Residents in St Albans City and District are recycling more than ever and are now sending the least amount of waste per household in the County to landfill, according to new figures.

On average, each household in the District produced 444.27 kg of residual household waste during 2009/10 – the lowest in the County, according to provisional figures based on National Indicator reports for waste. Last year, St Albans City and District Council sent 25,628 tonnes of waste to landfill, compared to 33,850 tonnes back in 2007/08, when the recycling rate for household waste was 36.35%.

Residents are now recycling more than half of their household waste (50.32% for 2009/10) and have just beaten the Council’s target of 50% by 2010/11 – one year ahead of schedule.

To help encourage residents to continue to recycle as much household waste as possible, the Council has now set a new target of 60% by 2015.