Blue boxes and bins
From 29 June 2009 you no
longer have to sort your recycling into different boxes. Also you
can now recycle more products, see the list below.
The blue boxes are collected every week on the same day as
your refuse/green bin. The new blue bins are collected every other
week.
All recycling and waste collection queries should be made
to the Sort It Out Team in the first instance on 01827
709353.
What can I put in my Blue Boxes or Bin?
YES
Plastic bottles - such as milk and drinks bottles,
shampoo and washing up bottles.
What's new: margarine/ice cream tubs, yoghurt
pots, plastic containers or trays, plastic plant pots/trays,
plastic cups/plates/cutlery.
Paper - including junk mail, newspapers, magazines
and letters.
What's new: catalogues, telephone directories,
clean paper plates.
Glass - glass bottles and jars.
What's new: unbroken drinking glasses.
Cans - such as baked bean cans, dog/cat food cans,
drinks cans.
What's new: Aerosol cans, aluminium food trays,
foil.
Card - such as cereal boxes, cardboard boxes and
tubes. Please flatten cardboard boxes
What's new: waxed cartons (tetrapaks) eg juice
cartons, milk cartons. Large card - if this won't fit into the box
please tie up and leave next to your box.
Please rinse out jars, bottles, cans etc and remove the lids
or caps.
NO
Plastic bags, plastic toys, plastic wrapping, cling film, plastic
shoes, wallpaper, light fittings, paint tins, broken glass, pyrex
or polystyrene.
Overflowing recycling box?
Place extra
recycling in plastic carrier bags. We can’t take extra recycling in
black sacks.
Why Recycle?
It's good for your
environment.
It will reduce the burden on your Council Tax.
We will have to recycle more in the future so lets get in the
recycling habit now.
For more information about Recycling and the Blue Boxes
call our Sort It Out Team on: 01827 709353