Recycling
IT'S BLACK BIN WEEK (Week commencing 23 AUGUST 2010)
IT'S BLUE BIN WEEK (Week commencing 30 AUGUST 2010)
Household Recycling Services
Today with dwindling natural resources, ever increasing costs of disposal, decreasing space for landfill and EU laws and legislation, Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council recognises that recycling is a priority if we are to live sustainably.
In line with EU targets, the Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough is required to recycle 35% of its household waste by 2010/11. Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council operates a number of recycling schemes to facilitate household recycling, to help meet this target, and calls on the support of the Borough's residents to help in achieving that goal.
Over 19,000 blue bins, for the collection of mixed dry recyclables, and over 12,000 brown bins, for the collection of food and garden waste, have been issued throughout the Borough.
The Blue Bin Service
Blue bins are for the collection of paper, cardboard, plastic bottles, food and drinks cans and tetra-paks. More detail is given below. Blue bins are collected fortnightly. Please see the printable 2010 calendar under the Publications link on the homepage if you are unsure of blue bin weeks. If you are not sure which day your blue bin is collected on please contact Technical Services on the number/email address below.
Your blue bin can be used to recycle the following materials:
All PAPER
Including:
- Newspapers and magazines
- Catalogues/Phone Directories/Yellow Pages
- Envelopes
- Wrapping paper/Greeting Cards
- Loose sheets/pieces of paper
All items of CARDBOARD
All types of PLASTIC BOTTLES
Please rinse bottles before placing in blue bin.
All FOOD and DRINK CANS and TINS
Including:
- Biscuit/sweet tins
- Soft drink and beer cans
- Dog/Cat food cans
Please rinse cans/tins before placing in blue bin.
All TETRA PAKS
Learn more about how materials are recycled:
CANS http://www.wrap.org.uk/recyclenow_08/how_is_it_recycled/cans.html
PLASTIC BOTTLES http://www.wrap.org.uk/recyclenow_08/how_is_it_recycled/plastic_bottles.html
The Brown Bin Service
Brown bins are for the collection of food and garden waste. Collection calendars are distributed at the start of each year. If you are not sure which day your brown bin is collected on please contact Technical Services on the number/email address below.
Your brown bin can be used for the following materials:
- Grass cuttings and leaves
- Old plants and flowers
- Tree and hedge clippings
- Vegetable peelings
- Tea bags and Coffee grounds
- Egg Shells
- All food waste including all cooked food
- Meat
- Shredded paper
- COLD ashes
ONE BLACK BIN POLICY
Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council operates a one black bin policy, i.e. the collection of one black bin, per fortnight, per household. This scheme has proved successful to date.
EDUCATION AND AWARENESS
Schools
The Recycling and Education Officer is available for visits to schools, taking tours around the landfill site and supporting schools in their environmental activities. Talks, presentations and activities can be tailored to suit the needs of each class/Key stage and are directly linked to the waste issues and bin schemes within the homes in the Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough, as well as the relevant legislation and wider global resource issues.
Community
Presentations can be delivered outside working hours to facilitate youth groups, community groups and church groups etc.
Business
Recycling services are available to the business sector, such as the Commercial Cardboard Collection and the Mixed Dry Recyclables Collection. For further information on services available to businesses please contact us on the number/email address below.
Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council would like to thank all householders in the Borough for their continued participation and efforts in using the recycling services.
If you require further information please contact:
Jill Eagleson, Recycling Officer, Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council, Tel 028 8772 0390 or email recycling@dungannon.gov.uk
