\n The decision was made during a meeting of the cabinet on Tuesday (September 2).\n<\/p>\n
\n The council has been carrying out a four-year trial service covering three-quarters of the homes in the district to test the benefits of collecting the items.\n<\/p>\n
\n But with the amount collected making only a “marginal”\u00a0difference to the recycling rate, and Podback \u2013 a coffee pod recycling service \u2013 announcing the end of its annual funding for the scheme, councillors decided to scrap the whole thing.\n<\/p>\n
\n Over the past four years, fewer than four per cent\u00a0of households made use of the service, with only 79 tonnes of materials being collected. This contributed 0.05 percent to the council\u2019s overall recycling rate, at a cost of \u00a358,300 per year.\n<\/p>\n
\n All running costs to date were met by a one-off grant from the West Sussex County Council Recycling Improvement Scheme as well as the Podback contributions.\n<\/p>\n
\n Councillor Mark Chilton, cabinet member for finance, corporate services and\u00a0Chichester contract services,\u00a0said: \u201cCutting to the chase, we\u2019re spending a lot of money for very little benefit and the take-up rate has been pretty poor.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\n Cllr Chilton added that work would be carried out to make residents aware of other ways to reuse and recycle such items.\n<\/p>\n
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