RESIDENTS in Pendle are being encouraged to go green by taking advantage of a new kerbside recycling scheme proposed for the borough.

The council's executive last night approved the introduction of fortnightly green waste collections and enhanced waste paper and cardboard schemes from 15,000 houses from April this year.

It is expected that the green waste scheme would collect in the region of 5,100 tonnes of recycled material per year and the waste paper and cardboard collection 400 tonnes a year.

A re-usable 55 litre capacity woven polypropylene sack with handles will be given to householders which will remove contamination and enable the re-sale value of materials to increase. Both collections will be on the same day.

Lancashire County Council will provide £6,500 towards the promotion and publicity of the fortnightly kerbside green collections and it has been decided that a waste management co-ordinator should be appointed.

A bid is also being put forward to the Lancashire Environmental Fund (LEF) to employ six recycling rangers, who would promote recycling schemes in the borough, for two years from April 1.

Ian McInery, operational services manager, told the special budget executive that the schemes would increase the council's recycling rate from 11.53 per cent in 2001/2002 to 33.60 per cent in 2003/2004.

This would achieve the government's target of 25 and 30 per cent but further recycling schemes would need to be introduced to reach the county council's waste minimisation strategy targets of 36 and 58 per cent.

RESIDENTS in Pendle are being encouraged to go green by taking advantage of a new kerbside recycling scheme proposed for the borough.

The council's executive last night approved the introduction of fortnightly green waste collections and enhanced waste paper and cardboard schemes from 15,000 houses from April this year.

It is expected that the green waste scheme would collect in the region of 5,100 tonnes of recycled material per year and the waste paper and cardboard collection 400 tonnes a year.

A re-usable 55 litre capacity woven polypropylene sack with handles will be given to householders which will remove contamination and enable the re-sale value of materials to increase.

Both collections will be on the same day.

Lancashire County Council will provide £6,500 towards the promotion and publicity of the fortnightly kerbside green collections and it has been decided that a waste management co-ordinator should be appointed.

A bid is also being put forward to the Lancashire Environmental Fund (LEF) to employ six recycling rangers, who would promote recycling schemes in the borough, for two years from April 1.

Ian McInery, operational services manager, told the special budget executive that the schemes would increase the council's recycling rate from 11.53 per cent in 2001/2002 to 33.60 per cent in 2003/2004.

This would achieve the government's target of 25 and 30 per cent but further recycling schemes would need to be introduced to reach the county council's waste minimisation strategy targets of 36 and 58 per cent.