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10% of Scarborough Borough Blue Bin Loads Contain Items That Can't be Recycled

40% of household waste in the Scarborough Borough is recycled, but that number is being pegged back by a large number of contaminated recycling loads.

A new campaign is being launched to target recycling in the Scarborough Borough.

While as a whole the borough recycles 40% of it's household waste the figure is being hampered by a large number of contaminated recycling loads with incorrect items being placed in blue bins.

Sonya Daines is the Borough Council's Performance Officer.

10.6% of blue bin loads contain items that can't be recycled.

There is concern that in part that's down to holiday makers not being familiar with the bin colour coding.

Sonya says a new campaign is being launched to help get the message across.

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