Landfill down ensures Council hits Allowances Scheme

BALLYMONEY is producing 9.12% less landfill waste compared to last year, according to recent figures.

The news was revealed during a recent Health and Environmental Services Committee meeting.

Between April and December 2008 there was 7,729.08t mixed residual waste compared to 7,023.85% during April and December 2009 - a 9.12% decrease.

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Garden waste (brown bin) was also on the increase during the same period from 1,018.30t in 2008 to 1,153.66t in 2009 - up by 13.29%.

However the news was not all good after the amount collected in the blue bin recycling had reduced. From April to December 2008 the mixed dry recyclables was 1,224.52t compared to 1,214.04t the following year - down by 0.86%.

In response Cllr Evelyne Robinson mentioned that the need for a further Regional Publicity Campaign to further encourage everyone to recycle more of their waste was overdue and that she would raise the matter with the DoE Minister at a forthcoming meeting.

The need to further emphasise the use of blue bins was necessary in the Member’s view in order to avoid the fines Council will face in the future should it not meet its landfill allowance targets.

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However it was also disclosed that the NIEA had issued their six-monthly progress report on Ballymoney’s Landfill Allowances Scheme. for year 2009/10.

It revealed that the borough was down by 22.7% compared to 2008/9.

Speaking at the meeting, members were asked to note the Council’s very satisfactory performance as regard the first six months of the NILAS year 2009/10.

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