New data exposes the worst and best recyclers out of all the councils across England. But in this battle for the bins, how do the Greater Manchester boroughs fare?
There are huge disparities between what different councils will collect for recycling from people’s homes . How planet-friendly your waste separation is can be a complete postcode lottery, new data from the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs reveals.
Stockport Council is the most enthusiastic recycler of all the boroughs. Almost 60 pc of household waste goes to processing sites, which puts them among the top ten greenest waste managers in England. But hot on their heels came Trafford council, who recycle more than 58pc of their residents’ bin contents. With the 13th highest waste stat in the country, they belong to the top 20 recyclers out of 333 English local authorities.
That’s despite recent issues in Stalybridge, Tameside that saw full bins left on the streets, with residents asked to wait up to three weeks for collections - including for bottle and can recycling. Coun Lee-Ann Igbon, executive member for vibrant neighbourhoods, said: “There is still work to be done to reach our 50 pc city target.
Manchester performed better than the City of London, Leeds and Nottingham, though it’s beaten by cities like Bristol, Newcastle and Hull.
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