CHERWELL residents will have no excuses for not recycling when they are out and about after a council put a further 20 bins on the streets.

In Banbury, ten more on-street recycling bins have been installed and another ten were put in place in Bicester.

Across the district there are now 60 on-street recycling bins. Those marked in blue are for newspapers and magazines and others marked in orange are for plastic bottles and cans.

Cherwell District Council’s executive member for environment, recreation and health, George Reynolds, said: “This scheme has become enormously successful thanks to the efforts of Cherwell residents.

“Not only have they given the district an enviable record for household recycling, they have proven they are willing to continue their efforts on the move.

“Cherwell District Council is one of the country’s top councils for recycling and we will continue to strive for even greater success.”

This is the largest increase in bins since the scheme was launched two years ago.

Dickie Felton, of the Keep Britain Tidy campaign, said: “Well done to Cherwell for introducing more bins which we hope will encourage people to get rid of litter responsibly. If street-side recycling containers make it easier for people to get rid of things like plastic bottles, newspapers and cans, then we think it’s a really good thing.”

In Banbury there are now 27 recycling bins. The latest have been installed at Fowler Road, Bolton Road, Oxford Road, White Post Road, Bodicote, Sycamore Drive, South Bar, Ferriston Shops, Bretch Hill, Fairway Shops and Coach Park.

And in Bicester, the latest ten doubles the number of recycling bins to 20.

The council currently recycles 49.7 per cent of the waste it collects and the new bins could help it break the 50 per cent mark.