Our recycling among top in the country

We’re saying a big thank you to residents for helping to drive up our household recycling rate by almost 10 per cent – the fourth highest improvement in the country.

The borough’s recycling rate is now at 46.5 per cent after it climbed 9.8 per cent.

The national average for 2021/22 was 44 per cent, according to figures announced by the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).

Councillor Arooj Shah, Leader of Oldham Council, said: “This is great news and one of the main reasons for the improved performance is residents doing their bit and recycling better.

“Your efforts – and the great work of our bin crews – are helping with our aim to become the greenest borough in Greater Manchester, something which I’ve identified as a priority for the council.

“Similar to many councils, Oldham’s household recycling rates decreased during the pandemic due to more people being at home and changes to collections for safety reasons.

“But our rate has bounced back, and we are proud of it.

“We can get it even higher. Every day our crews find waste and recycling in the wrong bins so please make sure you put it in the right one.”

For information on recycling, including your bin collection day, visit www.oldham.gov.uk/waste ambition to be Greater Manchester’s greenest borough, and to meet our target of being a carbon-neutral borough by 2030.

“This is great news not just for people living and working in Oldham now, who will benefit from better walking and cycle links, new jobs and new education opportunities, but – perhaps more importantly – generations to come, who will grow up in a cleaner, greener, town at the forefront of green technologies.

To find out more about the green developments underway in Oldham, visit the Regeneration page of the Oldham Council website, where you can read about the different projects and watch a fly-through video.