Recycling Leaflet 2014

Where it goes After your recycling has been processed at the Lancashire Waste Technology Parks, it is passed on to a number of different companies across the UK, who use it to make any number of everyday products.

The map below shows some of the places where your recyclables go.

Skelmersdale

Leyland/ Thornton

Ellesmere Port

Leyland/ Thornton

Cardiff

Manchester

Manchester

About

e im r C l a t n e m n o ir Env WE PROSECUTE FLYTIPPERS, YOU WILL GET CAUGHT. Lancaster City Council takes environmental crime very seriously.

Our team of Enforcement Officers can issue fines for a wide range of environmental offences that affects us all, including littering, fly-tipping and incorrect use of wheeled bins and recycling boxes.

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Recycling

Green Boxes

We prosecute residents who commit environmental offences either through the courts or by issuing Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs).

To avoid an £80 fine please ensure you; • Separate your waste for recycling • Do not litter • Only use the containers we have provided and do not leave extra waste out for collection • Return the containers to your property straight after collection.

Asbestos

Textiles are reused and recycled in the UK and abroad.

Your

Green Bin

Grey Bin

General Household Waste

7 No recyclables 7 No food waste 7 No garden waste

Asbestos must not be placed in your bin. Householders can take it to Salt Ayre Household Waste Centre at Ovangle Road in Lancaster. The asbestos should be double bagged in heavy duty polythene and securely sealed.

Alternatively call a licensed waste removal contractor.

Help us crack down on fly-tipping

Interested in finding out more about waste?

If you witness somebody fly-tipping, take as many details as possible, and call us on 01524 582491 or email: customerservices@lancaster.gov.uk Alternatively you can use the on-line report form at: www.lancaster.gov.uk/fly-tipping

Useful information about recycling in the district - www.lancaster.gov.uk/bins General information about recycling in the UK- www.recyclenow.com Top tips on how to avoid wasting food - www.lovefoodhatewaste.com

For more information, please visit our website at www.lancaster.gov/bins

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01524 582491 www.lancaster.gov.uk/bins

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Waste food must go in the green bin with your garden waste or in the green kerbside caddy. Please don’t take up space in your grey bin with waste food.

Collection

The recycling vehicle is split into two sections. The paper and card is loaded into one side and the glass, cans and plastic bottles into the other. We do not mix the contents of the two boxes together in the vehicle.

You can line your kitchen caddy with paper or compostable liners.

Box 1 Paper & Card

Including:

4 Shredded paper 4 Catalogues 4 Window envelopes 4 Junk mail 4 Telephone directories 4 Gift wrap

No Thank You: 7 Plastic tubs & trays 7 Yoghurt pots

Food waste: all cooked and uncooked (except liquids and liquid fats).

Garden waste: leaves, grass, weeds, cut flowers, garden prunings, twigs and small branches.

Bedding: from vegetarian animals.

Box 2 Glass, Cans & Plastic Bottles

Including: 4 Aerosols 4 Large tins 4 Clean tin foil

7 Carrier bags 7 Plastic film 7 Cartons

Textiles • Put in clearly labelled carrier bags (not black bags) alongside your recycling boxes • No shoes, duvets, pillows or cushions • Alternatively, take to charity shops Avoid having your recycling rejected - make sure you know what goes where.

Compostable liners must display this logo.

No Thank You: 7 Packaging of any sort 7 Plastic bags

7 Liquids inc. fat & oil 7 Soil, stones & rubble

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If it is small, has a wire and a plug or has been powered by batteries, it can be recycled.

Yes please: 4 Small drills & DIY tools 4 Small computers & laptops 4 Hair dryers 4 Toasters & Irons

Paper and card

Glass, cans and plastic bottles

Recycling materials are taken to Middleton Waste Transfer Station where the two compartments are emptied separately.

These materials are then loaded up and delivered to the Lancashire Waste Technology Parks, where they are separated in readiness for being made into everyday products such as newspapers, glass and plastic bottles.

Recycling Bank Locations • Alfred Street - Lancaster • Thurnham Street - Lancaster • ASDA - Lancaster • Morrisons - Morecambe • Heysham Village • Bull Beck - Caton

Large electrical items like fridges and washing machines can be recycled by calling Bulky Matters on 01524 582491. Alternatively, you can take them to the Salt Ayre Household Waste Recycling centres at Ovangle Road, Lancaster, or Keer Bridge, Carnforth.

Middleton Waste Transfer Station

Lancashire Waste Technology Parks