Causeway celebrates recycling increase

Latest figures show the local authority is one of the top performers in Northern Ireland, with over half of all waste now diverted from landfill through blue and brown bins.

A wide variety of items including glass bottles, plastic containers, cardboard, food and garden waste can be recycled at home, and residents, with support from Council, have embraced the benefits of this.

In 2019/20, the overall household recycling rate was 53.8%, up from 38.8% in the Council’s inaugural year (2015/16). Notably, the rate over the last year increased by 6.1%, the highest across all local councils.

The Mayor of Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council Alderman Mark Fielding said: “As a Council we are committed to improving our recycling rates and the efforts of all our householders is central to this excellent achievement.

“Alongside greater use of our household recycling centres, residents have demonstrated a willingness to make full use of their brown and blue bins which allows a significant amount of household waste to be recycled.

“In 2018, Council completed an extensive project to provide all homes with a brown bin for food and garden waste. This has proven to be very successful and our residents should be commended for how they have made this service an everyday part of their lives. I hope these figures give us all renewed motivation to make further improvements as we look to the future.”