Craven has recycled 375 double-decker-buses-worth of waste in the last three months.

The amount of waste being recycled in Craven rose from just under 40 per cent to just under 44 per cent in the last three months.

It represents a 19 per cent increase on the same time last year and equates to 2,623 tonnes of waste not going into landfill – or the equivalent of 375 filled double-decker buses.

Councillor Paul Whitaker, Craven District Council’s lead member for the environment, said residents had made the most of doorstep recycling, composting and reusing items.

“We want to give a heartfelt thank-you to Craven residents and all their hard work in supporting out alternate weekly collections,” he said.

“Without their active support, our recycling rate wouldn’t have increased so significantly, nor landfill waste dropped so much.”

Coun Whitaker added that less waste going into landfill had meant less landfill tax being paid out by the council.

“The biggest value to Craven has to be the positive impact on the environment that recycling will have,” he said.