It’s finally almost here – the new Super Recycler service for the South Hams will begin to be rolled out from Monday 8 March.
So get ready and set to become a Super Recycler!
Many local residents are already great recyclers, and South Hams currently recycles more than the English average. Now, the Council has made a commitment to do everything it can to help residents recycle even more.
In 2019 the Council declared a Climate Change and Biodiversity Emergency, showing its commitment to the Devon-wide plan of being zero carbon by 2030.
Under the new service residents will have a weekly recycling collection and, for the first time ever, will be able to put glass and plastic pots, tubs and trays out for recycling. Food waste will also be collected weekly in a new container.
In addition to this, the single-use clear and blue sacks will be a thing of the past, and all households will receive new containers for recycling.
Grey bin collections for non-recyclable items will continue to be collected every other week, but with more opportunities to recycle, South Hams expects to see less waste being incinerated and more being turned into new products.
Residents will also be pleased to hear that the garden waste service will continue to be provided free of charge with the brown bins being emptied fortnightly.
The change of service will happen gradually over a couple of months and all households will be informed individually.
FCC, the organisation who is contracted to collect waste and recycling on behalf of South Hams, says: “New vehicles will be used on this service which will help to keep each type of material separate. The result will be better quality materials which can more easily be recycled into new products.
If you are passionate about recycling or want to keep up-to-date with the latest information SHDC publish about the service, you can sign up for their Waste and Recycling email bulletin here:
https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/UKSWDEVON/subscriber/new
You can find more information on the new scheme on the SHDC website:
www.southhams.gov.uk/newservice