Town dumps ‘too costly’ kerb trial
Wednesday 31st December 2008, 9:00AM GMT.
Anita Jackson and daughter Megan, 8, put out their recycling for the last time – unless Deputy David De Lisle has his way. (Picture by Tom Tardif, 0695675)
TOWN residents put out their bags of recycling possibly for the last time yesterday as the kerbside trial came to an end.
One of many families was frustrated that the scheme was coming to an end, but they hoped it might be reinstated in the future. ‘It has worked really well,’ said mum Anita Jackson.
She put out two full bags of recycling on the final day as well as some cardboard.
‘It has helped us to save time and over Christmas it has helped us to dispose of our packaging in an environmentally-friendly manner. It has encouraged us to do more recycling.’
Under the scheme, which covered parts of St Peter’s and Town, cardboard, paper and tins were collected from homes in a bid to reach the 50% recycling target set by the States.
The trial has been scrapped due to the cost and the limited benefit to recycling figures.
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At a time when reducing waste and increasing recycling is becoming more important, I am appauled that the states dropped kerbside recycling. Especially as jersey has expanded their scheme.
The states should be reducing general refuse collections and increasing kerbside recycling. They should look at Norway as an example of how to do it properly.
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If the authorities really want to know the benefit to recycling figures of such a scheme, I think they should trial the scheme island wide, not just town and St Peters.
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