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Welcome to the December edition of our Recycling Newsletter. Each month we will provide you with hints and tips on how to waste less, and recycle right.
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Your usual bin collection day will change over the festive season.
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With all of the extra food, gifts, and packaging over the festive season, please remember to recycle as much as you can!
Follow our naughty and nice list to make sure you’re recycling the right items:
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Nice List
(Put these items into your recycling bin)
- Cards and paper without glitter
- Cardboard packaging
(with plastic bits removed)
- Food and drink cans
- Aerosol cans
- Plastic bottles
- Newspapers and magazines
All items must be clean, dry and loose!
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Naughty List
(Do not put these items into your recycling bin)
- Gift wrap
- Plastic carrier bags/black sacks
- Drinks cartons
- Plastic/polystyrene packaging
- General household rubbish
- Plastic sweet tubs
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You can find a full list of what can be recycled on our website.
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Many charity shops will have Christmas gifts that have been donated that could be the perfect gift for someone in your life.
Why not donate your books, toys, games or other gifts that you or your children no longer use to a local charity shop.
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Plain Christmas and other greetings cards can be recycled as they are made from paper. Cards with glitter are not recyclable and must be disposed of in your rubbish bin.
A top tip for any unrecyclable cards: Cut them up into smaller rectangles and use them next year as gift tags.
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Create home-made festive jumpers by adding a few Christmassy accessories to an old pullover.
Choose second-hand party outfits from charity shops or online vintage platforms.
Renting outfits is a great way to help prevent fast fashion and step out in style for a fraction of the price of buying new.
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As online shopping continues to increase, so do the number of boxes being shipped. Most cardboard boxes are high-value recyclables, but the sheer volume of them means they often overflow your recycling bin.
If you receive gifts by mail this year, break down the cardboard boxes to save space and make sure they end up dry and in your recycling bin.
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Real trees are recyclable and, if taken to a local Household Waste Recycling Centre, will be composted or shredded into ProGrow; a soil conditioner that can be reused in gardens.
If you have an artificial tree that you no longer need/use, these can be donated to some charity shops, hospitals, libraries, or schools.
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Glossy or laminated wrapping paper cannot be recycled.
Newsprint, paper grocery bags, the brown paper from inside your packaging or other natural-fibre paper are a great alternative, as are gift bags that can be used several times, or reusable shopping bags/totes.
Do the scrunch test!
Scrunch your wrapping paper into a ball. If it stays scrunched, it should be recyclable, but if it opens out, it needs to go in your rubbish bin.
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Plastic sweet tubs cannot be recycled in your kerbside recycling bin.
Look out for charities and other organisations collecting the tubs for good causes* - and donate yours.
If not, these plastic sweet tubs should be put in your rubbish bin or taken to your local Household Waste Recycling Centre.
*Greene King's ‘Tub2Pub’ - a recycling campaign to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support and recycle plastics - will be back in 2025!
From 1 January - 16 February 2025, its pubs, restaurants, and hotels will accept your clean and empty tubs!
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Many batteries – including rechargeable Lithium-ion batteries – are small, and can be found in household items, including toys, toothbrushes, phones, e-cigarettes, vapes and laptops.
Batteries should never be disposed of in your household rubbish or recycling bin. When batteries get damaged they may explode or ignite, which can pose serious risks to property and personal safety.
We’re asking residents to dispose of their used batteries responsibly. Small electronic devices are accepted at all HWRCs and special containers are also available at the sites for removed batteries.
Large retailers like supermarkets that sell batteries will also have containers for the recycling of used batteries.
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