RIBBLE Valley residents are being asked to bank their festive food jars and bottles to boost glass recycling.

Ribble Valley Council is backing a national campaign to remind people to recycle their glass jars, as well as bottles this year.

Last year the UK only recycled 35 per cent of glass packaging.

Council waste management officer Peter McGeorge said: "Many people remember to recycle bottles at Christmas, but forget to recycle jars. The great thing about glass is it can be used repeatedly to make more bottles and jars, so we are asking local residents not to bin their glass, but bank it at their local recycling centre."

There are 23 recycling centres and three household waste recycling sites in Ribble Valley.

To find them log on to the council's website, www.ribblevalley.gov.uk