Lib Dem councillors in Crouch End and Muswell Hill have expressed satisfaction following Haringey Council’s decision to introduce a door-to-door recycling scheme in the two areas as a first step in the roll out of the full collection scheme across the borough – a Lib Dem manifesto commitment and an initiative that the Lib Dems have been campaigning on for the past two years.

The door-to-door scheme will begin in March and will be an upgrade from the current paper collection services. It will require residents to place recyclable materials in a green box provided by the council which will be collected once a week.

Cllr. Lynne Featherstone, Muswell Hill, comments:

“I am pleased that Haringey council have finally taken steps to improve their dreadful record on recycling in the borough. Residents in Muswell Hill and Crouch End are keen recyclers. This initiative is long overdue, but we are pleased that after two years of campaigning the council has started to adopt Lib Dem polices on recycling.”

However Cllr Featherstone was keen to point out that Lib Dems would not stop campaigning on the issue:

“This is a welcome step, but there is plenty more that we would like to see the council doing to make recycling a part of everyday life for the residents of this borough and we will continue to campaign for improvements to recycling facilities across the borough.”