Recycling made easy.How to do it, where it all goes, garden waste calendar and useful tips…

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Recycling is easy!Recycling in Bath and North East Somerset is easy when you follow these simple steps:1 Recycle as much as you can using your weekly collections • Foodbinforfoodwasterecycling • Greenboxforrecycling • Bluebagforcardboardrecycling2 Compost as much as you can at home or use our fortnightly garden

waste collection service (for a charge).3 Book a bulky waste collection for larger unwanted things such as furniture,

or take them to one of our three Recycling Centres. Even better still, reduce what you throw away and reuse things if you can, before recycling (see back cover).

Why recycle?• As waste rots in landfill sites, it produces greenhouse gases that

contribute to global warming.• It is becoming increasingly expensive to send our waste to landfill so

we can save money by recycling.• It saves the amount of raw materials (such as trees and oil), energy and

water used to make things from new.Lastyearwerecycled52%ofyourwasteinBathandNorthEastSomersetbutwecanrecyclelotsmore!

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• Line your kitchen caddy with a compostable liner or newspaper.

• Use your caddy for all your food waste.

• Empty your caddy into your food waste bin before it gets too full, and rinse these bins regularly to keep them clean. (Loose food gets stuck so we can’t always empty your bin completely).

• Make sure you keep your food waste bin locked by pulling the handle forward so it is secure from animals and birds.

You can recycle all your cooked and uncooked food waste everyweek using your kitchen caddy and outside food waste bin. Your food waste will be composted and used on agricultural land.

fruit & vegetables

tea & coffeegrounds

bread & pastries

meat & bones

plate scrapings fish dairy

Food waste recycling

Advice on using your food bin

CompostablelinersOnly use compostable liners with the seedling logo. See a list of local stockists at www.bathnes.gov.uk/foodwaste or contact Council Connect.

• Plastic including food wrapping and bags (even if made from degradable plastic). Please put these in your rubbish

• Cardboard (please put in your blue bag for recycling instead)

• Liquids and cooking oils

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yesplease to all these…It really helps our collection crews if you can prepare and separate your recycling into groups and pop them in your box like this:

plastichouseholdpackaging

glassbottles&jars

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Empty, wash and squash. (see next page for details)

food,drinkscansandaerosols

Wash and squash cans

Newspapers, magazines, directories (including Yellow pages) junk mail, envelopes, greetings cards

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In any condition. Tie shoes in pairs and place in plastic bag to keep dry - damaged shoes and clothes are okay for recycling

Place together in a small bag at the top of your box

In any condition. Place in plastic bags to keep dry

Place next to your green box

carbatteries

printercartridges

mobilephones

spectacles

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We’ve had feedback from residents who are confused about plastic recycling so please see the list below to check what we can and cannot currently collect.To save space on our vehicles please empty, wash, squash and then put the lids back on plastic bottles. When grouping materials in your green box, it is fine to mix cans and plastic together as they are separated by machine at our depot.

Confused about plastic?

Yes please• All plastic bottles, lids and

caps including milk, drink and cleaning products such as shampoo and washing up liquid

• Tubs such as margarine and ice cream

• Pots such as yoghurt and cream

• Trays such as meat, fruit and takeaway containers

No thanks• No blackplastic such as trays and

bags• No film such as cling film, bags, bubble

wrap, and cellophane• No crisp packets• No polystyrene• No hard non packaging plastic such as

toys, washing up bowls and plant pots• No plastic used to contain medicine

or chemicals used in the garden

Cardboard recycling

All cardboard must be flattened and folded or cut so that it fits into your blue bag (no bigger than 45cm square) and onto our vehicles. If it won’t fit into your blue bag we cannot collect it.

Noplastic, sticky tape or polystyrene

Cardboard Brown paper Food and drink cartons (Tetra Paks)

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No thanks• No blackplastic such as trays and

bags• No film such as cling film, bags, bubble

wrap, and cellophane• No crisp packets• No polystyrene• No hard non packaging plastic such as

toys, washing up bowls and plant pots• No plastic used to contain medicine

or chemicals used in the garden

Cardboard recycling

• Use this collection only for items you can’t recycle.

