{"id":1993,"date":"2024-08-30T08:28:26","date_gmt":"2024-08-30T12:28:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=1993"},"modified":"2024-08-30T08:28:26","modified_gmt":"2024-08-30T12:28:26","slug":"nwldc-extends-plastic-bags-and-wrapping-collection-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=1993","title":{"rendered":"NWLDC extends plastic bags and wrapping collection trial\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The trial of plastic bags and wrapping recycling collections will expand to 6,422 households. Credit: Maksimov Andrey 1984\/Shutterstock. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

The North West Leicestershire District Council (NWLDC) in the UK has expanded its plastic bags and wrapping recycling collection trial, aiming to include an additional 6,422 households.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

The initiative, which began in March 2024, has already seen the successful collection and recycling of more than eight tonnes of plastic bags and wrapping.\u00a0<\/p>\n

From 20 September, the trial will reach residents in Acresford, Appleby Magna, Donisthorpe, Measham, Normanton Le Heath, Oakthorpe, and parts of Moira and Packington, as well as all households on the council\u2019s rural collection route.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Residents are required to use purple collection bags for their plastic bags and wrapping, which are to be presented alongside their usual recycling containers.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Participants in the expanded trial will receive a leaflet detailing the collection process by post starting 29 August, followed by two packs of purple bags and further instructions delivered from 9 September.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

By 2027, the UK government will mandate that all councils collect this type of packaging at the kerbside.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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