20-05-2025
Fareham plastic and glass recycling scheme put on hold
Plans to extend a kerbside recycling scheme have been put on hold due to a lack of facilities to process Borough Council had hoped to boost its collections to include plastic trays, pots and tubs and Hampshire County Council, which is responsible for waste disposal, first needs to build a new £50m plastics were collected the authority would incur additional costs to dispose of the material via a third-party or it could choose to get rid of it as remedial waste.
The Simpler Recycling scheme is due to come into effect for all households in England from 31 March government initiative aims to make recycling more straight forward by standardising waste collection and introducing separate streams for recyclable County Council needs to build a new materials recovery facility (MRF).More than £50m is being spent on a new MRF at Chickenhall Lane in Eastleigh and repurposing a site in Portsmouth, according to the Local Democracy Reporting the legal requirement, Defra has agreed to delay the start date in Hampshire to delay means council officers have recommended no change to dry recycling collections is made by Fareham Borough Council until the new MRF is authority says plans for kerbside food recycling are progressing says the council needs to publish a simpler recycling compliance timeline.A new 12-month temporary post will be set up to help residents in Fareham with their Sarah Ward said: "More engagement with residents means there are better recycling outcomes."Additional glass collection points were also recommended for approval on council land before 30 March 2026.
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