Garden waste collections will be brought back in-house by Newark and Sherwood District Council and the battery recycling scheme will be refreshed

Plans to improve and enhance Newark and Sherwood’s recycling schemes have been outlined.

From next year, garden waste collections will be brought back in-house by the district council and the battery recycling scheme will be refreshed by increasing the number of drop zones for residents to deposit spent batteries.

A spokesman for the council said: “We plan to relaunch the battery recycling scheme to make people more aware of it and to encourage people to use drop off points and local supermarkets and other stores if that suits them.”