Nottingham City Council is piloting collection of glass from the kerbside as part of their ongoing commitment to recycling in the city.

To maximise kerbside recycling, over 1200 households will be receiving a 40 litre special insert for their grey-lidded brown bins for bottles and jars.

The inserts can be used to recycle glass bottles and jars with the lids and tops removed. The recycling bin and insert will be emptied at the same time on the normal collection day.

This pilot scheme comes as the Council introduces a further 10,000 households to its roadside recycling scheme, which means there are now 73,000 households in the city on the three bin scheme, and new facilities are added at several City Council recycling sites to take drinks cartons.

The six month pilot will start on November 28 2007 and it is hoped that if the trial is successful, subject to Council approval, the scheme will be operated on a permanent basis.

The combined recycling rate has increased from just over 5% in 2003 to just over 22% in 2006/07. Meaning Nottingham is exceeding its target of 20% for 2006/07 by over 3%.

Cllr Katrina Bull, Portfolio Holder for Environment and Climate Change at Nottingham City Council, said: “Nottingham has ambitious plans for expanding our kerbside recycling services and this glass trial is another step towards achieving the challenging targets we have set ourselves. Areas on the brown bin kerbside collection scheme, achieved an average recycling rate of 45% in first six months of this financial year. This shows an increase in recycling rates when residents have the convenience of recycling brought to their kerbside. We plan to continue expanding kerbside recycling and improving communal facilities so we can well exceed the target of 23% for 2007/2008.”

To find out more about recycling services in the city phone 0115 915 2000 or visit www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/recycling