• Use black sacks or carrier bags (tied) or a conventional dustbin.

Please• Don’t overfill your sacks so we

can lift them without splitting.• Wrap anything sharp like

broken glass first, in plenty of newspaper to keep our crews safe.

Rubbish

How to put your recycling andrubbish out for collection • We collect your recycling and rubbish on the sameday of the week

but with different vehicles.• All collections are weekly except garden waste which is fortnightly.• Please put your containers out by 7am on your collection day (or after

8.30pm the night before) at the front edge of your property, where they can be easily seen by our crews.

• Please remove containers from the kerbside on the day they are emptied.

• We collect as normal on all bank holidays except over Christmas and New Year.

• You can be fined for leaving your rubbish and /or recycling out at the wrong time or place.

Ifyouneedhelpputtingoutyourrecyclingandrubbish,pleasecontactustofindoutaboutassistedcollections.

Collection of larger items (bulkywaste)We can collect larger household items such as furniture and fridges from the outside of your house but there is a charge for this. There is a discounted rate for those on certain benefits. Prices are on our website or contact Council Connect. You could also try getting rid of things for free to charities or on reuse websites such as www.freecycle.org

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Glass: Harlow. Recycled into new glass bottles and jars.

Aluminium cans and foil: Warrington. Recycled into new aluminium cans.

Steel cans: Port Talbot. Recycled into new steel products.

Plastic household packaging: Hemswell. Recycled into new plastic food packaging.

Paper: Aylesford. Recycled into paper for newspapers.

Household/car batteries: Darlaston. Recycled into new batteries or raw materials.

Spectacles: Locally sorted and some sent to developing countries for reuse.

Garden waste: Local sites in Wiltshire and Somerset. Composted for use on farmland.

Where does my recycling go?

Clothes and shoes: Bilston. Those in good condition are sent for reuse in developing countries, the rest are shredded for mops and cleaning cloths.

Engine oil: Newport. Turned into low grade fuel for generators.

Mobile phones: Those in good condition are sent for reuse in developing countries, the rest are recycled into raw materials.

Cardboard: Kemsley Kent. Recycled into new cardboard packaging.

Food waste: Composted by anaerobic digestion in the south west for use on farmland.

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Your Recycling Centres

What you can bring to your Recycling Centre

Bath – Midland Road, BA1 3AT

Keynsham – Pixash Lane, BS31 1TP

Old Welton – Wheelers Hill,Midsomer Norton BA3 2AA

Recycling Centre opening times Monday - Friday 8am - 4.15pm

WeekendsWINTER November until end of March Saturday 9am - 3.45pm Sunday 9am - 1pm

SUMMER April until end of October Saturday 9am - 3.45pm Sunday 9am - 3.45pm

Bank holidays8am - 3.45pm 25, 26 December and 1 January CLOSED

Please sort your waste before visiting and put it in the correct container when you arrive so that it can be recycled or reused. Unsorted waste cannot be recycled and goes to landfill. You can also bring everything you can put in your green box.

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bric-a-brac

bicycles

We have three Recycling Centres where you can bring larger unwanted or broken household items, extra recycling or rubbish.

We divert from landfill around 74% of the waste you bring to these Recycling Centres. Please help us do more.

Vans and trailers - you must apply for a free electronic van permit before you visit. See www.bathnes.gov.uk/vanpermit.

Our Recycling Centres are not licensed to accept business waste but you can take this to our Transfer Station at Midland Road, Bath. Charges apply.

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Youcanchoosefromthreeoptionsforyourgreengardenwaste:

Green garden waste collection chargesContainer Charge

Wheeled bin – 140 or 240 litre size £32.60 hire per bin per year, plus initial bin delivery charge of £2.65

Council paper sack £1.50 eachNB Prices subject to change 1 April 2013

Garden waste 1. Compost it at home

About a third of your household bin could be composted including raw fruit and vegetables and garden waste. We offer bargain priced home compost bins, compost accessories and water butts delivered to your home. Go to www.getcomposting.com or call 0844 571 4444 for details.

2. Use our fortnightly garden waste composting collection serviceWe can collect your garden waste fortnightly. You can either hire a wheeled bin for an annual charge, or buy Council paper sacks – available from Council Connect offices or at local outlets.

