Waste authority in recycling boost bid

GMWDA

Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority (GMWDA) is undertaking a project to help them reach a 50 per cent recycling rate by 2015.

In a bid to reach the target GMWDA are trying to attain a better understanding of what is in household waste bins and recycling containers.

The first phase of the project, which commenced earlier this year, sees waste being sorted to establish what is left in the rubbish and what is being recycled.

The next phase of project is aimed to help GMWDA understand the changes that occur throughout the year, as people tend to throw away different things at different times.

The information obtained from the waste and recycling sort will be confidential and will only be used to improve recycling rates. Although the recycling will be taken away for sorting it will be returned to the recycling stream for reprocessing.

With the help of residents, GMWDA aims to help save Greater Manchester’s valuable resources, which equals a better environment benefiting everyone.

The second phase of the project will commence on the 5 September, and over a four week period around 900 households across Greater Manchester will have their bins sorted in to 31 different material categories.

Councillor Neil Swannick, Chair of GMWDA commented: “Residents have done really well in increasing the amount recycled, but we know we can achieve even higher economic and environmental benefits. It is another step forward towards our aim of zero waste to landfill. Recycling makes sense, costing less than landfill and protecting our environment.”