Lib Dem councillors have welcomed moves by Haringey Council to improve its poor recycling rates by introducing a green waste collection service. The service will be provided to some 16,000 households including several Lib Dem wards in the west of the borough from today: Highgate, Muswell Hill, Alexandra and Fortis Green.

The collection of green and organic waste will be piloted for a period of six months, taking place weekly on the same day as the green box kerbside collection service.Initially the scheme will collect green waste only, but will be extended to collect organic waste in the summer.

Lib Dem Environment spokesperson and Alexandra ward councillor Susan Oatway comments:

“This is welcome news, and I am pleased to see Haringey responding yet again to Lib Dem pressure on recycling. I hope that residents will get behind the scheme, as Haringey must improve its very poor performance on recycling in the recent past.”

Cllr Lynne Featherstone (Muswell Hill) adds:

“There will be many residents in Crouch End and Stroud Green who are keen to recycle green waste and are not included at this stage. We will be pushing to ensure that the scheme is extended further after the trial. I know from my postbag that Haringey residents are keen to recycle as much as possible, so the pressure is on the Council to improve its service.”