Card recycling banks still set for closure

Card recycling banks are still expected to be removed from community recycling sites across the county in October.

Powys County Council explained in July that when community recycling sites were first introduced there were no kerbside recycling collections, with the sole purpose of these sites 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 council said. Welshpool’s Potters facility will not be impacted by the closures.

“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,” said Cllr Jackie Charlton, Cabinet Member for a Greener Powys. 

“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 banks have become a problem with fly-tipping in recent years, and any 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.