Frequently Asked Questions
For: Technical Services
- My septic tank needs emptied; the grass needs cut on my rural road; the road needs repaired. Who is responsible?
- How do I arrange an interment in a Council cemetery?
- What can I put in my Blue Bin?
- Why can I only recycle my plastic bottles? What about other plastic items?
- Why am I asked to remove the lids from their plastic bottles when depositing them for recycling?
- Can a Company be provided with a blue bin for waste
A. These are all functions of the DOE Road/Water Service who can be contacted on Dungannon 028 8775 1251.
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A. Contact the offices of Technical Services by telephoning: 028 8772 0390.
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A. Please crush all items, prior to placing them in the bin loose, NOT INSIDE PLASTIC BAGS, as bagged items cannot be sorted properly and are treated as general waste. This will also extend the capacity of the bin.
PAPER DO give us all your newspapers and magazines
CARDBOARD DO give us all your clean cardboard boxes
PLASTIC DO give us all your plastic bottles, e.g. milk, fizzy drink and water bottles
CANS DO give us all your empty food and drink cans
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Plastic bottles are specified as they are made from one of only three polymer types and are very easily identified, both by members of the public and those sorting the collected bottles. The three polymer types used are PET (e.g. fizzy drink bottles and squash bottles), HDPE (e.g. milk bottles and detergent bottles) and PVC (e.g. large squash bottles), although the use of PVC in such applications is in decline.
Items such as margarine tubs and rigid food containers are made from a very wide range of polymer, many of which are blends. These are much more difficult to identify and separate efficiently. It is also more difficult to secure an outlet for the material as mixed plastics are not in high demand.
Yogurt pots are not generally accepted in plastic recycling schemes as they are in fact made from polystyrene. This has an entirely different make-up to the polymers used in bottles and there are currently limited outlets for the material. Again, there are fewer clearly identified end markets for the material at this time. The quality of the material is often compromised as a result of food contamination.
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The reason is, again, the lids are made from a different type of plastic to the bottle and, if mixed with the bottles, causes contamination of the polymer type, reducing both the quality and value of the material. This can have implications on the intended end-use of the recycled material due to the contamination's impact on end-product consistency.
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A company should contact Technical Services department of the Council to obtain a blue bin on 877 20390.
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