Changes to your waste and recycling services

Size: px
Start display at page:

Download "Changes to your waste and recycling services"

Transcription

1 for East Lothian Changes to your waste and recycling services Garden waste Non recyclable waste Recycling Food waste From April 2015 New food waste collection - containers delivered in April Fortnightly collection of non recyclable waste Change the bin you put it in 1

2 Your collection services are changing in April A new weekly collection for food waste will start The fortnightly garden waste collection will expand to cover every property Non recyclable waste in your green bin will be collected once a fortnight Your containers what goes where? Almost 0 different materials are accepted at your local Recycling Centre, and textile banks are located at most Recycling Points, more details can be found on page 1. Bulky household items can also be collected, please see page 16. Food waste caddies Recycling boxes Garden waste bin Non recyclable waste bin See pages 6 & 7 See pages to 11 See page 12 See page 13 For cooked and uncooked food waste: Fruit & vegetables Meat & fish Cheese & eggs Bread & pasta For: Cardboard Paper Plastic bottles, pots, tubs & trays Food & drink cans Glass bottles & jars For: Grass cuttings Leaves Twigs & branches Plants & flowers Hedge clippings For: Plastic film & packing Polystyrene Nappies Crockery & drinking glasses Animal faeces & bedding Collected weekly Collected every 2 weeks Collected every 2 weeks Collected every 2 weeks 2 3

3 Your collection service is changing Why? The Waste (Scotland) Regulations 2012 mean that Councils have to offer a food waste collection to all non-rural households by 2016 and the Scottish Government have set a target of recycling 60% of household waste by In East Lothian we currently recycle %, we need to increase our recycling rate and reduce the amount of waste we send to landfill. By collecting your food waste separately we are able to send it for treatment. When? All your collection dates can be found on your calendar. - From Monday 13th April the new food waste caddies and liners will be delivered, you can start to take part as soon as they arrive. - Non recyclable waste collections are changing from the 27th April. Please check your calendar for your new collection dates. Versions of this leaflet and your calendar can be supplied in Braille, large print, audio tape or in your own language. Please call to request these. Your containers Extra recycling boxes, box covers and outdoor food caddies are available free of charge, please contact us with your request or collect them from a local Recycling Centre. All containers can be ordered by calling Please note there is a limit of one green bin and one brown bin per property. Please make sure that each box has a cover tied to the handle of the box, bin lids should be closed and bins presented with the handle facing the road. Containers should be presented on the kerbside by 7am on your day of collection. Assisted collections If you are unable to present your containers due to disability, ill health or old age you can request an assisted collection by contacting us or completing a form available on the web site. More information can be found in this guide and on our website, where you can also find details of road shows being held throughout East Lothian. : *: wasteservices@eastlothian.gov.uk (:

4 Outdoor caddy Kitchen caddy Compostable Collected every liners Food waste collection For all cooked and uncooked food waste From Monday 13th April the new food waste caddies and liners will be delivered. Do not use plastic bags, only use the compostable liners provided. week your kitchen Place any cooked 1 Line 2 caddy with one of or uncooked food the compostable liners provided waste into the liner it is full 3 When tie the liner and remove it from the caddy Breads, cakes and pastries Eggs - including shells Fish - cooked and raw, including bones, skin and shells Fruit and vegetables cooked and raw, including cores and peelings 6 Put the tied liner into your outdoor caddy, ensuring the lid locks shut NO Pet food - wet and dry Rice, pasta and beans Tea bags and coffee grounds Hard fats and lard Meat - cooked and raw, including fat, skin and bones your outdoor 5 Place caddy at the kerbside by 7am on your collection day Need more liners? Oils Plastic packaging Plastic bags Animal faeces or bedding The second last liner in the roll includes a tag. Secure this to the handle of the outdoor caddy when you present it for collection and a new roll will be left for you. Change the bin you put it in 7

5 Collected every two weeks your 1Collect materials for recycling your 2 Flatten cardboard your 3 Place cardboard and paper in your blue box or blue-lidded bin Cardboard boxes Cardboard packaging Ready meal sleeves Toilet and kitchen roll tubes Cereal boxes Egg cartons Brochures and leaflets Catalogues and books Recycle cardboard and paper large Flatten cardboard boxes, tie in a bundle, or place inside another cardboard box You can request additional recycling boxes and covers by calling or by collecting at your local Recycling Centre. and The sorted 5 Cardboard 6 paper will be cardboard and collected from the kerbside and taken to a sorting facility paper is pulped and made into new paper products NO Envelopes (inc. window envelopes) Greetings cards and giftwrap Newspapers and magazines Unwanted Mail Yellow Pages and telephone directories All types and colours of paper Plastic bags or wrappers Padded envelopes Polystyrene Food and drinks cartons Please make sure you present your recycling box with a cover tied to the box, especially during wet or windy weather. 9

6 Recycle plastics, cans and glass You can request additional recycling boxes and covers by calling or by collecting at your local Recycling Centre. Collected every two weeks 1 Collect your materials for recycling 2 Please rinse food and drinks containers, there is no need to remove labels 3 Please squash plastic containers; remove and recycle lids, caps, tops and straws Plastic bottles Yoghurt, dessert and snack pots Margarine, ice cream and soft cheese tubs Fruit and vegetable punnets Ready meal and confectionery trays 10 Place the materials into your green box or red-lidded bin and present it at the kerbside 5.Materials will be collected from the kerbside and taken to a sorting facility 6.Once sorted the materials are then sent for recycling NO Glass bottles and jars Food and drinks cans Empty aerosols Clean aluminium foil Sweet and biscuit tins Plastic bags, liners or film Plastic pouches, wrappers or packets Food and drinks cartons Polystyrene containers Crisp bags Bubble wrap Please make sure you present your recycling box with a cover tied to the handle of the box, especially during wet or windy weather. 11

