COUNCIL chiefs are boxing clever as they step up recycling initiatives.
About 40,000 boxes are being delivered to homes in Middlesbrough for people to put their bottles and cans in every other week.
The scheme will work alongside the blue bags, which are used for newspapers and magazines.
The action means that 98 per cent of the households now have access to a comprehensive kerbside recycling service.
Councillor Bob Kerr, executive member for the environment, believes it will encourage more people to take part.
"We did a trial of the boxes in about 11,000 homes and they went down well. People are becoming more and more conscious of the importance of recycling and we want to give them every opportunity to get involved," he said.
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