Household waste recycling centre opening times Between 1 October and 31 March, household waste recycling centres will operate the following winter opening hours.
“When I’m recycled I want to be a
FOOTBALL
SHIRT ” Recycle all your plastic pots and give them a chance to be new stuff.
Recycling – what goes around comes around National Recycle Week is back, 25 September to 1 October! See some of the amazing transformations and find out what everyday household objects can be recycled into. Daily videos on our Facebook page will show the journey your recycling takes once it leaves your home. So like us to find out about aerosols turning into parts for mobile phones or a yoghurt pot becoming a football shirt. There’ll be daily competitions too. You’ll never look at your recycling in the same way! Facebook/recycleforcountydurham
9.00am-3.30pm everyday: Annfield Plain; Heighington Lane, Newton Aycliffe; Middleton-in-Teesdale; Potterhouse Lane, Pity Me; Romanway, Bishop Auckland; Seaham; Tudhoe. 10.00am-4.00pm Monday to Thursday and 9.00am-3.30pm Saturday, Sunday and bank holidays: Coxhoe; Horden; Thornley. 9.00am-3.30pm on Saturday, Sunday and bank holidays only: Hett Hills, Chester-le-Street; Stainton Grove, Barnard Castle. For more information go to www.durham.gov.uk/hwrc or call 03000 261 000.
New rules for stray dogs Did you know it is now an offence to allow your dog to stray under the new Public Space Protection Order? If you do allow your dog to stray, you could be issued with a £100 fixed penalty notice or prosecuted. What happens if my dog strays? If a dog is found by a neighbourhood warden, it will be scanned for a microchip and returned to its owner. If the owner can’t be identified it will be taken to Stray Aid, our kennel provider based in Coxhoe. If the dog is not claimed within 7 days, it can then be offered for rehoming. If your dog does stray and you’re unable to locate it, contact Stray Aid on 0300 999 4247, www.strayaid.org.uk/found
#FollowOurLead Be a responsible dog owner.
National Recycle Week 25 September to 1 October Watch a video at www.durham.gov.uk/dcn
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