7 Collected every two weeks Recycle garden waste Will be collected every two weeks Non recyclable waste Last year East Lothian Council collected nearly 26,000 tonnes of mixed waste from households. Disposing of this cost 2million in Landfill tax alone. Over half of these materials could have been recycled. 1 Collect your garden waste for recycling and put it in your brown bin 2 Flowers and plants Twigs and small branches Grass cuttings Hedge clippings Leaves Shrub prunings Weeds Materials will be collected from the kerbside and taken to an outdoor composting facility 3 These materials are then shredded and laid out in windrows; after 1 weeks compost is produced NO Plastic bags or liners Kitchen waste or food scraps Soil, turf or timber Plant pots or polystyrene Stones, bricks or rubble Animal faeces or bedding General waste Don t forget you can also compost real Christmas trees. Simply put them beside your brown bin on your collection day in January or take them to a Recycling Centre. 12 This included 7,000 tonnes of food waste, which will now be separately collected. By putting the right materials in the right containers 12,000 tonnes of that mixed waste can now be recycled at the kerbside simply by changing the bin you put it in. Check your collection calendar carefully for your new collection dates. An average green bin contains Food waste Cardboard & paper Plastic, glass & metal Garden waste Wood, soil & rubble Textiles Non recyclable waste All waste must be contained within your green bin with the lid closed; any excess waste will not be collected. Bins must be presented at the kerbside by 7am. Label your bin with your house name or number. There is a limit of one non recyclable waste bin per household. All households will have their non recyclable waste collected every two weeks, including those on sacks and households sharing communal bins. 13

8 Recycling Centres Recycling Centres accept: East Lothian has four Recycling Centres where you can recycle a wide range of items: Kinwegar Recycling Centre - A199 Haddington Road, near Wallyford, EH21 JU Macmerry Recycling Centre - Macmerry Industrial Estate, Macmerry, EH33 1RD North Berwick Recycling Centre The Heugh, North Berwick, EH39 5PS Dunbar Recycling Centre Spott Road Industrial Estate, Dunbar, EH2 1RS Opening times The Recycling Centres are open 7 days a week: October to March :30am :15pm April to September :30am 6:30pm Scrap metal Garden waste Cardboard Solid wood Laminates Rubble Soil and turf Televisions and monitors Fridges and freezers Small electrical equipment e.g kettles, irons, games consoles Fluorescent tubes and energy saving bulbs Large electrical appliances e.g washing machines, cookers Textiles and shoes Cooking and engine oil Car batteries Gas cylinders Glass bottles and jars Paper Food and drinks cans Clean aluminium foil & aerosols Plastic bottles, pots, tubs & trays Food and drinks cartons Bicycles Household chemicals (Macmerry and Kinwegar) Household batteries DVDs, CDs, videos, tapes and books We do not accept food waste, tyres or asbestos at the Recycling Centres. Recycling Points 1 The Recycling Centres are closed 25th and 26th December and 1st and 2nd January. Commercial waste is chargable at all sites. All vans and trailers must bring proof of address. For more information on commercial waste visit: There are over 70 Recycling Points across East Lothian where you can recycle glass, cans, paper and textiles. To find out what you can recycle and where visit: 15

9 Bulky waste Every year in Scotland many potentially re-usable items are sent to landfill. To donate your unwanted bulky household items to community based re-use organisations call the National re-use phone line. Items accepted include: furniture in a re-useable condition soft furnishings such as sofas, mattresses and armchairs that have fire regulation labels attached electrical items such as washing machines, fridges and cookers in good working order. Bulky waste collections Bulky waste collections are available for household items that are too large to dispose of using your regular collections, for example: White goods Sofas, tables and chairs Wardrobes, beds and mattresses Bulky garden waste These collections are free of charge but must be booked in advance. A collection can be booked by visiting a Local Area Office or by calling: Please have a list of items ready when you arrange the collection. Your items should be presented at the kerbside by 7am on the day of collection. Please help to keep collection crews safe by wrapping sharp items and making sure there are no nails sticking out. Please note excess black bag waste will not be collected. 16

Recycling from home. A guide to your recycling and waste services

Recycling from home. A guide to your recycling and waste services Recycling from home A guide to your recycling and waste services Hello Here s a guide to your recycling & waste services. Before you start, there are a few things to remember: Place all bins outside your

More information

Your guide to the new recycling

Your guide to the new recycling 31 January 2011 for Runnymede Your guide to the new recycling and waste collection service RBC Service Guide Final 4.indd 1 16/12/2010 14:58 About Runnymede recycling and waste collections From the 31

More information

Recycling in Edinburgh. This guide tells you about the different things you can recycle from home and which bins to use.

Recycling in Edinburgh. This guide tells you about the different things you can recycle from home and which bins to use. Recycling in Edinburgh This guide tells you about the different things you can recycle from home and which bins to use. What to put in your bins The type of bins you use will depend on where you live.

More information

Welcome. to your improved recycling service. Introducing the new blue box for paper and cardboard recycling

Welcome. to your improved recycling service. Introducing the new blue box for paper and cardboard recycling Welcome to your improved recycling service From next week, your scheduled collection day will be Friday Introducing the new blue box for paper and cardboard recycling Visit www.southend.gov.uk and select

More information

The A-Z of Recycling in Chelmsford

The A-Z of Recycling in Chelmsford The A-Z of Recycling in Chelmsford Aerosols (empty) Kerbside collection green Box Recycling Banks Asbestos Do NOT move asbestos without getting advice from the Waste and Recycling Helpline (0845 603 7625).

