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Holiday refuse collectionsSmurfit Recycling 3 Jan 2005

Making the Most of your Paper/Card Bin.

Please make use of your paper bin by recycling your junk mail and Easter/Birthday/Christmas cards and wrapping paper (non-foil type only). Cardboard can also be put into your paper/card bin for recycling.  This includes cereal packets, egg boxes, broken up cardboard boxes etc.

Getting the maximum use out of your Garden bin.    Recycling bins at Moorclose shops Workington, 10 Dec 2004

Your garden bin can be used to recycle your grass, shrubs, weeds, small branches, holly, mistletoe and your real Christmas tree! Please make sure you do not bag your garden waste before putting it in the bin. Unfortunately bagged garden waste cannot be collected for composting.

Do not forget the purple bag!

If you have the purple bag recycling collection scheme, remember to make use of it for all those extra bottles and cans. If you do not have the purple bag scheme, the communal recycling banks are a great way of disposing of your recyclables and leaving more space in your bin for non-recyclable waste.

Glass  

In the UK at Christmas we consume over 5 million jars of mincemeat, 12 million jars of pickles, and over 6 million jars of cranberry sauce! - please recycle your glass by taking it to your nearest recycling site.  Glass can be recycled again and again without losing its quality.  This means that glass does not biodegrade and therefore just sits in landfill sites forever!

Can the can 

You can now use the can banks located at the 'bring sites' to recycle all your food and drink tins (including pet food cans) and empty aerosol cans!  It takes less energy to recycling cans than it does to mine for new metal.  There is only enough Aluminium left for another 70 years unless new sources are found. 


Contact Information

For more information please contact Cleansing.

Telephone Number 01900 702800

last updated 27 January 2009