North East Lincolnshire and its waste management contractor Newlincs sent no waste to landfill in September – the first month the milestone as reached.
All the waste was either recycled or recovered to generate energy at the Energy from Waste Plant near Stallingborough.
All recycling collected in North East Lincolnshire stays in the UK to be processed. Recycling more saves energy and gives existing materials a new life by transforming them into something new.
Cllr Stewart Swinburn, the Council’s portfolio holder for Environment and Transport, said “It’s fantastic to see more and more people in North East Lincolnshire are recycling. Recycling is an easy way to help the environment and prolong the lives of materials such as aluminium, plastics and paper.
“By sorting recycling at home, households are creating a much better-quality product for reprocessing. People tell us that recycling is very important to them and I’m grateful to everyone who makes the effort to sort their recycling at home.”
