South Kesteven: Household paper recycling scheme set to start

South Kesteven District Council has followed the model used by other local authority areas in Lincolnshire which already use purple-lidded bins

New purple-lidded wheelie bins for paper and card are being introduced in an area of Lincolnshire.

South Kesteven District Council (SKDC) said the changes meant paper and cardboard would be collected separately from other household recycling.

From February 2024, the items must be put into a new, purple-lidded bin.

More than 68,000 households across the district will receive information packs explaining how the new recycling collections will work.

Officials said householders currently placed waste paper and card in a silver recycling bin, which meant it was often mixed with other materials, making it almost impossible to recycle efficiently.

The new scheme would allow paper and card to be kept clean, dry and separate from other recycling so it can be taken directly to a dedicated paper mill for recycling into paper-based products.

SKDC deputy chief executive, Richard Wyles, said: "Together, we need to do all we can to help our environment by reducing the amount of waste we produce and reusing items where we can."

The new purple-lidded bins are due to be delivered to people's homes in the next few weeks, ready for the launch in February.