Better recycling service for homes

By The Newsroom

Published 10th Feb 2011, 09:55 BST

THOUSANDS of homes will benefit from improved refuse collections as the North Yorkshire area with the region’s highest recycling rates attempts to prevent more rubbish ending up in landfill sites.

Ryedale District Council announced yesterday that it is introducing doorstep collections for cardboard and empty plastic bottles for 24,500 households.

The council’s recycling rate already stands at 51.9 per cent – 12,300 tonnes a year – the highest in the region.