More information

Your rubbish and recycling guide PROOF.

Your rubbish and recycling guide PROOF. Your rubbish and recycling guide 2017 www.cornwall.gov.uk/recycling Dear resident Your area was originally selected in 2015 to take part in a trail to test if it is possible to extend the recycling collections

More information

by reducing, reusing and recycling

by reducing, reusing and recycling by reducing, reusing and recycling Welcome to Recycling Rewards! Activate Account Support local charity and community projects Earn gift cards and vouchers for yourself Help increase recycling in West

More information

DOMESTIC WASTE CALENDAR 2018 WASTE ENQUIRY LINE

DOMESTIC WASTE CALENDAR 2018 WASTE ENQUIRY LINE Additional free rolls of compostable bags now available! See section 3 for details DOMESTIC WASTE CALENDAR 2018 WASTE ENQUIRY LINE 8295 5077 JANUARY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

More information

KERBSIDE COLLECTION CALENDAR

KERBSIDE COLLECTION CALENDAR JULY 2017 AUGUST 2017 SEPTEMBER 2017 OCTOBER 2017 31 31 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 30 30 31 1 KERBSIDE COLLECTION CALENDAR 2017-2018 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 7 7 8 9 10

More information

A guide to your recycling services

A guide to your recycling services A guide to your recycling services Southend-on-Sea for Southend-On-Sea Recycling at home helps the environment With your support we are aiming to increase recycling to more than 50%. Reducing, recycling

More information

Important Recycling and Waste Collection Information

Important Recycling and Waste Collection Information Enquiries: Direct dial: Our ref: Your ref: Web Customer Services 0300 300 0013 New residents pack 2017 EHDC www.working together.org.uk Dear Householder, Important Recycling and Waste Collection Information

More information

Guide to Recycling in North Somerset

Guide to Recycling in North Somerset Dentons started in Bath 45 years ago producing local directories of businesses by town. We have continued to develop and now produce local guides for residents of those towns and cities. All of our products

More information

Important Recycling and Waste Collection Information

Important Recycling and Waste Collection Information Enquiries: Direct dial: Our ref: Your ref: Web Customer Services 0300 300 0013 New residents pack 2017 WCC www.working together.org.uk Dear Householder, Important Recycling and Waste Collection Information

More information

Frequently asked questions

Frequently asked questions Frequently asked questions What is a brown bin? A brown bin is a bin to put all your food waste into. The contents of the brown bin are taken by your waste collector to a composting facility, where it

More information

Your recuc1in uide Orecycle for Windsor & Maidenhead. Please keep for reference

Your recuc1in uide Orecycle for Windsor & Maidenhead. Please keep for reference Your recuc1in uide Orecycle for Windsor & Maidenhead Please keep for reference Orecycle for Windsor & Maidenhead ' 'Yes please All glass bottles &jars No 'thanks Mirrors Sheet glass Drinking glasses Pyrex

More information

Recycling. It really does make a difference!

Recycling. It really does make a difference! Download the Bin-Ovation FREE app Your Guide to Recycling It really does make a difference! Every single item that you recycle or re-use makes a real difference to our environment, to the costs of waste

More information

Waste Prevention & Recycling Tricks & Tips. To prevent waste and conserve natural resources please use these helpful tips in your home.

Waste Prevention & Recycling Tricks & Tips. To prevent waste and conserve natural resources please use these helpful tips in your home. Waste Prevention & Recycling Tricks & Tips To prevent waste and conserve natural resources please use these helpful tips in your home. How to lighten your Recycling Bin Leaving packaging in the shop if

More information

Separation of waste. Here s how to separate properly!

Separation of waste. Here s how to separate properly! Separation of waste Here s how to separate properly! EN Separating properly Waste separation is important for mankind, nature and to save money. Waste separation helps to keep water, soil and the air clean.

More information

How to sort your waste

How to sort your waste PAPER CARD- BOARD OTHER REFUSE FOR INCINERA- TION FOOD REFUSE METAL PLASTIC GLASS How to sort your waste A common solution MUNICIPALITY TECHNICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES OTHER REFUSE FOR INCINERA- TION

More information

Recycling. Food Waste. Local Authority or Waste Collectors logo goes here

Recycling. Food Waste. Local Authority or Waste Collectors logo goes here Food Waste Recycling European Union (Household Food Waste and Biowaste) Regulations 2015 require proper recycling of food waste Local Authority or Waste Collectors logo goes here OUTSIDE BROWN BIN Your

More information

Black bin - General rubbish

Black bin - General rubbish Black bin - General rubbish Black wheeled bin - fortnightly collection. All non-recyclable waste (general rubbish) goes into your black wheeled bin. Other items you can add: waxed or laminated paper/card

More information

Waste Prevention & Recycling Tricks & Tips

Waste Prevention & Recycling Tricks & Tips Waste Prevention & Recycling Tricks & Tips To prevent waste and conserve natural resources please use these helpful tips in your home. Kildare County Council Comhairle Contae Chill Dara How to lighten

More information

Handy Tips on How to "Recycle it Right" at the Curb. Keep It Empty, Clean& Dry

Handy Tips on How to Recycle it Right at the Curb. Keep It Empty, Clean& Dry Handy Tips on How to "Recycle it Right" at the Curb Keep It Empty, Clean& Dry PLEASE INCLUDE THESE IN THE MIXED RECYCLING CART Newspaper, including ads and other paper inserts Junk mail and scrap paper

