RIBBLE Valley borough has seen the biggest increase in recycling in Lancashire in the last two years, new figures show.
It has seen a 24 per cent boost in the collection of green waste and 22 per cent in recyclables.
Ribble Valley is also the only borough to see a reduction in the amount of waste sent to landfill.
The figures also place the borough fourth in Lancashire for the collection of target material and third for low contamination rates, meaning Ribble Valley residents are placing the right items in the right bins.
Ribble Valley Borough Council made it easier for people to recycle more plastic last year, by allowing them to put pots, tubs and trays in their blue bins.
Ribble Valley Borough Council leader Stephen Atkinson said: “To have the highest increase in recycling of any borough in Lancashire, along with a reduction in the amount of waste sent to landfill, is a fantastic achievement."
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