People are being encouraged to make that extra effort to recycle more during national Recycle Week and beyond.
Recycle Week runs from 14 to 20 September across the country, emphasising the importance of everyone doing their bit to recycle.
Recycle Week is an initiative from WRAP, the Waste and Resources Action Programme, bringing together retailers, brands, waste management companies, trade associations, governments and the media to achieve one goal; to help everyone recycle more of the right things, more often.
In Exeter, it’s the same philosophy, and the City Council will be encouraging people to recycle more or keep up the good recycling habits they have already adopted.
To mark the occasion, the City Council has produced new eye-catching flyers helping residents understand just what can and what cannot be recycled.
The Council will also be working closely with the University of Exeter, welcoming new students to the city, helping them settle in and understand what can be recycled and what has to go in the household waste.
Later on, during October, the Council will be delivering seagull-proof sacks, recycling bins and caddies to students at the University with the assistance of community wardens.
The Council will be supporting new students by working closely with the University to audit and replace missing bins and ensuring students know how to present them and where to store them between collections.
Cllr Ruth Williams, Deputy Leader and Lead Councillor for Support Services and City Management, will be getting out and about during Recycle Week to get across the recycling message.
She will be issuing communities with the new flyers and helping people better understand recycling in Exeter.
She said: “The flyers will be particularly handy for students coming to Exeter for the first time, as well as anyone new to the city.
“We’re fully aware that recycling can be different from place to place, so it’s always useful to know what can and what cannot be recycled here in Exeter.
“We have so many devoted recyclers in Exeter and we’re forever grateful for their efforts, but for many others there’s always that little bit more that can be recycled, so we hope this latest campaign will help.”
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