for South Lanarkshire Your new improved recycling service From July 2015 New calendar on reverse check your collection dates New food and garden waste collection What you can recycle Find out more inside
Helping you recycle more Recycling has never been more important, we are making improvements to your recycling service so we can all recycle more materials at home. A new food and garden waste collection service is being provided so your food and garden waste can be turned into a valuable resource and avoid it going to landfill. We are also providing a new grey bin for glass, cans and plastics and your blue bin will just be for paper and cardboard. Please put the sticker supplied on your blue bin lid. The day we uplift your black/green and blue bins won t change. To make it easy for you to remember when to put your bins out for collection, we will be collecting your burgundy bin and your new light grey bin on this day of the week too. We have included a calendar at the back of this guide to show you when your different bins will be collected. Key dates to remember: To help us prepare for this new service, your non recyclable waste bin (black/green bin) will be emptied w/c 29 June and again w/c 6 July. Please refer to your calendar which shows your new collection weeks. Your uplift day has not changed but the bins you present have. Please present your burgundy bin on your uplift day w/c 6 July even if there is not much glass in it. We will sticker your bin to remind you that it will now be used to recycle food and garden waste. This sticker also indicates that you should start collecting food waste in your kitchen caddy. Your first collection of food and garden waste in the burgundy bin will be week commencing 13 July and every two weeks thereafter. Your NEW recycling service what goes where Recycling Change Paper and card New Glass, cans and plastics Now collected every 4 weeks Food and Garden Waste Recycling Change Food and garden waste New Collected every 2 weeks Kitchen food waste caddy Bins should be presented at your usual collection point by 7am on your normal uplift day. 1
Food and garden waste recycling Need more liners? When your supply of food waste liners is running low, tie an unused liner to the handle on your outdoor burgundy bin and we will supply more. Please use only the compostable liners provided. Collected every 2 weeks How to use your kitchen caddy Food waste can also be put directly into the burgundy bin Line your Place any When it is full Put the tied liner 1 2 3 4 kitchen caddy cooked or tie the liner and into your outdoor with one of the compostable liners provided uncooked food waste into the liner remove it from the caddy burgundy bin How to recycle your compostable garden waste If you do not have a burgundy bin please call 0303 123 1020 and we will deliver one to you. Alternatively you can complete a form on our website Collect your Put your 1 2 garden waste garden waste together in your outdoor burgundy bin 3 Present your outdoor burgundy bin at your normal collection point by 7am on your uplift day 2 3
Food and garden waste recycling If you have large items of garden waste like tree trunks or hedge cuttings, we will still uplift these free of charge, however they must be tied and left un-bagged. Alternatively you can take these items to your local Household Waste and Recycling Centre. See pages 12 & 13 of this guide for more information about these sites What goes in my kitchen caddy? What types of garden waste can I recycle? Dairy 3 Meat and bones 3 Eggs and eggshells 3 Fruit and vegetables 3 Flowers and plants 3 Grass cuttings 3 Hedge clippings 3 Leaves 3 Bread 3 Rice and pasta 3 Fish 3 Tea bags and coffee grounds 3 Small branches 3 Weeds and trimmings 3 House plants and cut flowers 3 Bark 3 4 4 Breads, cakes and pastries 4 Eggs incl shells 4 Fish incl bones and shells 4 Fruit and vegetables 4 Pet food - wet and dry 4 Rice, pasta and beans 4 Tea bags and coffee grounds 4 Meat - cooked and raw 8 Oils and liquids 8 Plastic packaging 8 Plastic bags 8 Animal faeces or bedding 4 Twigs and small branches 4 Grass cuttings 4 Hedge clippings 4 Leaves 4 Shrub prunings 4 Weeds Please do not bag your garden waste 8 Plastic bags or liners 8 Soil, turf or timber 8 Plant pots or polystyrene 8 Stones, bricks or rubble 8 Animal faeces or bedding 8 General waste 5
Glass, cans and plastics Collected every 4 weeks Place the sticker supplied on the blue bin lid Paper and cardboard Collected every 4 weeks Collect your Please rinse Please put your 1 2 3 materials your containers materials in your for recycling and remove lids. You do not need to remove labels light grey bin and present it at your collection point on your normal uplift day Collect your Flatten your Place your paper 1 2 3 paper and cardboard and cardboard cardboard in your blue bin for recycling and present it at your collection point on your normal uplift day 6 4 Plastic bottles 4 Pots, tubs and trays 4 Fruit and vegetable punnets 4 Glass bottles and jars 4 Food and drinks cans 4 Empty aerosols 4 Clean aluminium foil 8 Plastic bags 8 Pyrex jugs and dishes 8 Polystyrene containers 8 Ceramics 8 Light bulbs 4 Cardboard boxes 4 Toilet and kitchen roll tubes 4 Egg cartons 4 Brochures and catalogues 4 Envelopes and cards 4 Newspapers and magazines 4 Unwanted mail 4 All types of paper 8 Plastic bags or wrappers 8 Polystyrene and polythene 8 Paper or card with food residue 8 Wallpaper 7