More information

How to separate YOUR WASTE

How to separate YOUR WASTE How to separate YOUR WASTE AGGIUS AGLIENTU BADESI BORTIGIADAS CALANGIANUS LUOGOSANTO LURAS SANTA TERESA GALLURA TEMPIO PAUSANIA HELP US TO RECYCLE MORE BY SORTING YOUR WASTE PROPERLY HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE

More information

RECYCLING FUN DAY TIP! TIP! 9TH AUGUST 2014 CROSS LANE PARK 11AM 2PM. please ma ut your bins. bins by oth

RECYCLING FUN DAY TIP! TIP! 9TH AUGUST 2014 CROSS LANE PARK 11AM 2PM. please ma ut your bins. bins by oth TIP! 8 g ur bin bein To stop yo with it r e b m u ase n ot n stolen ple If r. e numb your house in b r u yo ke please ma ut your bins. Also p distinctive cing the handles fa ge e th ith w t ra ou u o c

More information

How to. Merseyside & Halton Recycling Guidelines

How to. Merseyside & Halton Recycling Guidelines How to Merseyside & Halton Recycling Guidelines www.recycleright.org.uk Contents Introduction 4 How to present your recycling 6 Paper 7 Card 8 Metal packaging 9 Glass packaging 10 Plastic bottles 11 Mixed

More information

Kerb and roadside recycling and rubbish collection service. Kōrero māramatanga. Your Guide. We re making recycling easier

Kerb and roadside recycling and rubbish collection service. Kōrero māramatanga. Your Guide. We re making recycling easier Kerb and roadside recycling and rubbish collection service Kōrero māramatanga Your Guide We re making recycling easier From 1 August 2018 New rural roadside service starts We re making recycling easier

More information

Introduction 2 QM_0662_CM_V General Waste 3. Recyclates 4. Construction Waste 6. Hazardous Waste 8. Food Waste 10

Introduction 2 QM_0662_CM_V General Waste 3. Recyclates 4. Construction Waste 6. Hazardous Waste 8. Food Waste 10 Introduction Do you know what type of waste your business is producing? This guide will help you find a description and EWC code for your waste materials. Please note that this is not an exhaustive list

More information

Waste Prevention & Recycling Tricks & Tips

Waste Prevention & Recycling Tricks & Tips Know Your Waste, Control Your Costs Waste Prevention & Recycling Tricks & Tips To prevent waste and conserve natural resources please use these helpful tips in your home. Roscommon County Council, Environment

More information

Guidelines for waste sorting

Guidelines for waste sorting Guidelines for waste sorting Valid from April 4, 2016 Welcome to the team We need a strong team when we take sorting of waste to the next level It is important to sort your waste, as it contains many resources,

More information

Ich mags sauber. Fanfold guide to separating waste

Ich mags sauber. Fanfold guide to separating waste Ich mags sauber. Fanfold guide to separating waste Grey bin Household rubbish Grey bin DO throw this in Ashes, cigarette butts Cans with dried paint Tree roots Preserving jars, mirrors / flat glass (in

More information

Handy Tips on How to "Recycle it Right" at the Curb

Handy Tips on How to Recycle it Right at the Curb Handy Tips on How to "Recycle it Right" at the Curb Mixed Recycling Mixed recycling has made the recycling process easier than ever. Paper With a few exceptions, anything that is 100-percent paper can

More information

Beyond Curbside... Recycling in Your Neighbourhood

Beyond Curbside... Recycling in Your Neighbourhood Beyond Curbside... Recycling in Your Neighbourhood Beyond Curbside... Recycling in Canmore just got a whole lot easier... The Town of Canmore is introducing a new neighbourhood blue bin system, designed

More information

Zone C Residential Recycling and Garbage Collection Calendar

Zone C Residential Recycling and Garbage Collection Calendar Zone C 2016 2017 Residential Recycling and Garbage Collection Calendar Calendar Contents Part A: Important Information About Recycling and Garbage Collection... 2 Garbage Collection Do s and Don ts...

More information

Your Waste Services Guide provided by Handybin Waste Services for the Coffs Harbour, Bellingen & Nambucca Councils. WASTE-WISE BOOKLET

Your Waste Services Guide provided by Handybin Waste Services for the Coffs Harbour, Bellingen & Nambucca Councils. WASTE-WISE BOOKLET our Waste Services uide provided by Handybin Waste Services for the Coffs Harbour, Bellingen & Nambucca Councils. WASTE-WISE BOOKLET Please place on your Fridge for quick reference. This brochure is proudly

More information

CITY OF NORTH VANCOUVER cnv.org/recycling. Apartment & Townhouse Recycling Guide

CITY OF NORTH VANCOUVER cnv.org/recycling. Apartment & Townhouse Recycling Guide CITY OF NORTH VANCOUVER cnv.org/recycling Apartment & Townhouse Recycling Guide Zero waste in a Living City Recycling diverts waste from the landfill and conserves valuable resources. Let s keep recyclables

More information

COMUNE DI CASTELVECCHIO DI ROCCA BARBENA. Waste collection service for domestic and nondomestic

COMUNE DI CASTELVECCHIO DI ROCCA BARBENA. Waste collection service for domestic and nondomestic COMUNE DI CASTELVECCHIO DI ROCCA BARBENA Waste collection service for domestic and nondomestic users A new waste collection service has been activated at Castelvecchio di Rocca Barbena Municipality. The

