just 1pc of household waste and Liverpool and Knowsley recycle re·cy·cle tr.v. re·cy·cled, re·cy·cling, re·cy·cles 1. To put or pass through a cycle again, as for further treatment. 2. To start a different cycle in. 3. a. 2pc. Only the Corporation of London ranks lower, where no recycling takes place. But in Bath and NE Somerset, the top performers, 21pc of household waste is recycled. Liverpool city council
Liverpool City Council is the governing body for the city of Liverpool in Merseyside, England. It consists of 90 councillors, three for each of the city's 30 wards. has admitted its recycling figures are ``not good'', but claims it is no different to many other major cities. And it stresses plans are in place to make changes. A Liverpool council spokesman said: ``During 2001 to 2002, 2.2pc of waste was recycled compared to the metropolitan average of 9.5pc. ``We have produced a waste policy and recycling plan and we have appointed a recycling officer.'' The spokesman added that kerb-side recycling is being introduced in specific areas across the city and it is hoped this can eventually be increased to include all of Liverpool. The spokesman said: ``60pc of Liverpool's population gets kerb-side collections or lives within one kilometre of a recycling centre.'' Labour's spokesman for the environment, Coun Paul Brant brant or brant goose, common name for a species of wild sea goose. The American brant, Branta bernicla, breeds in the Arctic and winters along the Atlantic coast. , blames the city's poor recycling record on the lack of doorstep recycling. He said: ``I am aware of areas where recycling has increased by 40pc as a result of doorstep collections.'' The Which? report also identifies doorstep recycling as being a ``very effective way'' of improving recycling rates. It is estimated that every man, woman and child in England produces half a ton of household waste each a year. And while 75pc of it could be recycled or composted, more than 80pc actually ends up in landfill sites. The rest of Europe recycles at least 50pc of its waste, while England recycles less than 11pc. Parts of the US and Canada recycle up to 70pc. Knowsley council says it has introduced a number of new schemes which will improve its performance. St Helens council claims the statistics are ``old'' and its recycling rate is currently 5pc. |
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