Monthly cardboard collections to return

Cardboard collections are set to return on a monthly basis for residents in North West Leicestershire.

The District Council says they plan to resume the collections from Tuesday 23 June, which will alternate every two weeks with the monthly garden waste collections.

Households in the district will receive a postcard in the post informing them of the returning collections and to explain how the monthly collections will work.

Fortnightly collections of cardboard were suspended at the end of March due to staffing pressures caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

Additional drivers and loaders are being recruited in order to deliver the service and a new recycling vehicle has been hired to add capacity to the service’s fleet.

Councillor Andrew Woodman, Portfolio Holder for Community Services at NWLDC, said: “We want to thank residents for their patience whilst we worked to bring these collections back – we know how important cardboard recycling is to you.

“We are also grateful to the many residents who have stored their cardboard until now, meaning we can ensure it is disposed of in a sustainable way and sent for recycling.

“Our recycling crews will have a huge task on their hands collecting cardboard which has built up in recent weeks. We ask you to please be patient whilst they work through the first rounds of collections and appreciate anything you can do to prevent our crews being overwhelmed.

“Although our collections are not quite back to normal yet, please be assured we continue to work to balance the delivery of our key services with the safety of the public and our collection teams.”