Cllr Burke supporting recycling in our area.

A new bottle bank site has been set up at Birchencliffe Cricket Club to better serve residents in the surrounding areas. Residents can now recycle clear, green and brown glass at the site.

Since kerbside glass collections were abandoned by the Council in March 2013, Residents living in Birchencliffe and other parts of Lindley Ward on the Birkby side of Halifax Road have had to travel into the centre of Lindley Village to deposit their glass for recycling. Local residents took up the matter with their local Councillor Cahal Burke (Lib Dem) complaining that the existing recycling points were too far from their homes and that their location created other problems in terms of being able to easily drop off recyclables.

Cllr Burke said:

“Having abandoned kerbside glass collections the Council has a responsibility to ensure people have easy access to recycling points so that we keep up local recycling rates. While Lindley Village is a convenient place for lots of people it is less so for those who live in other parts of the wards. It is also of little use to those who do not have a car or find it difficult to walk a great distance, such as older people or those with a disability. I am really pleased that we have been able to set up a new recycling point at Birchencliffe and am happy to work with residents to find other suitable locations if they get in touch.”

In addition to securing the new recycling point, Cllr Burke has also succeeded in ensuring the council will more closely monitor the bottle banks and increase the number of times the most used bottle banks are emptied. People who want to find out about recycling in Kirklees including the location of their nearest glass recycling point can visit: http://www.kirklees.gov.uk/community/yourproperty/wasteRecycling.aspx