GUERNSEY looks set to weather the recycling market collapse because of the quality of materials collected.

UK prices for most recyclables have fallen sharply in recent months and some councils have begun to run out of storage space as materials are stockpiled until the market picks up.

Public Services has so far been unaffected and because recycled materials collected in Guernsey are considered to be of high quality they should still find a market despite of a general drop in demand.

Minister Bernard Flouquet (pictured) said that the fall in prices was expected to be a short-term fluctuation and would not detract from efforts to achieve the 50% recycling target.

‘The quality of our recycling is important. It has been consistently high over a number of years and that puts us in a strong position,’ he said.

‘Some UK local authorities have reportedly had problems finding someone to take their recycling. However, we have contracts in place. The firms that we deal with are far more likely to honour these agreements knowing that what we provide is quality material.’