A new recycling service for Oswestry town centre

Residents in Oswestry town centre who do not currently receive a recycling service will soon be able to recycle their paper, glass, cans, plastic bottles and light card from the kerbside, thanks to a new service being introduced from Friday 20 January 2012. 

Shropshire Council and its waste contractor Veolia will be issuing clear plastic bags to people living in the town centre and those living in flats today (Thursday 12 January 2012). 

Residents will be able to place all their recycling in the bags.  The collections will be carried out on the same day as the household waste collection (Fridays). 

Residents will be able to leave their bags at their normal collection point, and communal collection points will be labelled with signs on Friday 13 January 2012. 

Councillor Mike Owen, Shropshire Councillor with responsibility for waste and recycling, said:

“This is a fantastic new service for residents living in the town centre who do not have a recycling kerbside collection service. 

“The plastic bags remove the need to store lots of bins which people just don’t have room for, especially when they live in a flat.  They provide a great solution to meet the needs of town centre residents.”

Martin Bennett, Shropshire Councillor for Oswestry East, said:

“I am pleased that new ways have been found to help more people to recycle in Oswestry. I hope that this innovation will be a help to those residents who, up to now, have had no way of receiving the service, and make life a little easier for them.” 

People can report any waste or recycling left behind to the council’s Customer Service Centre on 0345 678 9007 or email customer.service@shropshire.gov.uk, and it will be picked up.