MIXED RECYCLING BINMIXED RECYCLING BINMIXED RECYCLING BINMIXED RECYCLING BIN Plastic drink & milk bottlesPlastic drink & milk bottlesPlastic drink & milk bottlesPlastic drink & milk bottles Shampoo & Detergent bottlesShampoo & Detergent bottlesShampoo & Detergent bottlesShampoo & Detergent bottles Margarine tubs & Yogurt potsMargarine tubs & Yogurt potsMargarine tubs & Yogurt potsMargarine tubs & Yogurt pots Food tins & Drinks cans & AerosolsFood tins & Drinks cans & AerosolsFood tins & Drinks cans & AerosolsFood tins & Drinks cans & Aerosols Newspapers/ Books/ Magazines/EnvelopesNewspapers/ Books/ Magazines/EnvelopesNewspapers/ Books/ Magazines/EnvelopesNewspapers/ Books/ Magazines/Envelopes ( no brown cardboard ( no brown cardboard ( no brown cardboard ( no brown cardboard ————put into organic bin )put into organic bin )put into organic bin )put into organic bin ) Junk mail & Brochures & BindersJunk mail & Brochures & BindersJunk mail & Brochures & BindersJunk mail & Brochures & Binders Telephone directories & Greetings cardsTelephone directories & Greetings cardsTelephone directories & Greetings cardsTelephone directories & Greetings cards Tetra pack cartonsTetra pack cartonsTetra pack cartonsTetra pack cartons Aluminium foil & Clean foil traysAluminium foil & Clean foil traysAluminium foil & Clean foil traysAluminium foil & Clean foil trays Knives/ Forks / SaucepansKnives/ Forks / SaucepansKnives/ Forks / SaucepansKnives/ Forks / Saucepans Please rinse and remove lids Please rinse and remove lids Please rinse and remove lids Please rinse and remove lids Flatten Plastics and Cans if possibleFlatten Plastics and Cans if possibleFlatten Plastics and Cans if possibleFlatten Plastics and Cans if possible Textiles must not be added to your Mixed Recycling bin as they will be rejected at the recycling facility and sent to landfill. Please recycle your textiles - even if they are no longer in good condition - at your nearest Textile Bank. These banks are located at Lews Castle College, Western Isles Hospital, Engebrets Filling Station, Tesco, Co-Op, council car park on Sandwick Road and Creed Park Recycling Centre.

Food/ FlowersFood/ FlowersFood/ FlowersFood/ Flowers————put into organic binput into organic binput into organic binput into organic bin Expanded Polystyrene Expanded Polystyrene Expanded Polystyrene Expanded Polystyrene ( e .g insulated cups and food trays )( e .g insulated cups and food trays )( e .g insulated cups and food trays )( e .g insulated cups and food trays ) Scrap metal or Car partsScrap metal or Car partsScrap metal or Car partsScrap metal or Car parts TextilesTextilesTextilesTextiles Foil wrapping paperFoil wrapping paperFoil wrapping paperFoil wrapping paper Cling Film or polythene wrapCling Film or polythene wrapCling Film or polythene wrapCling Film or polythene wrap GLASSGLASSGLASSGLASS

(Your organic and non recyclable bin collection dates remain the same)

In order that the collection service for co-mingled collections is successful, it is vital that the correct materials are put in the mixed recycling bin. If you are unsure what to do with any materials, please call the helpline on 01851 70 9900.

Please do not put waste into bags inside bin—please leave items loose.

Please WASH & SQUASH plastics to reduce contamination and make the most of the space in your bin. Lids should be removed from bottles.

Plastic Meat Trays can only be accepted if they have been thoroughly rinsed

All brown, corrugated cardboard should go into your Organic Bin.

ASHES & CAT LITTER

VIDEO OR CASSETTE TAPES

BLACK BAG WASTE

POLYTHENE BAGS OR WRAP

CRISP PACKETS & WRAPPERS

SHARPS (e.g. razors, blades etc.)

FACE WIPES/COTTON BUDS

NAPPIES

FOOD WASTE

GARDEN WASTE

WET PAPER

DIRTY OR SOILED PAPER

KITCHEN ROLL/TISSUES

BROWN CARDBOARD

EXAMPLES OF WASTES SUITABLE FOR ORGANIC BIN

SOME EXAMPLES OF WASTES ONLY SUITABLE FOR NON RECYCLING BIN

Glass bottlesGlass bottlesGlass bottlesGlass bottles Glass jarsGlass jarsGlass jarsGlass jars ( r insed please )( r insed please )( r insed please )( r insed please ) ALL COLOURSALL COLOURSALL COLOURSALL COLOURS CeramicsCeramicsCeramicsCeramics PyrexPyrexPyrexPyrex Window glassWindow glassWindow glassWindow glass Light bulbsLight bulbsLight bulbsLight bulbs Strip lightsStrip lightsStrip lightsStrip lights Food/ FlowersFood/ FlowersFood/ FlowersFood/ Flowers————put into organic binput into organic binput into organic binput into organic bin GLASS ONLY BINGLASS ONLY BINGLASS ONLY BINGLASS ONLY BIN

If you have managed to recycle more than your mixed recycling bin can hold, please contact Zero Waste Western Isles to discuss further options which may be available.

Most of us know that we should recycle more to protect the environment and to meet Government targets but do you know the true financial impact on everyone in the Western Isles if we are not able to reduce what goes to landfill?

Despite a population of less than 30,000 we send well over 15,000 tonnes of household waste to landfill each year – the equivalent of more than half a tonne of waste produced by each person each year!

For each tonne of waste going to landfill the Comhairle currently has to pay £56 in Landfill Tax - the equivalent of more than £840,000 each year which could be spent on much better things, such as education and homecare or even sport and leisure facilities. This tax is on top of the ever increasing costs of developing landfill site capacity to comply with new European standards.

So the real costs are even higher.

And of course, Landfill Tax does not remain at the same rate every year. It is currently on an £8 “escalator” taking it up to £64 from April 2012 and £72 from April 2013 and so on.

Each of these £8 increases represents a quarter of a million pounds in Landfill Tax charges each year.

This means that almost £100,000 has to be cut from other services each year.

By using the Mixed Recycling, Glass Only and your existing Organic Bin it should be possible to reduce the amount of waste that cannot be recycled to a minimum. We hope that this service will encourage householders to recycle more, reducing the waste that they send to landfill and reducing the severe financial impact of Landfill Tax on other services.

Benefits of service for you:

• No need to separate cans, plastic and

paper

• Recycling bins provided at your door

• Time saving

• Reduce waste going to landfill

• Help the Western Isles meet Scottish

Government targets

• Protect local services by saving Landfill Tax

What can you do to help protect your local services?

Mrs Jessie MacDonald

of Anderson Road,

Stornoway, with her

new bins, who said:

“It is handy having the recycling bins outside my door. It’s a lot quicker than the old system—no need for bags, or blue buckets . You can put so much more into the blue bin. I understand why the council are doing this.”