Black or green bin 4 Any item that cannot be recycled 4 Animal bedding 4 Animal faeces 4 Plastic bags 4 Polystyrene 4 Polythene 4 Nappies 4 Wrappers 4 Hygiene products 4 Wrappers/items with food residue 4 Pyrex jugs and dishes 4 Ceramics Non recyclable waste bin Collected every 2 weeks 8 Any item that can be recycled in your blue, grey or burgundy bins Don t forget items that can t go in your recycling bins can often be recycled elsewhere for example at charity shops, clothes and CD banks. Frequently Asked Questions Q Why is the service changing? A We are improving the recycling service throughout South Lanarkshire to meet the requirements set by Scottish Government and increase recycling. This means we have to collect certain materials including food waste. Q Why do I need to recycle food waste? A Landfilling food waste is environmentally unfriendly and an expensive way to dispose of waste. When food waste breaks down in landfill it gives off methane gas, which contributes to climate change and is a waste of a valuable product that can be recycled. Recycling food waste will help to ensure we continue to meet the challenges and targets set by Scotland s Zero Waste Plan. Q Will the food in my bin smell? A No, if you follow the guidance for the new service and line your kitchen caddy there will be no problem with smell. Food waste that was previously in your general waste bin is now collected in your burgundy bin with garden waste so that it can be recycled. Q I don t have a burgundy bin, how do I get one? A If you do not have a burgundy bin or it needs repaired, please call 0303 123 1020 immediately or complete the form online and we will deliver or repair the bin for you. Q I receive an assisted pull out service for my wheeled bins, will this continue? A If you currently receive help with your bins we will automatically provide this service for your new bins. 8 9
What happens to the materials I recycle? What happens to my food and garden waste? The materials we collect from your blue and grey bins are sent to a Materials Recycling Facility (MRF) where different materials are identified and separated. The various materials are then sent to reprocessing outlets where they are turned into new products. Your food and garden waste is collected and taken to a processor then shredded. It is then treated by in vessel composting to produce a high quality compost which we use on local South Lanarkshire Council public spaces. By recycling, together we can save money, support jobs and protect the environment The materials we throw away are valuable and recycling helps the economy by creating jobs locally as well as in the Scottish recycling industry Recycling is more efficient it uses less energy and reduces the carbon emissions compared to using raw materials Recycling reduces the demand for raw materials, helping to protect natural habitats For more information about your waste and recycling services: 8 www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk ( 0303 123 1020 @SouthLanCouncil 10 11
Your household waste and recycling centres South Lanarkshire has 6 recycling centres to allow residents to recycle a wide range of materials and dispose of excess household waste. Locations Eastfield Recycling Centre Cambuslang Road, Rutherglen, G72 7DB Hamilton & Blantyre Recycling Centre East Avenue, Blantyre Industrial Estate, G72 0JB East Kilbride Recycling Centre Peel Park Industrial Estate, East Kilbride, G74 5BU Carluke Recycling Centre Castlehill Industrial Estate, Carluke, ML8 5UF Larkhall Recycling Centre Strutherhill Industrial Estate, Larkhall, ML9 2WW Strathaven Recycling Centre Hamilton Road Industrial Estate, Strathaven, ML10 6UB You can recycle a wide range of materials at any of South Lanarkshire s Household Waste and Recycling Centres including: 4 Glass 4 Electrical items 4 Furniture and bulky items 4 Wood 4 Soil 4 Garden waste 4 Clothes and textiles For more information on items that can be collected and opening hours visit www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk Please ensure that all recyclable material is separated before you visit the site. Staff are on site to offer advice and direct you to the correct container. For a full list of items accepted at each recycling centre please visit: 8 www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk 12 13
Your new recycling collection calendar Please check your collection dates carefully. Your normal uplift day has not changed but the bins you put out each week have. June 2015 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 July 2015 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 August 2015 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 September 2015 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 October 2015 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 November 2015 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Non recyclable waste bin (black/green bin) and last collection of burgundy bin for glass Non recyclable waste bin (black/green bin) Blue bin Burgundy bin (food and garden waste) and blue bin Burgundy bin (food and garden waste) and grey bin ( 0303 123 1020 8 www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk @SouthLanCouncil