PEOPLE living in south Shropshire will be able to have their waste cardboard collected from outside their homes.
Five years after withdrawing the collection, Shropshire Council will be restoring the service in time for Christmas.
Letters explaining the arrangements are being sent out to households. Blue bags are also being delivered.
“This is long overdue,” said Andy Boddington who represents Ludlow North on Shropshire Council.
“We have had to endure five years without kerbside collection. Cardboard is a vital resource and we should not be burning it in the Battlefield incinerator. When we resume household collection, we should also see a reduction in fly-tipping.
“We probably have more household cardboard waste than ever because we rely so much on online services delivered by the Royal Mail or couriers.”
Andy Boddington said that the amount of cardboard that is recycled was cut by 60 per cent in the two years after the kerbside collection was withdrawn.
The new service in south Shropshire will begin on Monday, December 5.
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