More information

A handy reference guide

A handy reference guide A handy reference guide Effective: April 2018 Performance Review Process - A Guide for Employees 1 Paper and Cardboard Letters and Brochures / Cardboard Boxes (Flat) / Egg Boxes / Toilet and Kitchen Roll

More information

Apartment Recycling & Green Bin Handbook

Apartment Recycling & Green Bin Handbook Apartment Recycling & Green Bin Handbook For Superintendents & Property Managers Questions? Call: 705-325-3522 E-mail: enviroservices@orillia.ca Website: Orillia.ca (look under Living in Orillia tab) Visit

More information

RESIDENTIAL SERVICE GUIDE

RESIDENTIAL SERVICE GUIDE RESIDENTIAL SERVICE GUIDE Proud to be your new service provider. 1060 Richard Avenue Santa Clara, CA 95050 650.473.1400 www.missiontrail.com IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR NEW GARBAGE, RECYCLING AND

More information

NEW CART. NEW PROGRAM. NEW SCHEDULE.

NEW CART. NEW PROGRAM. NEW SCHEDULE. NEW CART. NEW PROGRAM. NEW SCHEDULE. OWNER S MANUAL: ORGANICS (GREEN) CART peelregion.ca/waste Please keep this booklet for future reference. WASTE COLLECTION CHANGES ARE HERE! Organics Cart Congratulations!

More information

Not sure? Check the What Do I Do With? Web site or call

Not sure? Check the What Do I Do With? Web site or call RECYCLE These kinds of things go in the recycling bin. Plastics: Empty and rinse, no lids Milk, juice and pop bottles Yogurt, dairy and margarine tubs Shampoo and conditioner bottles Window, bathroom and

More information

YES... Put these in your GREEN COMPOST CART NO...

YES... Put these in your GREEN COMPOST CART NO... YES... Put these in your GREEN COMPOST CART NO... Food Scraps, Meat, Poultry, Fish, Bones, Fruit, Vegetables, Dairy Food & Beverage Soiled Paper Yard Trimmings GREEN COMPOST CART Plastics* & Plastic Bags

More information

New Recycling and Waste Management System

New Recycling and Waste Management System New Recycling and Waste Management System The Town of Cochrane is set to launch a new automated recycling and waste management system by early summer 2012. This new system will help save taxpayer dollars

More information

Mixed Recycling. Trash

Mixed Recycling. Trash Updated Fall 2016 Mixed Recycling Trash Cans, Metal, & Foil Recycling Aluminum, steel, & tin cans Aluminum trays & balled foil Aerosol cans Do not crush. Leave labels on. Must be 1 gallon or smaller. Remove

More information

Bedford Borough. Waste and Recycling Guide

Bedford Borough. Waste and Recycling Guide Bedford Borough Issue Number 2 Printed November 2016 Environment & Sustainable Communities Bedford Borough Council s Waste and Recycling Scheme The Council provides each property with a recycling bin,

More information

Food Waste Recycling. A Simple Guide

Food Waste Recycling. A Simple Guide Food Waste Recycling A Simple Guide 1 Why are we making changes? Analysis of what Putaruru households throw away shows that the largest portion of general waste is made up of food waste (40%). We are therefore

More information

Curbside Collecti n HANDBOOK. Abbotsford. City of. abbotsford.ca/collection

Curbside Collecti n HANDBOOK. Abbotsford. City of. abbotsford.ca/collection City of Abbotsford Curbside Collecti n HANDBOOK Everything you need to know about recycling, compostable waste and garbage pick-up in the City of Abbotsford. abbotsford.ca/collection Comp stable Waste

More information

What to Recycle and Where

What to Recycle and Where What to Recycle and Where Your A-Z Guide for Product Recycling or Disposal Recycling tips: Notes about the guide: When thinking about waste remember to observe the Waste Hierarchy: 1. Avoid 2. Reduce 3.

More information

West Coast Household Waste Minimisation Directory

West Coast Household Waste Minimisation Directory West Coast Household Waste Minimisation Directory Gill Pontin for Working Waste Group Printed Feb 2006 West Coast Waste Directory This guide helps you to find out what and how to reuse and recycle a range

More information

HOW TO RECYCLE SORTING GUIDELINES RESIDUAL METAL & PLASTIC PAPER & CARDBOARD FOOD WASTE GLASS WASTE WASTE PLASTIC PAPER & WASTE CARDBOARD GLASS

HOW TO RECYCLE SORTING GUIDELINES RESIDUAL METAL & PLASTIC PAPER & CARDBOARD FOOD WASTE GLASS WASTE WASTE PLASTIC PAPER & WASTE CARDBOARD GLASS FOOD RESIDUAL METAL & PLASTIC PAPER & CARDBOARD HOW TO RECYCLE SORTING GUIDELINES FOOD RESIDUAL GLASS METAL & PLASTIC PAPER & CARDBOARD GLASS IT S SORTING TIME When you sort correctly, we ensure that the

More information

Recycling Guidelines. Increase consistency in household recycling across the nation. Reduce confusion for householders. Improve material quality

Recycling Guidelines. Increase consistency in household recycling across the nation. Reduce confusion for householders. Improve material quality National agreement from the recycling industry on what can and cannot be collected for recycling from householders and how those materials should be presented for collection to: Increase consistency in

More information

Important changes to the UK s waste regulations

Important changes to the UK s waste regulations Important changes to the UK s waste regulations How this affects the way you recycle your waste Purity of raw materials High quality recycling is key to everything we do at DS Smith. That s why we re committed

More information

Your cost will depend upon the size of garbage cart you chose:

