A group from The Gambia is to be given a tour of a state-of-the-art waste processing facility in Wiltshire.Brian Twigger, chair of the Wiltshire Waste Partnership, organised the trip for 15 visitors from Gunjur, which is twinned with Marlborough.

He said: "I have been over to The Gambia and lived with a family. I have seen how resourceful they are at reusing and recycling.

"They put our throwaway society to shame."'Precious resources' The group will be visiting in June and will tour schools to educate children on life in Africa.

Mr Twigger added: "We are rightly proud of the fact that people in Wiltshire recycle nearly 40% of their household rubbish.

"But it does not mean that we can't learn something from other societies about the prudent use of precious resources."Wiltshire Waste Partnership is a collaboration between councils across Wiltshire, pooling knowledge on tackling waste.