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26/04/2004
Lord Mayor opens recycling centres
Three new Household Recycling Centres (HRCs) have been opened across Belfast today as part of Belfast City Council’s drive to reduce, recycle and reuse waste.
The Lord Mayor of Belfast, Councillor Martin Morgan, officially opened the west Belfast centre at Blackstaff Way while centres at Palmerson Road in east Belfast and Alexandra Park Avenue in north Belfast also came into operation. It is planned that a fourth centre at Park Road in south Belfast will open next year.
Councillor Morgan said: “Waste is an increasing problem not just for Belfast but throughout Europe and I believe the opening of the new recycling centres, alongside our other initiatives, puts the City Council at the forefront in tacking this issue.
“The centres provide facilities for the recycling of paper, card, food scraps, garden waste, plastic bottles, glass, metals and fabrics.
“Our current rate of recycling is just 4.1% compared to the European average of over 50%. We believe the new centres will go along way to heoping us achieve our target of recovering 25% of household waste by 2005 and 40% by 2010.”
Other initiatives being undertaken by the council include 70,000 homes being provided with a blue recycling bin by the end of 2005/2006, a weekly recycling box collection scheme is being rolled-out for 50,000 homes this year, along with ‘Mini Bring’ sites for recycling glass at 30 locations.
The drive to reduce waste is part of the Council’s Brighter Belfast initiative, which was unveiled earlier this year and has already included the launch of a number of projects to improve the attractiveness of the city and a major anti-litter advertising and publicity campaign.
(MB)
The Lord Mayor of Belfast, Councillor Martin Morgan, officially opened the west Belfast centre at Blackstaff Way while centres at Palmerson Road in east Belfast and Alexandra Park Avenue in north Belfast also came into operation. It is planned that a fourth centre at Park Road in south Belfast will open next year.
Councillor Morgan said: “Waste is an increasing problem not just for Belfast but throughout Europe and I believe the opening of the new recycling centres, alongside our other initiatives, puts the City Council at the forefront in tacking this issue.
“The centres provide facilities for the recycling of paper, card, food scraps, garden waste, plastic bottles, glass, metals and fabrics.
“Our current rate of recycling is just 4.1% compared to the European average of over 50%. We believe the new centres will go along way to heoping us achieve our target of recovering 25% of household waste by 2005 and 40% by 2010.”
Other initiatives being undertaken by the council include 70,000 homes being provided with a blue recycling bin by the end of 2005/2006, a weekly recycling box collection scheme is being rolled-out for 50,000 homes this year, along with ‘Mini Bring’ sites for recycling glass at 30 locations.
The drive to reduce waste is part of the Council’s Brighter Belfast initiative, which was unveiled earlier this year and has already included the launch of a number of projects to improve the attractiveness of the city and a major anti-litter advertising and publicity campaign.
(MB)
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