Trends of the pilot scheme
The weight of refuse and recyclables collected has been recorded
during the pilot and analysed. Alongside the pilot we have
monitored Bury Green, where purple and clear sacks were not
introduced, to measure the impact the pilots have had.
Recycling
collected at the kerbside has increased in both the pilot areas as
shown on the graph.
Bury Green has only seen its recyclables increase by one percent
on average for the whole area.
Plastic bottles have contributed on average 10 per cent to
the fortnightly figures of recyclable material.
As the graph below shows, the two areas on the pilots have both
seen reductions in refuse collected, which has consistently
remained below the average before the start of the pilot. Bury
Green has seen no dramatic change in the weight of refuse collected
weekly.