Your cost will depend upon the size of garbage cart you chose: Marshall Township, along with Pine Township, is currently contracted with Vogel Disposal, Inc., for the automated curbside collection of waste, recycling and yard waste. Under this pay-as-you-throw system,

More information

Improving Your Service: Recycling Made Easier! Troutdale Recycles! City of Troutdale Solid Waste & Recycling Program

Improving Your Service: Recycling Made Easier! Troutdale Recycles! City of Troutdale Solid Waste & Recycling Program City of Troutdale Solid Waste & Recycling Program 2008 RESIDENTIAL CART PROGRAM GUIDE Improving Your Service: Recycling Made Easier! Troutdale Recycles! Waste Management Partnering with The City of Troutdale

More information

2018 Fall Clean Up Information Guide

2018 Fall Clean Up Information Guide 2018 Fall Clean Up Information Guide Why: Town of Peace River 2018 Fall Cleanup! When: Friday October 12th to Sunday October 21st Open from 9am to 7pm daily Where: Peace Regional Eco Centre - 7821-104

More information

EL Civics COAAP 43/Environment Level: Beginning Low-Beginning High Task #1: Identify & Sort Recyclables

EL Civics COAAP 43/Environment Level: Beginning Low-Beginning High Task #1: Identify & Sort Recyclables EL Civics COAAP 43/Environment Level: Beginning Low-Beginning High Task #1: Identify & Sort Recyclables Language & Literacy Objectives: Identify and describe environmental problems. INTRODUCTION In this

More information

Household waste guide

Household waste guide Household waste guide Eco-centres and waste management sites Check the nearest drop-off collection point and Vartti hazardous waste containers www.kierrätys.info Hämeenkyrö eco-centre Tippavaarantie 30

More information

How to use your new waste containers

How to use your new waste containers How to use your new waste containers Ready - steady - recycle! In Denmark we must separate and recycle more of our waste. The Government has set af goal of recycling at least 50% of household waste by

More information

Love this place. Reduce your waste. Gold Bridge Transfer Station

Love this place. Reduce your waste. Gold Bridge Transfer Station Love this place. Reduce your waste. Gold Bridge Transfer Station ZERO in on WASTE 3 Steps to a Simplified System 1. Print out each recycling category panel. 2. Place them on the appropriate recycling collection

More information

Residents Guide to Recycling and Waste

Residents Guide to Recycling and Waste Residents Guide to Recycling and Waste Check your bin collection day at www.melton.gov.uk www.melton.gov.uk Black Bin Refuse This is collected EVERY 2 WEEKS Use for HOUSEHOLD RUBBISH ONLY YES PLEASE All

More information

What is the RED BAG? What is the WHITE BAG?

What is the RED BAG? What is the WHITE BAG? The municipality of Santa Maria del Camí in Mallorca has doorstep recycling collection scheme organized together with eight other municipalities: Alaró, Binissalem, Búger, Campanet, Consell, Mancor de

More information

Note pads; loose leaf paper; white or coloured, computer, copier and printer paper; printed paper; plain and window envelopes

Note pads; loose leaf paper; white or coloured, computer, copier and printer paper; printed paper; plain and window envelopes Paper Daily and community newspapers; advertising flyers µ µ No plastic bags used to cover newspapers/flyers µ µ No rubber bands Newspapers, inserts and flyers All types Magazines All types Catalogues

More information

Recycling and waste collection Powys

Recycling and waste collection Powys Powys Red box and net Plastic and cans Aqua box Bottles and jars Blue box with lid Caddy with liner Black wheelie bin Paper and card All your food waste Anything left over that can t go into the recycling

More information

Recyclables and How to Prepare Them

Recyclables and How to Prepare Them Recyclables and How to Prepare Them Below is an overview of the materials that may be recycled. CARDBOARD Standard Boxes, Pizza Boxes, Food Boxes, Packaging These items may be recycled as long as they

More information

2590 N. Hartland Rd, WRJ (802)

2590 N. Hartland Rd, WRJ (802) RECYCLING & COMPOSTING in the TOWN of HARTFORD 2590 N. Hartland Rd, WRJ landfill@hartford-vt.org (802)295-5740 What is Trash? What we don t want anymore Packaging Used up Broken Out of fashion Rotten?

More information

How to Separate Wastes Wastes should be separated in 4 categories: burnable wastes, unburnable wastes, recyclables, and bulky wastes.

How to Separate Wastes Wastes should be separated in 4 categories: burnable wastes, unburnable wastes, recyclables, and bulky wastes. How to Separate Wastes Wastes should be separated in 4 categories: burnable wastes, unburnable wastes, recyclables, and bulky Burnable Wastes Types Examples Kitchen wastes Leftover meals, shells, eggshells,

More information

New Automated Garbage and Recycling Collection Frequently Asked Questions

New Automated Garbage and Recycling Collection Frequently Asked Questions What is automated residential collection service? Automated residential collection service consists of two specially designed 95-gallon roll carts: one is for garbage and one is for recycling. These large

More information

PAPER. City of Abbotsford Recycling Guide DESCRIPTION DO NOT INCLUDE MATERIAL HOW TO PREPARE. No rubber bands No plastic overwrap

PAPER. City of Abbotsford Recycling Guide DESCRIPTION DO NOT INCLUDE MATERIAL HOW TO PREPARE. No rubber bands No plastic overwrap PAPER Newspapers, Flyers Daily and community newspapers Advertising flyers Set aside plastic bags used to cover newspapers/flyers (take to Recycling Depot). Place newspapers/flyers in No rubber bands No

