New statistics released by Cornwall Council reveal that residents of Truro, Grampound, Probus and the Roseland area are among the best recyclers in Cornwall.

Households in the area recycle around 30 percent of their rubbish - higher than the Cornwall average of 25 percent.    

The average household in Cornwall throws away 500kg of rubbish every year, but a survey of household waste revealed that around 25% of material put out for collection could have been recycled with the possibility of, for example, old aluminium cans being turned into anything  from foil trays to aeroplanes.

Recycling rates in South East Cornwall were:

Caradon 27.59

Cornwall Gateway 26.96

Liskeard and Looe 25.21

Launceston 24.84

St Blazey Fowey and Lostwithiel 17.02