Would you like a new Wheelie Box for recycling? Council wants your opinion

It is all up to the people of the area to have their say as the Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon put the option out for consultation.

The Wheelie Box has three stacked boxes each for separate types of recycling material and is collected each week rather than each fortnight as the current green bins are.

More things can be recycled in the Wheelie Boxes and, according to Bryson Recycling, they have a 40% greater recycling capacity than the current bins.

Box One is for paper, textiles, batteries and hand tools (ie screwdrivers). Box Two is to recycle foil paper and boxes, food and drinks cans, aerosols and cartons such as milk containers and plastics also. Box Three is for cardboard, glass bottles and jars.

Bryson Recycling says if adopted it could mean a jobs boost for the area as well as making recycling easier.

The firm already has a link with the council, collecting recycling from homes in the Armagh area.

Eric Randall, Director at Bryson Recycling says: “We are delighted that the Council is considering the Wheelie Box option. Collected weekly, the latest Wheelie Box model will offer 40% more capacity than a standard green recycling bin.

“Wheelie Boxes are a very much enhanced version of the kerbside boxes which are already in use in the Armagh area. The boxes have a lockable hinged lid and are integrated onto a trolley with wheels, which makes them secure and very easy to use and move.

“As well as providing more space for recycling, Wheelie Boxes will also mean good news for local jobs because 85% of what we collect using this approach is recycled in Northern Ireland. This compares to typically around 12% using green bins.”

Wheelie Boxes are not new, 50,000 households in Northern Ireland already use them.

Bryson Recycling also pointed out that two firms based in the borough, Huhtamaki and Cherry Pipes, used recyclable materials.

A number of different systems are currently in operation across the Borough and the consultation aims to introduce a single, streamlined recycling system from next year.

Eric adds: “The Wheelie Box option means local households can increase the amount they recycle every week instead of fortnightly, protect local jobs, boost the economy and play an important role in creating a local, sustainable environment for all.”

To voice your opinion, check out the link on the ABC Council website here https://www.armaghbanbridgecraigavon.gov.uk/green-bin-or-wheelie-box-choose-which-to-use/