Recycle more

Recycle more...

Help us to ‘Recycle more…’ with our new, exciting recycling campaign!

Recycle more… aims to encourage residents and businesses in our district to recycle more materials, more often. Together we can reach our goal of a 50% recycling rate with our three year plan.

The journey so far...

• We're trialing separate weekly food waste collections! A trial is currently running for 2000 households in Measham and some surrounding villages. A trial for 2000 households in Coalville, Ravenstone and Whitwick is also due to begin from Monday 16 November.
• 250 households are currently trialling a new recycling trolley in an attempt to make recycling easier and more convenient going forward
• Awareness is being raised about what can and can’t be recycled, where it goes and the consequences of not recycling. We've been doing this through social media, leaflets, school assemblies and community talks.
• A kerbside collection of batteries and old mobile phones is now provided to residents. We collected over 1.5 tonnes of batteries in the first 6 months!
• Recycling lorries now display a variety of educational messaging about recycling
• Primary schools in the district have been invited to take part in a competition to name our recycling lorries! Watch this space...

Let's create a greener and more sustainable district for everyone. Take a look at the related documents below to see how we plan to achieve this, and let us know how we can help you Recycle more...