3. Take it to your local Recycling Centre

• All green waste from your garden that we can compost including grass cuttings, weeds, leaves and small branches.

• No food waste • Nocardboard • Noplastic (even if it states it is

compostable or biodegradable)• Nolarge branches• NoJapanese Knotweed• Noanimal waste• Nostones and gravel

Contact Council Connect to arrange a wheeled bin collection.

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Green garden waste collection chargesContainer Charge

Wheeled bin – 140 or 240 litre size £32.60 hire per bin per year, plus initial bin delivery charge of £2.65

Council paper sack £1.50 eachNB Prices subject to change 1 April 2013

Garden waste Please cut out and keep this calendar for reference. This is a fortnightly collection and your garden waste will be collected on the same day of the week as the rest of your recycling and rubbish.

To find out which week we collect from you please enter your postcode on the Council website homepage www.bathnes.gov.uk or contact Council Connect.

Garden waste collection calendar

* No collections 24 Dec until 7 Jan. Please check Xmas / New Year collections on our website / Xmas leaflet. On all other bank holidays we collect garden waste, recycling and rubbish as usual.

July 2013 B A B A BMM 1 8 15 22 29T 2 9 16 23 30W 3 10 17 24 31T 4 11 18 25 F 5 12 19 26

November 2013 A B A B AMM 4 11 18 25T 5 12 19 26W 6 13 20 27T 7 14 21 28F 1 8 15 22 29

December 2013 B A B A BM 2 9 16 T 3 10 17 W 4 11 18T 5 12 19 F 6 13 20

August 2013 B A B A BM 5 12 19 26T 6 13 20 27W 7 14 21 28T 1 8 15 22 29F 2 9 16 23 30

September 2013 A B A B AMM 2 9 16 23 30T 3 10 17 24 W 4 11 18 25 T 5 12 19 26 F 6 13 20 27

October 2013 A B A B AMM 7 14 21 28T 1 8 15 22 29W 2 9 16 23 30T 3 10 17 24 31F 4 11 18 25

April 2013 A B A B A M 1 8 15 22 29T 2 9 16 23 30W 3 10 17 24 T 4 11 18 25 F 5 12 19 26

May 2013 A B A B A M 6 13 20 27T 7 14 21 28W 1 8 15 22 29T 2 9 16 23 30F 3 10 17 24 31

June 2013 B A B A M 3 10 17 24 T 4 11 18 25 W 5 12 19 26 T 6 13 20 27 F 7 14 21 28

January 2013 B A B A B M 7 14 21 28 T 8 15 22 29W 9 16 23 30T 10 17 24 31F 11 18 25

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March 2013 B A B A BMM 4 11 18 25T 5 12 19 26W 6 13 20 27T 7 14 21 28F 1 8 15 22 29

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Even better than recycling is to try and cut down what we use in the first place – this can often save you money too.For general advice and information on recycling, composting and reducing waste see the national website www.recyclenow.com

•Foodwaste – visit www.lovefoodhatewaste.com for great ideas and advice on portion sizes, food storage, meal planning, tips and recipes for using leftovers. • Makehomecompost – save money and improve your garden. There’s lots of practical advice on www.recyclenow.com•Disposablenappies – visit www.goreal.org.uk for information and advice about using washable nappies instead.•Junkmail– visit www.mpsonline.org.uk and register to reduce your junk mail.

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• Use organisations such as www.freecycle.org to give away your unwanted items or find things you need for free.• Make use of your local charity shop to donate or buy items.• Contact local furniture reuse projects to donate unwanted reusable furniture:www.genesistrust.org.ukwww.sofaproject.org.ukwww.emmausbristol.org.uk• Working electrical goods - some British Heart Foundation shops can accept unbroken electrical goods for reuse. See www.bhf.org.uk

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Council Connect01225 39 40 41Text SMS 07797 806545 councilconnect@bathnes.gov.uk

Find out moreTo find out more, order any recycling container, report a missed collection or for latest waste news please see our website or contact Council Connect.www.bathnes.gov.uk/wasteservices

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