More information

36% OTHER WASTE 5% GARDEN WASTE 22% RECYCLING 37% FOOD WASTE YOUR REFUSE AND RECYCLING GUIDE. lesswastesavesmore.co.nz

36% OTHER WASTE 5% GARDEN WASTE 22% RECYCLING 37% FOOD WASTE YOUR REFUSE AND RECYCLING GUIDE. lesswastesavesmore.co.nz 36% OTHER WASTE 5% GARDEN WASTE 22% RECYCLING 37% FOOD WASTE YOUR REFUSE AND RECYCLING GUIDE lesswastesavesmore.co.nz OUR GOAL: WORKING TOWARDS ZERO WASTE FOR THE WAIKATO DISTRICT Waikato District Council

More information

CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE. Your Guide to Curbside Organics Collection

CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE. Your Guide to Curbside Organics Collection CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE Your Guide to Curbside Organics Collection As part of the Centralized Composting Program, the City of Yellowknife is phasing in selected neighbourhoods each year to Curbside Organics

More information

Waste separation guide Lungau

Waste separation guide Lungau Waste separation guide Lungau The following potential recyclables shouldn`t be put into the residual waste. Kindly use the facilities provided by your municipality. Used paper Used paper and cardboard

More information

Your Guide to Curbside Organics Collection

Your Guide to Curbside Organics Collection Your Guide to Curbside Organics Collection The City of Yellowknife is phasing in one neighbourhood each year to curbside organics collection. By the end of 2017, Yellowknife will have city-wide compost

More information

Recycle! With the Quattro Select System

Recycle! With the Quattro Select System Recycle! With the Quattro Select System Container 1 Collected every two weeks, here you recycle: Residual waste Food waste Stained container glass Newspapers Container 2 Collected every four weeks, here

More information

CITY OF RENTON. Residential Recycling, Organics & Garbage Guide. Download My Resource

CITY OF RENTON. Residential Recycling, Organics & Garbage Guide. Download My Resource CITY OF RENTON Residential Recycling, Organics & Garbage Guide Download My Resource Download the free app for your Apple or Android device from the app store. You can: Pay your bill Schedule a pickup Report

More information

Material What to Recycle How to prepare Do NOT Include Paper Containers. beverages. Includes cold beverage cups with wax lining.

Material What to Recycle How to prepare Do NOT Include Paper Containers. beverages. Includes cold beverage cups with wax lining. Paper Containers Paper cups For hot and cold beverages. Includes cold beverage cups with wax lining. cups. Remove lids and sleeves and place No straws or nonpaper insulating wraps. Gable-top cartons Soup,

More information

Waste Sorting Guide. Apartment & Condominium. Waste less. Recycle more

Waste Sorting Guide. Apartment & Condominium. Waste less. Recycle more Apartment & Condominium Waste Sorting Guide Your guide to sorting your recycling and organic waste and reducing garbage. January 2015 Waste less. Recycle more. www.cityofkingston.ca/wastelookup 613-546-0000

More information

cart. By placing your food and food soiled paper in your curbside compost cart, you help prevent

cart. By placing your food and food soiled paper in your curbside compost cart, you help prevent Waste Management Organics Messaging Fall 2014 Brand: Foodcycling You can help close the Foodcycling Loop. Primary Audience: Snohomish County current WUTC compost customers only King County o Primary: Current

More information

Paper & Cardboard Flattened cardboard, newspaper, magazines, office paper and common mail can be recycled as long as they aren t contaminated by

Paper & Cardboard Flattened cardboard, newspaper, magazines, office paper and common mail can be recycled as long as they aren t contaminated by Paper & Cardboard Flattened cardboard, newspaper, magazines, office paper and common mail can be recycled as long as they aren t contaminated by food, liquid or waste. Break down cardboard boxes. It makes

More information

Material What to Recycle How to prepare Do NOT Include Paper Containers. beverages. Includes cold beverage cups with wax lining.

Material What to Recycle How to prepare Do NOT Include Paper Containers. beverages. Includes cold beverage cups with wax lining. Paper Containers Paper cups For hot and cold beverages. Includes cold beverage cups with wax lining. cups. Remove lids and sleeves and place No straws or nonpaper insulating wraps. Gable-top cartons Soup,

More information

The Blue Box Program is Changing

The Blue Box Program is Changing ~ ~ Wi mmpeg Water and Waste Department The Blue Box Program is Changing No sorting anymore Now we recycle Those plastic containers We couldn t take before Like margarine tubs, ice cream pails Yogurt and

More information

RECYCLING CHANGES FROM OCTOBER 17

RECYCLING CHANGES FROM OCTOBER 17 RECYCLING CHANGES FROM OCTOBER 17 OCTOBER 17 From Monday 17 October 2016 the new recycling collection service will begin. Read on for all the information you need. 2 RECYCLING COLLECTION SERVICE CHANGES

More information

Ready for the weather? 15 survival tips for successful collection

Ready for the weather? 15 survival tips for successful collection Waste Management enews November, 2017 Keeping residents informed about our programs and services Let's remember This month, we take time to remember the brave veterans and service people who help defend

More information

Automated Garbage and Recycling Collection Frequently Asked Questions

Automated Garbage and Recycling Collection Frequently Asked Questions What is automated residential collection service? Automated residential collection service consists of two specially designed 95-gallon roll carts: one is for garbage and one is for recycling. These large

More information

Pacific Avenue 4R Depot Coming in 2016 DEPOT

Pacific Avenue 4R Depot Coming in 2016 DEPOT Pacific Avenue 4R Depot Coming in 2016 In October 2011, City Council approved a comprehensive waste management plan, designed to keep more than half of our garbage out of the landfill by giving residents

