Preston City Council promotes Join Us Campaign

Last week Preston City Council launched its Join Us recycling campaign to raise awareness of the importance of recycling right.

Residents will receive a new recycling guide through the post which explains what items can and cannot be put in their recycling bins. It also highlights many of the alternative recycling points for items not accepted in their kerbside recycling bins, such as plastic bags and electricals.

The leaflet also answers some of the most popular questions received about recycling, such as how the recycling is processed once it is collected.

The Council is asking residents to join one another in creating a cleaner, greener Preston. Each individual's actions, no matter how small, will have a positive impact on the community and the environment.

Councillor Freddie Bailey, Cabinet member for environment and community safety at Preston City Council, said:

"The idea of the Join Us campaign, is to improve the quality and quantity of recycling goods in Preston. We do need to improve our recycle rates in the city and we recognise that as an authority and obviously want to work with our communities and our residents to achieve this.

The literature that has been sent out and our campaign will help people improve their relationship to recycling and improve our recycling rates as a city and will hopefully have long term benefits for the local area and the planet itself."

The Join Us campaign will run throughout September, and residents should keep an eye out for more activities across the city.

On 28 September, there will be an educational stall at SPAR Plungington Road, PR1 7EN. Residents are encouraged to come along and ask any questions they may have about recycling in Preston.

You can join in with the campaign by tagging #JoinUsPreston on social media.

Further information

This campaign is supported by environmental charity RECOUP and consultancy Beyondly in partnership with Preston City Council.