Are you recycling right in West Norfolk?
Many of us are getting it wrong
Last updated 22nd Sep 2021
More than half of households in West Norfolk are throwing away rubbish that could be recycled.
The Borough Council of King's Lynn and West Norfolk is urging us to brush up on our green knowledge, so we can put the right items in the right bins.
Among the items heading to landfill instead of recycling are foil, aerosols and shampoo bottles.
The Council is supporting ‘Step It Up’ this Recycle Week. Recycle Now and the authority are asking residents to ‘Step It Up’ in the fight against climate change and take action to protect the environment through even better recycling habits.
This year, Recycle Now welcomes a celebrity ambassador to front Recycle Week and is delighted to be working with TV Presenter, Invictus Games Medallist and Strictly Come Dancing Star JJ Chalmers for the national campaign.
JJ is a keen environmentalist and is partnering with Recycle Now to inspire the nation to ‘Step It Up’ in the fight against climate change.
JJ Chalmers said:
“I’m thrilled to be part of this year’s campaign. I’m passionate about the environment and how we can battle climate change. I am delighted to be working with the Recycle Now team on what has become a really important week of action across the UK. I really want to encourage people to look at what they are doing and how they can ‘Step It Up’ and do even more… even better.”
Craig Stephens, Campaign Manager for Recycle Now, said:
“This year we’re focussed on how recycling can help fight climate change and how by recycling even better we can have a bigger impact on our environment. Here in west Norfolk it’s no different – more and more of us are recycling, so the next step is to make sure we get our recycling right. So come on, west Norfolk, keep up the great work and let’s make the recycling here better than ever before.”
Cllr Paul Kunes, Cabinet member for Environment at the Borough Council of King’s Lynn & West Norfolk said:
“Every time we recycle well, making sure only the right things go in the green bin, we reduce CO2 emissions. Recycling an aluminium drinks can uses 95% less energy than producing one from raw materials. The energy saved could power a TV for up to three hours.”