Kerbside collection
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Your recycling revolution is here
What can and can’t go in recycling containers
Your recycling revolution is here
The council has procured new waste collection services which are delivered by May Gurney. You may have noticed new refuse vehicles with the May Gurney logo as they now collect all household waste. May Gurney has introduced a new collection system which came into effect in June 2010. They are collecting food waste on a weekly basis from all households and also provide a weekly collection of dry recycling which include paper, glass, plastics, cardboard, cans, aerosols, foil and tetra paks. What is left of your waste after you remove the dry recycling and food waste will in future be collected fortnightly. Details of your fortnightly collection will be highlighted on the collection calendar which has been sent to you.
The new service will give you the opportunity to recycle far more materials.
Simply put the recycling in the correct container or sack each week. To ensure you don’t miss the collections please place the containers on your kerbside between 7pm the evening before and 7am on the day of collection.
You should already have two black boxes for the recycling and these will continue to be used as part of the new service.
What can and can’t go in recycling containers
Blue reusable sack |
Yes please |
No thanks |
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Plastic bottles including milk, drink, shampoo bottles Food containers including yoghurt pots, margarine tubs Plastic cups Non black food trays Punnets Aerosols (empty) Foil trays and containers Food tins Drink cans |
Black plastic Plastic bags (including carrier bags, bread bags, frozen food bags, etc) Plastic film/ cling film/ wrappers e.g. sweet and biscuit wrappers Crisp packets/ paper backed foil e.g. foil pouches Bubble wrap CD/ DVD & video cases Polystyrene Toys & other hard plastic Coat Hangers Plant pots Spray paint, gas canisters |
First black box |
Yes please |
No thanks |
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Paper Newspaper & magazines Telephone directories (inc. Yellow Pages) Catalogues Shredded paper (small amounts) Junk mail (inc. envelopes) |
Wallpaper Wrapping paper Tissues Paper towels Kitchen roll Card |
Second black box |
Yes please |
No thanks |
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Flattened cardboard boxes Egg boxes (cardboard) Card Waxed cardboard drinks cartons (tetra paks) Glass bottles & jars |
Ceramics and china Drinking glasses Glass panes Pyrex Light bulbs |
Brown food waste |
Yes please |
No thanks |
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Cooked and uncooked food Meat Fish Bones |
Garden waste Cut flowers |
Performance
Performance figures have revealed that Bridgend County Borough is one of the best areas for landfill diversion in Wales. In the first six months of this year (2010/11) the amount of waste sent to landfill was 26% which is much better than the national average. Over the same period the percentage of recycled and composted waste was 43% and waste used to recover heat and power was 28%.
This is performance has improved over previous years due to the new collection service. Well done everyone!
- Last Updated: 16/02/2011
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