{"id":619565,"date":"2026-06-03T21:12:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T21:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/619565\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T21:12:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T21:12:09","slug":"six-new-plastic-recycling-banks-planned-for-basingstoke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/619565\/","title":{"rendered":"Six new plastic recycling banks planned for Basingstoke"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n As part of its draft recycling and waste strategy, Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council<\/a> is introducing temporary new banks for plastic pots, tubs, trays and cartons at six council-owned recycling sites, with further locations being explored.\n<\/p>\n

\n The new banks are designed to capture common household plastics that cannot currently go in residents\u2019 green recycling bins because the existing sorting facility is unable to process them.\n<\/p>\n

\n Instead, people will be able to drop them off at sites in Winklebury, Brighton Hill, Popley, Kingsclere, Basingstoke town centre and Overton<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n

\n Plastic waste (Image: Tim Ireland\/PA)\n<\/p>\n

\n The move is a stopgap while Hampshire County Council<\/a> builds a new \u00a350 million Materials Recovery Facility in Eastleigh, due to open in spring 2028.\n<\/p>\n

\n Once that plant is operational, the borough council will for the first time be able to collect plastic pots, tubs, trays, cartons and foil from the kerbside, meaning more items will be accepted in household recycling bins.\n<\/p>\n

\n Cabinet member for residents\u2019 services and housing Cllr Laura James said the new banks are part of a wider push to help residents recycle more and cut the amount of rubbish going into grey bins.\n<\/p>\n

\n The borough currently recycles just 30 per cent of its household waste, compared with a government target of 65 per cent by 2035, and produces 535kg of rubbish per person each year – a figure that must be cut to 287kg by 2042.\n<\/p>\n

\n She said: “The way we deal with waste across the country is changing\u00a0and we must prepare for how we will meet challenging national targets set by the government.\n<\/p>\n

\n \u201cPutting it simply, we need to double the amount we recycle and\u00a0cut by half the amount we throw away and this cannot be achieved by doing nothing and staying as we are.\n<\/p>\n

\n \u201cWe know we face a challenge, our recycling rates are low and the amount of waste produced in the borough is high but with modernised services, clear information and the right support provided to our residents, we can and will improve.\n<\/p>\n

\n \u201cWe are working hard to deliver opportunities for residents to recycle more from home and at recycling sites while we wait for the county council to deliver a new sorting facility.\n<\/p>\n

\n “In the meantime, we know over a third of what goes into our rubbish bins at home can currently be recycled and we will support residents to manage their waste differently to maximise the use of their green bins, glass boxes and food waste caddies.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

\n Green recycling bin (Image: Stock)\n<\/p>\n

\n The council says it will be stepping up communication to explain exactly what can and cannot be placed in the new plastic banks, as well as reminding residents what already goes in green recycling bins and glass boxes.\n<\/p>\n

\n It is also warning that putting the wrong items in recycling – known as contamination – can mean whole loads have to be treated as rubbish instead.\n<\/p>\n

\n The new plastic banks sit alongside other measures in the draft strategy, including the introduction of weekly food waste collections last October and plans to explore a kerbside collection for small electrical items.\n<\/p>\n

\n Changes to bin collection frequencies, with grey bins moving to fortnightly collections from October this year, are also proposed as part of efforts to boost recycling rates.\n<\/p>\n

\n Cabinet is due to debate the recycling and waste strategy, including the new plastic banks, at its meeting on Tuesday, June 9.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As part of its draft recycling and waste strategy, Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council is introducing temporary new…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":619566,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[1397,90,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-619565","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-environment","tag-environment","tag-science","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/619565","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=619565"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/619565\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/619566"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=619565"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=619565"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=619565"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}