KERBSIDE recycling may be revived with Public Services’ decision to scrap it facing a challenge in the States.

Former Environment minister David De Lisle is leading a requete, a motion which if successful will force the department to produce a report on the issue for the States to make the final decision.

The requete has been signed by 19 deputies.

Deputy De Lisle (pictured) questioned Public Services minister Bernard Flouquet on the issue at the last States meeting.

‘He gave no indication that he would reconsider plans to scrap kerbside trials at the end of the month, despite the concerns raised by many members of the States during a question period that kerbside collection of recyclables would channel more efforts into resource recovery, intensive waste segregation, recycling and composting and extend the life of Mont Cuet,’ said Deputy De Lisle.

‘It would help enable the States to achieve the waste policy to attain the 50% recycling target for household and commercial waste by 2010.’

Deputy De Lisle added that the kerbside trials had been popular, but many had felt excluded because the trials only took place in a part of St Peter Port and St Peter’s.