edinburgh recycling guide 2014

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The materials you put in your bins and boxes will change.

Your green wheelie bin and blue box will be used forcollecting recycling.

Because you will now have more room for recycling, youwill receive a new smaller grey landfill bin for any wastethat cant be recycled.

Your collection calendar.

You will no longer need to use your redrecycling box. Morethan70%ofourhouseholdwastecanberecycled.

4 More types of plastics including bottles, pots, tubs

and trays.

4 Glass bottles, jars, small electrical items andbatteries.

4 Paper, envelopes and cardboard.

4 Tins and cans.

4 Food waste.

4 Garden waste.

4 Textiles.

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yourhome.Aerosols

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Foodwaste

Textiles

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electricals

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Plasticpots,tubsandtrays

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Foil

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Envelopes

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Your fd caddywill continue to be used foryour food waste. Page 9 lists the materials thatcan be recycled in your food caddy.Yur fd caddy wi cntinue t becected every wee.

Your newgrey and binshould be usedfor any waste that cant be recycled. Your new landfillbin is smaller because you have a large recycling binand will be able to recycle more.

You will receive your new bin before the new servicestarts. If you havent received it by your start dateplease call us as soon as possible on 0131 529 3030.Yur grey and bin wi be cected every2 wees.

Your red recycing bxwill no longer becollected. You can keep it if you want or we willcollect it and recycle it. Please leave it empty onthe kerbside beside your green recycling bin andblue box on the first recycling collection of yournew service. You can also take it to a communityrecycling centre.

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Your brwn binwill continue to be used forgarden waste. Page 10 lists the items that can berecycled in your brown bin.Yur brwn bin wi be cected every 2wees, except in te winter (NvFeb) wen

it wi be cected mnty.

Your green weeie bin will become yourrecycling bin. It must be used for recycling paper,plastics, cans and cardboard. Page 7 lists the itemsthat can be recycled in your green recycling bin.

Yur green recycing bin wi be cectedevery 2 wees.

Your bue recycing bxand texties bagwill be used for glass bottles and jars, small electricalitems and batteries. Textiles can be put in a carrierbag or your textile bag (no black bags) and placedbeside your blue box. Page 8 lists the items that canbe recycled in your blue box and textile bag.Yur bue recycing bx wi be cectedevery 2 wees.

ischanging

Thewayyouuseyourbinsandboxes

Yur new cectin caendar tes yu wen tenew service starts and wen t put yur bins andbx ut fr cectin.

Bins and boxes will be collected between 6am and 10pm.Please put them on the kerb by 6am on your collection day.

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Whatyouneedtodo...

Check the enclosedcalendar for the start date ofyour new collection service.

On your start date put yourgreen wheelie bin andgrey food caddy out forcollection by 6am, even ifthey are not full.

We will empty thesebefore 10pm.

Once emptied we will placea sticker on the lid of yourgreen wheelie bin. Yourgreen wheelie bin is nowyour recycing bin.

Place your glass, batteries,

and small electricals intoyour blue recycling box andyour textiles in a seperatebag.

Your new grey landfill bincan now be used for wastethat cant be recycled.

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Tip your cans, plastics, paperand cardboard from yourblue and red recycling boxesinto your green recycling bin.5

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Use your new collectioncalendar to find out when toput your bins and box out.

8RememberYu dnt need t d anyting differenty unti yureceive a sticer n te id f yur green weeie bin.

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Green recycing bin

Paper, pastics, cansand cardbard

We put a sticer nyur green bin wen itstime fr yu t start usingit fr yur recycing.

YES PlEASE

4AllCLEAN plastic bottles,pots, tubs and trays

4All paper, includingenvelopes

4All cardboard, includingjuice cartons (large emptycardboard boxes whichdont fit in your green bincan be folded and placed

beside it)4CLEAN cans, tins and foil4EMPTY aerosols

No ThANkS

6Glass6Plastic bags, wrappers,

crisp bags6Photographs

YES PlEASE

4Glass bottles4Glass jars4Small electrical items (eg

hairdryers, toasters andkettles)

4Household batteries(place in a clear bag andput into your box)

4Clothing, towels, cleansheets, shoes (in pairs).Please put textiles in yourtextile bag or a plasticcarrier bag and place it

besideyour blue box (noblack bags)

No ThANkS

6 Light bulbs6Glass dishes, broken

glass, ceramics andpyrex

6Window panes6Car batteries6 Large electrical items

(eg microwaves andlarger appliances)

6Duvets and pillows

Bue recycing bxand textie bag

Gass, sma eectrica items,batteries and texties

Tp TipRinse gass bttes andjars befre puttingtem in te bx.

Whatgoesineachbin?

