MORE than 1,000 tonnes of farm waste plastic has now been removed from Cumbria farms by the county's farm plastic recycling scheme.

March saw 271 tonnes collected when the scheme resumed after foot-and-mouth disease put paid to collections last year.

Margaret Blackstone from South Lakeland District Council, has been involved with the scheme from the start.

Collections for May are being arranged.

For details watch this page of call 01900-824000.