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 Festive recycling tips
Follow our top festive recycling tips to help to make your Christmas even greener:
- Remove ribbons, bows, tape, glitter and other adornments before recycling wrapping paper or cards
- Do the scrunch test! If the wrapping paper stays scrunched it’s good for recycling - if it bounces back, it’s likely to be foil or plastic lined and should be put in your general waste bin.
- Only put paper and card that is clean and dry in your recycling bin. Anything containing food residue or food stains can’t be recycled.
- If you're throwing a Christmas party, please make sure items such as paper napkins or kitchen roll go in the general waste bin - unfortunately these items tend to be wet or contain food waste and the paper fibres are very short and poor quality, making them unsuitable for recycling.
- Please flatten your cardboard boxes before placing them in your recycling bin and put the inner packing materials, such as polystyrene and plastic bubble wrap in your general waste bin.
- Natural parts of Christmas decorations, such as ivy and holly, can be home composted or recycled with your garden waste, but please remember to remove all artificial elements such as bows and glitter beforehand.
Remember - If in doubt leave it out - no food trays, foil wrappers or plastic punnets please in your kerbside recycling bin.
To check what you can recycle try out the new Recycling Checker which is available on the MyNotts app.
Love Christmas - hate food waste?
Christmas for most of us means lots of lovely food shared with family and friends but what about all those leftovers?
After your tenth turkey sandwich you may be looking for some more creative ways to use up that leftover Christmas food.
Why not check out our festive cookery videos and recipes for some really tasty ideas on how to use your leftovers?
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Go crackers this Christmas by going plastic free
Crackers are a fun part of Christmas, but very often they are not recyclable and contain plastic gifts which are just thrown away.
How can we make sure that they don’t cause more harm than fun?
- Look for crackers that are responsibly packaged in paper and cardboard rather than plastic.
- Ensure that you recycle all leftover card as long as it has no glitter or foil on it. There are plenty of crackers available that are made from recycled materials and contain recyclable materials.
- Support local creatives and shops who source locally to reduce the carbon footprint of your crackers.
- Why not have a go at making your own crackers so the contents are personalised or even edible?
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Win a thermal cooker
We are giving you the chance to win an Ecopot thermal cooker bundle. Together with the Ecopot you will receive a steamer insert and cookbook.
The energy-efficient Ecopot keeps on cooking food for up to eight hours after it has been removed from the hob. Simply heat up your ingredients for just 10-15 minutes in the morning, transfer them to the Ecopot and then look forward to a cooked meal in the evening, saving you money on gas or electricity.
The Ecopot is also ideal for boats and caravans where power can be in short supply, as it continues to cook wherever it's carried. It could also help you prevent food waste if you use recipes for leftover food, vegetables near their ‘use by’ date, or cook extra and freeze it for another day.
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Battery safety
As many of us declutter ahead of Christmas, please remember to dispose of electrical items and batteries correctly.
Lithium-ion batteries which are found in many electronic devices, toys, laptops and power tools can cause fires if put in household waste bins. Once crushed in the back of bin lorries they can ignite other flammable waste such as paper or plastic causing damage and disruption to collection services in your area.
Small electronic devices are accepted at all our recycling centres and special containers are also available at the sites for removed batteries. Large retailers like supermarkets who sell batteries will also have containers for the recycling of used batteries.
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Help raise money for a local good cause
In January Nottinghamshire Recycles will be launching a campaign to help support the Nottinghamshire County Council Chairman's chosen good cause.
This year this will be the Nottingham Branch of the Association of Ukrainians in Great Britain. The Ukrainian Centre has acted as the first point of contact for many of the hosts and guests arriving in Nottinghamshire. It provides information, guidance, practical advice and help to those Ukrainians who have been displaced.
We will be providing more details about how you can help in our January emailme bulletin.
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Winter hours at Nottinghamshire’s recycling centres
Throughout December, January and February our 12 recycling centres will open at 8am and close at 4pm.
The county's recycling centres are open every day of the year apart from Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
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Merry Christmas to all!
We’d like to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Let's keep up all the great recycling work in 2023!
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