Cheshire East Council has already rolled out its bin transformation scheme in the south of the Borough and soon residents in Alderley Edge will have the new three-bin system.
The emphasis of the transformation is on the silver bin, which will be used to collect all dry recyclables, including all types of plastic in addition to the materials collected currently.
These bins will start to be delivered to households in Alderley Edge and surrounding areas from September 12th with the service starting on October 3rd.
It means no more juggling around with bags and boxes – recycling is all sorted in one. All dry recyclable materials will go into one bin, with only one collection day to remember.
Councillor Rod Menlove, Cabinet member with responsibility for environmental services, said: "The message we want to get across is 'think silver, think recycling'. I am hopeful the introduction of this easier system will be as welcomed by local residents as it has been in the south.
"We achieved a prolific recycling rate of just short of 50% in 2009/2010 – the highest in the North West and way ahead of the 40% national average. The Council wants to build on this success but also save the Council tax payer money.
"We must emphasise that we are now a recycling service, not a traditional waste collection service. The silver bin is central to this initiative and with these arrangements we will be able to recycle a huge range of materials. The full list of items that can now be recycled will be clearly stated on a sticker on the bin lid.
"The environmental negatives of landfill are clear to us all. What cannot be overlooked is that the cost to the Cheshire East council taxpayer for landfill tax this year is £3.5m. Next year, this goes up to £4.2m unless we recycle more.
"We now have a real opportunity to make a collective effort to put the huge range of items that can be recycled into the silver bin.
"Being lazy and throwing these items in to the black bin is being socially irresponsible and is not acceptable to the vast majority of Cheshire East residents."
Recycling and garden bins will be emptied one week and the other, non-recyclable waste on the alternate week.
More details about the new three-bin system will be delivered by post to local residents over the coming weeks.
Cheshire East are planning a host of roadshows in the region at the end of September and in October, which will give people the opportunity to raise any issues, ask questions or seek advice, we will add the details to alderleyedge.com once the details are confirmed.
Photo: Cheshire East's recycling mascot Phil the Bin with the three-bin system.
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I think the council should concentrate on teaching their crews to put the bins back in the place they found them from and not leaving them in the road or middle of drive ways.
Also you can't keep burying stuff in the ground and hoping it goes away. Unless you want to bury your own rubbish in your own garden ?
The market has reacted to recyling mobile phone be because of the high content of precious metals contained within them.
Recycling saves landfil and recyclableable comodities such as glass, paper, metals even plastics now can be reused saving raw materials as well as impacting on the environment less.
Land fill is running out so any saving by recycling instead of burying burning or dumping at sea has got to be for the good of us and the environment. Out of sight out of mind options for our waste have run out we must all act responsibly and reuse what we can.
Social fad? I think the environment we live in is long overdue some care and attention on how we treat it recycling is here to stay move with the times or become a dinosaur literally!!!