Today I had a reply from Shepway District Council
“Dear Mrs G
Thank you for your recent correspondence regarding tetra paks.
A number of districts across Kent have been contacted by the producers of tetra paks to investigate the possibility of recycling them in all districts.
At present the recycling of tetra paks is being trialled in one area. I envisage that this trial will take place for approximately 6 months. The trial they are completing will take place at recycling banks and will not take place as a household kerbside collection.
Once the trial is complete we will receive feedback advising whether the trial was successful.
If successful we will look to introduce the recycling of tetra paks to the Shepway area. If the recycling of tetra paks becomes increasingly easier we would hopefully look to incorporate this into our kerbside collection scheme.
In respect of your question about the fortnightly waste collection service, talks are ongoing whether we will return to weekly collections, and a final decision has not yet been made.
I hope this answers your queries, if I can be of any further assistance please do not hesitate to contact me.”
I’m pleased with the quick response, although no real answer has really been given. However, I was pleased to note that they haven’t actually decided to go back to weekly landfill collections as was reported in the local paper. So I’m guessing I need to write a further letter to let them know my thoughts on going back to weekly landfill rubbish collections, and encourage others as well. (If anyone cares, I think we need to stick to fortnightly collections as the idea is to encourage people to think about reducing their waste, and at any rate, we don’t actually have enough landfill space in the local area to keep going past the next 20 years, if reports are to be believed).
Anyway, that is another matter, which I shall update on when I have further information. For now, back to Tetrapaks…..for those interested in crafts or are unable to recycle Tetrapaks in their area, have a look at this site which has some suggestions for recycling Tetrapaks at home, by making them into bird feeders.
From the Tetrapak recycling website, you can also download a leaflet which tells you fun, craft type things to do with Tetrapaks at home - visit here to download.
Or a fun, home made wallet from Veggies.org.uk
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