{"id":3698,"date":"2024-11-11T04:09:23","date_gmt":"2024-11-11T09:09:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=3698"},"modified":"2024-11-11T04:09:23","modified_gmt":"2024-11-11T09:09:23","slug":"north-somerset-council-launches-recycling-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=3698","title":{"rendered":"North Somerset Council launches recycling trial"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The bags will be received by residents from 11-21 November. Credit: North Somerset Council.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

North Somerset Council in the UK has initiated a recycling trial involving 6,000 households, as part of its efforts to enhance recycling rates.<\/p>\n

The trial introduces a reusable red bag designed for the collection of plastic bottles, pots, tubs, trays, and various metal packaging.<\/p>\n

Residents in selected trial areas, including Failand, Leigh Woods, Long Ashton, Portbury, Portishead, and parts of Weston-super-Mare, will receive the new recycling bags between today (11 November) and 22 November.<\/p>\n

These bags are to be used alongside the existing green and black boxes, which will continue to separate cardboard, paper, and glass.<\/p>\n

The council\u2019s trial seeks to provide households with additional capacity for recycling and a simpler method that does not require sorting different materials in the same box.<\/p>\n

The red bags feature a closing top and a weighted bottom to prevent litter and withstand windy conditions.<\/p>\n

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