THE Island's household recycling and waste service has been shortlisted for an award.

It has been shortlisted in the finals of the National Recycling Awards, in the 'local authority success — overall service change' category.

Due to the efforts of the Isle of Wight Council’s waste and recycling team, waste contractor Amey, and the support of Island residents, the Island has surpassed government recycling targets.

The target was to recycle 50 per cent of all waste by 2020 — the Isle of Wight's recycling rate last year was already 53.4 per cent.

Natasha Dix, principal manager for waste and recycling, hopes the Island can be a national leader in recycling.

She said: "I would like to thank residents for taking on board the reduce, reuse and recycle message to help us, as an Island, in aiming to achieve this."

The winners will be announced on June 27, at an awards ceremony at the London Hilton.

The full list of finalists can be found at https://nra.mrw.co.uk/shortlist-2019

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