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YES PlEASE

4Beans, pasta, rice andbread

4Cakes and other bakeryitems

4Dairy items (such as cheese)4Eggs and egg shells4Fruit and vegetables

(including peelings)4Meat and fish (including

bones)4Tea bags and coffee

grounds4Fast food (eg chips, burgers

and pizzas)

No ThANkS

6Liquids (including milkand cooking oil)

6Food packaging6Garden waste6Animal waste or

bedding

Grey fd waste caddy

A types f fd, incudingunced and ced

Tp TipBag yur wastein cmpstabebags, d pasticbags r wrap it innewspaper.

New grey and binOnly put what you cant recycle in your grey bin. Thecontents of the bin will get sent to landfill. Help us torecycle more by making full use of your recycling binsand box.

YES PlEASE

4Flowers, plants and

garden weeds4Grass cuttings4Hedge clippings, twigs

and small branches4Leaves4Christmas trees (please cut

in half and place besideyour brown garden bin)

No ThANkS

6Plastic bags or liners6

Kitchen or food waste6Stones, bricks orrubble

6Animal waste orbedding

6Plant pots orpolystyrene

6Litter6Timber6Soil and turf

Brwn garden bin

Garden waste

Cected every 2 wees,except in winter (Nv Feb) wen it wi becected mnty.

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Wy are we maing canges?The changes will make it easier for you to recycle more from home.The new service means you will have more space for recycling andsend less to landfill. The Scottish Government has set a challengingtarget to recycle 70% of household waste by 2025.

We already recycle 40% of Edinburghs waste, but we need to startrecycling more.

Wat d I d if I dnt ave enug space t stre mybins?If you are concerned about storage space please contact us. Wecan arrange a home visit with one of our recycling advisors todiscuss other options available and provide recycling advice.

Wat d I d if I tin I need a bigger bin fr my

genera waste?If you are struggling with the size of your new bin please contactus. We can arrange a home visit with one of our recycling advisorsto discuss other options available and provide recycling advice.

Some people may be eligible for a larger bin (eg large families orthose with a medical condition). Contact us to discuss this further.

FrequentlyWat d I d if I ave extra waste tat wnt t in mybins?If you have extra waste or recycling you can take it, free ofcharge, to one of Edinburghs three community recycling centres at

Sighthill, Seafield or Craigmillar. You can also recycle more typesof materials at these centres such as large electrical items, metal,furniture and paint.

D I need t cean my green bin befre it is used as myrecycing bin?No. You do not have to clean it before you start using it forrecycling, as the cleanliness of your bin doesnt impact on thematerials being recycled. After a few uses you will also find that itis generally much cleaner as any loose dirt is tipped away.

Wi te assisted cectin service sti be avaiabe?If you currently use our assisted collection service you will continueto receive this when the new service starts. Please see your newcollection calendar to find out if your collection day has changed.

I ive in a at and ave a weeie bin and/r recycingbxes. hw am I affected?If you live in a block of flats and use individual wheelie bins and/or kerbside recycling boxes we will review your property on a caseby case basis. It may not be possible for each property to have awheelie bin and we may look at options for sharing bins.

Those who use shared communal bins will not be affected by thesechanges.

askedquestions

Mre FAQs areavaiabe n ur website

www.edinburg.gv.u/recyce

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Recycing frm yur green bin and bue bx Paper is sent to a paper mill where it is processed back in to

newsprint

Tins and cans are recycled back into new tins and cans Glass is reprocessed and made into new glass jars andbottles

Cardboard is made into packaging Textiles are recycled and donated to various charities Household batteries are broken down and the parts are

reused Plastics are turned into new plastic products Electrical appliances are stripped down and recycled into

plastic and metal components.

Fd wasteYour food waste is turned into liquid fertiliser and compost. It isalso used to create bio-gas that is turned into energy.

Garden wasteYour garden waste is shredded and turned into compost in largepiles called open windrows. The compost can be bought bymembers of the public.

land wasteIn Edinburgh around 60% of your household waste is taken to alandfill site in Dunbar. This creates harmful gas which damagesour environment.

Cmmunity recycing centresYou can recycle and take other household rubbish to ourcommunity recycling centres.

opening urs8am - 7.30pm Monday to Friday8am - 6pm Saturday and Sunday

Veice access

Cars or single axle trailers carrying household waste areallowed at all sites.

Vans and double axle trailers carrying household waste are onlyallowed at Sighthill and Seafield.

To find out more about what items you can take to ourrecycling centres visit our website www.edinburgh.gov.uk/communityrecyclingcentres or call us on 0131 529 3030.

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recycling and waste?

Banead Avenue, Sigti, Eh11 4EA Fiyside Rad, Seaed, Eh7 6RD od Daeit Rad, Craigmiar, Eh16 4TB

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If you have any questions or would like moreinformation on recycling please contact us:www.edinburgh.gov.uk/[email protected] 529 3030

Yu can reprt a missed bin nine atwww.edinburg.gv.u/missedbin

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