Oldham Council has been slammed for its pitifully low recycling rates. Data from LetsRecycle.com shows that, in Oldham Borough, only 36.7% of household waste was sent for reuse, recycling or composting last year.
Labour controlled Oldham council ranks 231st on the national recycling league tables and is tied with Manchester City Council as the worst local authority in Greater Manchester for recycling.
The best local councils in the country are St. Albans, South Oxfordshire, Three Rivers District and Vale of White Horse District Council Councils. All four are run by the Liberal Democrats.
Oldham Liberal Democrat Leader councillor Howard Sykes MBE said: “These figures are a disgrace. Residents expect the council to be leading on recycling. People want to do their bit for the environment, but these figures show that nearly two thirds of what we throw away isn’t getting recycled or composted, all because Labour locally can’t get the basics right.
“We need actions not words. I’m proud that the Liberal Democrats are leading the way on recycling. Oldham’s Labour leadership has to wake up and start learning from areas of the country that are getting this right, because they are failing our environment.”