Card recycling banks to be removed next month

13 September 2024

Following notification in July, card recycling banks will be removed from the community recycling sites across the county in October.

When community recycling sites were first introduced there were no kerbside recycling collections. The sole purpose of these sites was to allow residents to recycle household items close to home. However, with the weekly kerbside recycling service now well established, card, along with other items, can be easily recycled from home.

"The decision to remove card recycling banks was agreed by the cabinet earlier this year." Explains Cllr Jackie Charlton, Cabinet Member for a Greener Powys. "Although initially identified as a budget saving, it is also a duplication of service, the removal therefore allows us to concentrate our stretched resources on fulfilling the weekly kerbside collections.

"We appreciate there are some regular users of the card recycling banks, but if broken up and added to your blue recycling box, card can easily be recycled each week from home. If anyone is struggling to fit all their recycling into their kerbside containers, they can request additional boxes online. Larger amounts of card can still be taken to any of the five Household Waste Recycling Centres across Powys."

The removal of these banks also ensures they can no longer be abused by fly-tippers contaminating the material with non-recyclable waste or used illegally by businesses. Businesses needing a recycling collection service can contact the Powys Commercial Recycling team for a free quote: commercial.recycling@powys.gov.uk or call 01597 810829

Details of the recycling banks removal were circulated in July and posters informing users have been displayed at all sites over the summer.