Recycle or risk being flooded

AS a coastal district, Rother would be among the first to suffer if global warming led to rising sea levels, the council said in a recycling appeal this week.

"Rother District Council has committed to increase the amount of domestic waste that we recycle.

It's a challenge facing all UK local authorities with the government having set strict targets for the amount of waste we divert from landfill and we're determined that we should not just meet but exceed the target we've been set.

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"We currently recycle just 16% of domestic waste and our aim is to increase this to 35% by April 2008.

The reason is simple. Global warming and climate change is a very real and very urgent threat to us all. Current scientific thinking is that we have as little as 10 years to bring about change before we reach the point of no return.

"Being a costal district, Rother would be amongst the first to suffer the effects of potential rising sea levels.

"Recycling significantly reduces both CO2 and methane emissions '“ the gases that contribute to global warming. It is estimated that by recycling half of your household waste, 2,400lbs of CO2 is saved from going into the atmosphere each year.

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"Recycling also protects our fast dwindling natural resources and reduces the need for landfills '“ the space to dig new ones for which we are also fast running out of.

"Next spring, a new kerbside recycling collection service will be rolled out across the district. Whilst we are still planning the exact nature of this service, it will be very similar to other schemes being run in many other UK regions with great success.

"We are also undertaking an extensive public consultation exercise to ensure that these new services are appropriate to the majority of Rother residents and what needs to be provided for those residents where it is not appropriate."

For further information, residents can visit: www.recycleforrother.com

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