RECYCLING rates in some parts of the East Riding have doubled since fortnightly blue bin collections were introduced.
Residents recycled 60 per cent of their waste during May, with the amount sent to landfill dropping by 17 per cent on the same month last year.
In Bridlington, Hornsea and Driffield, people recycled and composted 50 per cent more during May than they did the same month in 2012.
People in the Withernsea and Hedon areas put 366 tonnes of glass, paper, plastics, cans in their blue recycling bins - increasing the amount they recycled by 44 per cent.
Councillor Symon Fraser, the council's portfolio holder for environment, housing and planning, said: "About half the households across the area are now on the fortnightly collections of the blue and green bins.
"Those households now on the fortnightly service show huge increases in recycling.
"These results clearly point to the success of the new collections with recycling up and the amount of waste going to landfill falling."
Changes were made to bin collections earlier this year in the East Riding after residents told the council the blue bins were filling up too quickly over a month.
The recyclable waste from the blue bins amounted to 2,400 tonnes for May, a record 18 per cent increase compared with the 2,028 tonnes for the same month last year.
Councillor Fraser said: "Fortnightly collections were what residents told us they wanted and they are being true to their word.
"Every household will be on the collections by early next year as we continue to provide the new service area by area."
In Hull, recycling rates have risen by 10 per cent in the first month since the council introduced fortnightly collections of non-recyclable waste in May as part of a £1m savings drive.
The figures show residents have recycled and composted 57.4 per cent of the waste collected from the kerbside this month, compared to 47.1 per cent in June 2012.
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