THIS MONTH marks the 20-year anniversary of the kerbside recycling service in Wrexham.

Many residents in the city take part in the scheme and Wrexham Council has revealed they will be celebrating the milestone by several recycling themed challenges in the coming months.

The hashtag #Wrexcycle20 on social media is one to keep an eye out for to keep up to date with all the latest recycling challenges.

Cllr Hugh Jones, lead member for environment, said: “Twenty years is a significant milestone, and we want to thank everyone who has worked hard on the recycling service over these years. Our first recorded recycling rate was 3.75% in 2002 and our most recent yearly figure was 67.89% which shows how much the service has developed over time.

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“Many people living in Wrexham have embraced recycling as part of their daily routine to get us to the point we’re at, but we know there is still a lot of recyclable materials and food waste going into the general rubbish bins.

"We want to do everything we can to support people to get better at recycling, through education and the recycling services we provide, but we need them to come on board with us and take the initiative to recycle as much as they can.

“The message to residents is what we should be proud of how far we’ve come, but let’s now push on and do even better. Recognising we’re in a climate emergency is a starting point to changing our habits, and we hope people get behind this.”