I wrote last month that weekly doorstep recycling, including for plastic bottles would soon be coming to Oxted and Hurst Green.
Well I can now confirm that on Tuesday 2 October, Tandridge District Council, in partnership with Biffa Waste Services, will roll out a weekly recycling service to 5,500 households in Hurst Green and Oxted. Recycling will be picked up on the usual collection day, but every week instead of fortnightly and includes the collection of plastic bottles.
In parts of Lingfield, Warlingham, Caterham Valley, Dormansland and Whyteleafe who have had the service since last summer weekly collections have increased the number of households taking part in recycling and the overall recycling rate to over 26%. By extending the service, the Council hopes even more households will recycle and reduce the amount of household waste sent to landfill.
