Node news is good news for Wythenshawe recyclers
11 October 2010
Recycling will be made easier for Wythenshawe residents thanks to a new on-street recycling site.
Manchester City Council has opened the new recycling bank - or node - between Moorcot Court and Brookway Court in Baguley after residents said they wanted on-street recycling to be introduced.
The residents of more than 160 flats in the blocks will now be able to use the site to drop off items for recycling.
Just like the city's household recycling bins, glass, cans and plastic bottles can be put in the brown side of the bin while paper, cardboard and drinks cartons can be put in the blue side.
The materials will then be taken away, with plastics turned into everything from fleeces to window frames and cardboard transformed into packaging such as egg boxes.
The node, which can hold a total of more than 3,000 litres of materials, is being introduced after a similar scheme was successfully introduced near flats in Castlefield last year.
Councillor Nigel Murphy, Manchester City Council's Executive Member for the Environment, said: "People living in these flats told us they wanted something to help make recycling easier, and the node seemed liked the ideal choice for them.
"It will certainly make recycling easier for a lot of people, and I am confident it will be incredibly popular."
Mark Jenkins of node designers EH Taylor said: "We have seen recycling rates increase in every instance where a node has been used and are confident the same success will be seen in Wythenshawe."
