MPs question ‘suitability’ of AWCs in urban areas

19 July 2007
 
Alternate weekly collections have helped Oxford City Council more than double its recycling rates from 19% to 40%, but such schemes are not suitable for densely-populated urban areas, according to MPs.

The scheme was introduced in October last year, and new research for the city has shown the recycling rate reached 40% in June. The council is just one of 140 local authorities in England which have introduced alternate weekly collections, but the communities and local government select committee’s report on refuse collection has dismissed suggestions that they will always improve recycling rates.

MPs also suggested: ‘The range of systems encompassed by the term “alternate weekly collection” have been landed with a name that is cumbersome, bureaucratic and capable of misinterpretation.’

Committee chair, Dr Phyliss Starkey, who was once Oxford’s council leader, claimed there was no direct causal link between the introduction of alternate weekly collections and higher levels of recycling in 140 council areas, despite evidence that some schemes had helped double – and in the City of Lincoln District Council even triple – recycling rates. She said AWC schemes might be more suited to rural areas.

‘What we do not want is local authorities blundering into AWC before proper consideration and consultation has taken place as to whether this is the best system for their area,’ said Dr Starkey.

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