More grant funding success for Adur and Worthing

Residents across Worthing and Adur will soon be offered the chance of gaining rewards to use in leisure facilities and Worthing Theatres, thanks to a £136,000 grant from the Department for Communities and Local Government. The grant is to be shared by both Councils and will be split over the year coinciding with dates the scheme will be running, 2015 – 2016.

After realising that sending recyclable waste to landfill is expensive and damaging to the environment, the Government decided to work with local authorities and support initiatives that recognise and reward those who reduce, reuse and recycle their waste.

The Government grant will enable Adur & Worthing Councils to work in partnership on an initiative in which the 65,000 households within these areas will be in with a chance of winning leisure vouchers and prizes.

Keith Dollemore, Executive Member for the Environment at Adur District Council said “As a seaside authority Adur is firmly committed to the principle of offering weekly refuse and fortnightly recycling collections. On behalf of the Council, I feel that this enables us to maintain a clean and safe environment as well as meeting the needs and desires of our local residents. The grant will be put towards funding our Recycling reward scheme known as Total Quality Recycling.”

The project aims to encourage a better quality and  higher volume of recycling throughout Adur and Worthing, with the goal of reducing contamination , the amount of  waste sent to landfill and making communities and individuals more aware of how recycling can make a positive change.

Clive Roberts, Executive Member for the Environment at Worthing Borough Council, added “This is a fantastic opportunity for us to make people aware of the impact they can have by recycling properly. Our aim is not only to reward those that do recycle but to equip residents with the knowledge of what, and how, to recycle successfully.”

The project also corresponds with the increase of plastic materials deemed recyclable by Adur & Worthing Councils, as of Wednesday 1st April 2015 plastic tubs, pots and trays will be accepted providing they are washed and dried first. It’s projected this change alone will see recycling levels increase by 4000 tonnes per year, pushing West Sussex’s recycling rates to over 40%.

To find out more information on what we can recycle and how you can get involved visit:  http://www.adur-worthing.gov.uk/recycling/what-we-can-recycle/