More information

Waste Management Services

Waste Management Services Waste Management Services 2018 Edition Note: Each bag/container must be kept to 23 kgs (50 pounds) or less Look inside for information about City services for: Green Waste Recycling Hazardous/ Electronics

More information

VILLAGE OF MAYVILLE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT RULES, REGULATIONS AND FEE SCHEDULE ADOPTED 11/14/89 AMENDED 5/14/91, 3/10/09, 10/9/12, 4/9/13

VILLAGE OF MAYVILLE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT RULES, REGULATIONS AND FEE SCHEDULE ADOPTED 11/14/89 AMENDED 5/14/91, 3/10/09, 10/9/12, 4/9/13 VILLAGE OF MAYVILLE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT RULES, REGULATIONS AND FEE SCHEDULE ADOPTED 11/14/89 AMENDED 5/14/91, 3/10/09, 10/9/12, 4/9/13 Section A. Non-recyclable materials 1. All non-recyclable garbage

More information

Recycling & Garbage Collection Calendar

Recycling & Garbage Collection Calendar - Recycling & Garbage Collection Calendar Keep this Recycling & Garbage Collection Calendar handy throughout the year for collection details, schedules and program information. Questions about your collection

More information

Unincorporated Area, Stanford

Unincorporated Area, Stanford COUNTY CONTACT(S) GARBAGE RECYCLING YARD TRIMMINGS Julie Muir City Commercial Recycling Coordinator julie@pssirecycling.com https://lbre.stanford.edu/pss istanfordrecycling/information/facult ystaff-housing

More information

A-Z GUIDE FOR STAFF TO RECYCLING AND WASTE

A-Z GUIDE FOR STAFF TO RECYCLING AND WASTE A-Z GUIDE TO RECYCLING AND WASTE FOR STAFF 1 Introduction This A-Z guide has been produced to help you dispose of your waste in the most sustainable way, ensure you are compliant with all relevant waste

More information

Your King County Recycling Guide. Recycle right! Everything has its place. Calendar Enclosed Collection. Read & use these guidelines.

Your King County Recycling Guide. Recycle right! Everything has its place. Calendar Enclosed Collection. Read & use these guidelines. Waste Management 720 4th Ave, Suite 400, Kirkland, WA 98033 Online 24 hrs.: wmnorthwest.com Información en español 800.592.9995 (M-F 7AM 5PM) This material will be provided in alternate formats upon request.

More information

Your Recycling and Waste Services

Your Recycling and Waste Services Your Recycling and Waste Services For all information visit shellharbourwaste.com.au 1300 121 344 Photo: Boonerah Point Your recycling and waste collection service Your household recycling and waste collection

More information

RECYCLING IN LOWER HUTT

RECYCLING IN LOWER HUTT RECYCLING IN LOWER HUTT QUESTIONS or CONCERNS? Contact Hutt City Council: T: 04 570 6666 E: contact@huttcity.govt.nz W: www.huttcity.govt.nz www.facebook.com/huttcitycouncil Updated: March 2017 LIVING

More information

Recyclable at Mansfield Green Recycling Center? Recyclable in Single Stream?

Recyclable at Mansfield Green Recycling Center? Recyclable in Single Stream? Notes White Goods Appliances without freon No Yes Yes (fee) no charge @ White Goods Appliances with freon No Yes Yes (fee) requires 2 $10 stickers @ Green Automobile Batteries No Yes No Automobile Motor

More information

Curbside Cart Collection & Recycling PROGRAM

Curbside Cart Collection & Recycling PROGRAM Curbside Cart Collection & Recycling PROGRAM WASTE ORGANICS Eco-smart Hotline: 780.980.7107 ecosmart@leduc.ca Leduc.ca easy to do! The curbside cart collection and recycling program with organics collection

More information

Your Recycling and Refuse Service Standards

Your Recycling and Refuse Service Standards Your Recycling and Refuse Service Standards for Lewisham 1 2 What are Service Standards? Service Standards set out the standards that residents can expect from the Council regarding both recycling and

More information

QUESTION: Let s put it in the right bin. IF IN DOUBT, CHECK IT OUT

QUESTION: Let s put it in the right bin. IF IN DOUBT, CHECK IT OUT RECYCLING AT HOME 2 3 Let s put it in the right bin What items can be recycled in Townsville? What is the difference between my red/green lidded wheelie bin and my yellow-lidded wheelie bin? This is a

More information

City of Sunnyvale. Garbage and Recycling Services Fact Sheet

City of Sunnyvale. Garbage and Recycling Services Fact Sheet CITY CONTACT(S) GARBAGE HAULER(S) RECYCLING HAULER(S) YARD TRIMMINGS CITY OF SUNNYVALE Environmental Services Department 456 West Olive Avenue Sunnyvale, CA 94086 Mailing Address P.O. Box 3707 Sunnyvale,

More information

RECYCLING COLLECTION User Guide

RECYCLING COLLECTION User Guide Your RECYCLING COLLECTION User Guide www.baie-durfe.qc.ca Quebecers are recycling more than ever! However, much remains to be done to raise citizen awareness as many items thrown away each year do not

More information

East Hanover Township

East Hanover Township East Hanover Township & OTHER 2013 Recycling Center 8 Melanie Lane East Hanover, NJ 973-428-3063 Hours: Mon & Wednesday 8am - 3:30pm Saturday 8am - 4:00pm In this Issue Household bulk waste.2 Scrap metal/appliances....2

More information