Rossendale Borough Council, GB seeks recycling rate gains with Check Before You Chuck campaign
Rossendale Borough Council, GB Check Before You Chuck
The borough's 30% recycling rate falls far short of the national average of 46%. Check Before You Chuck reinforces recycling best practices among residents of four pilot zones through bin stickers and brochures. QR codes on signage throughout the program area lead to shareable graphics about recycling contamination, quizzes, and animations. Borough officials are recruiting residents as Binfluencers for social media posts about their experiences with the three-bin system.
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Council with one of lowest recycling rates launch pilot scheme
Rossendale Council, which has one of the lowest recycling rates in the county, is launching a pilot scheme to encourage residents to recycle more.
Rossendale Council are encouraging residents to ‘Check before you Chuck’ - Rossendale Council News
Rossendale Borough Council is launching a pilot scheme to encourage residents to recycle more household waste. The UK produces 26m tonnes of waste every year with 14m tonnes being sent to landfill and 12m recycled. Rossendale has one of the lowest recycling rates in Lancashire at just 30%. The national average is 46%. Cllr Adrian... Read More »
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