 The city wants to cut the amount of waste sent to landfill sites |
Wakefield can look forward to a greener future after being awarded �33m to help hit waste targets, the council says. The government cash will fund a project to boost recycling levels in the city from 18% to 52% by 2015.
Road collections of waste for recycling will be improved, ministers say, allowing tonnes of waste to be diverted away from landfill sites.
Council leader Peter Box said the cash "heralds the start of a greener future for Wakefield".
Sustainable strategy
It is hoped 200,000 tonnes of waste produced in the city each year can be drastically reduced over the 25 years of the project.
The money will be used to upgrade the city's waste management services.
Mr Box said: "The funding support from Government acknowledges that we have developed a thorough, focussed and sustainable waste management strategy, that will protect our environment for future generations.
"We are absolutely determined to slash the amount of waste that goes to landfill, and the PFI project will give us the resources and capability to turn the tide and make recycling Wakefield's number one waste disposal method."
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