Council respond to our blog 'recyclables dumped in landfill'
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| 10:20 UK time, Monday, 17 September 2007
Flintshire Council have come back to us following the blog last week [Our recyclables are still being dumped in landfill] in which they say the recyclables market is tough and it's not always easy to find someone to take the rubbish off their hands and repurpose it.
The statement reads: "It should be noted that we have resecured an outlet for wood waste but this will remain a difficult market to maintain due to the fact that most of the wood waste received is treated in some way or other and it is virgin off cuts and old pallets (without paint or colour) that can normally be recycled but which forms a very small part of the wood waste residents deliver to our recycling parks."
And they have some more bad news...
The statement goes on: "As for hard plastics, eg toys, buckets, old UPVC windows etc., there is unlikely to be an outlet and the council will be looking to withdraw this service. These will for the time being be landfilled."
If you're interested, we've just uploaded an article this morning explaining what happens to your rubbish after it is collected from homes in Flintshire.
