The amount of waste landfilled in the county has fallen from 89,249 tonnes in 2003/04 to 77,173 tonnes last year according to figures which forecast further year-on-year reductions as recycling levels rise.
Shropshire Waste Partnership is now confident it will surpass its target of 67,395 tonnes of waste to landfill by March 2010 and avoid any Government fines.
Joyce Barrow, chair of Shropshire Waste Partnership, said: ‘We have known about these targets for some years and have been working hard, and successfully, to reduce the amount of waste going to landfill sites and to increase the amount recycled or composted.’
In 2005/2006, 34.8% of Shropshire’s household waste was recycled or composted, up from 28.66% in the previous year.
The figures also show that from April to June 2006, residents in the South Shropshire District Council area recycled or composted more than 50% of their household waste.
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