If you have any questions or suggestions please contact:recyclefornotts@gmail.comwww.recyclefornotts.co.uk

Try separating your recycling and rubbish in the bathroom to make it easier when you take the items out to the kerbside bins before collection day.

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If you are unsure of your collection day, please see your local Borough or District website.

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If space allows, consider having 2 bins in the kitchen so the recyclables can be separated easily.

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to try at home:Top tips

Remember recycling is easy and not as time consuming as you may think, there are currently around 15% of recyclable items in your green waste bin that could be recycled. Just follow the simple guidelines in this leaflet and help protect and sustain the environment.

Your collection round has been selected for a new recycling campaign. We need your help to give all the recyclable items a second life and reduce Nottinghamshire’s impact on the environment.

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We hope you will join us and your neighbours to help give all the recyclable items a second chance and help save natural resources for future generations.If you have any questions or suggestions please contact:

recyclefornotts@gmail.comwww.recyclefornotts.co.uk

Unfortunately in your area the blue recycling bin contains around

of non-recyclable items, referred to as contamination(i.e the wrong thing in the wrong bin)Which could result in the whole load collected in your recycling truck being rejected and not recycled

20%Other areas in Nottinghamshire have achieved less than

5%of contamination in their recycling bins, so we need your help to assist the good work your neighbours are doing to reduce the levels in your area to less than 5% and ensure the right items are in your recycling bin.

in your areaThe project

Recyclable items are collected from your home by your local council and taken to the Materials Recovery Facility (MRF). They are then sorted by a mix of machines and people and taken to reprocessors to become something new.

This guide has been created to help you reduce the amount of wrong items (contamination) that accidentally go into your recycling bin.

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Can anything you’re

throwing away be Give your recyclables a

second life to help save

natural resources for

future generations.

STOP!Thank you for your help!

recycled?

You are giving these items a second life and helping

to save natural resources for future generations.

PLEASE THESE

Thank you for your participation

Paper and Card Drinks, Food and

Aerosol Cans (no lids) Plastic Bottles (no lids)

Are you bin smart?

If you would like

an extra sticker for your

inside or outside bin or have

any questions or suggestions

please contact:

recyclefornotts@gmail.com

www.recyclefornotts.co.uk

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Newproducts

MRF

Please remember your recyclable material should be clean, dry, empty and loose. Please do not put your recyclable items in plastic carrier bags.

Paper3 Newspapers 3 Envelopes3 Magazines and

catalogues3 Junk mail

Cardboard3 Cereal boxes3 Egg boxes3 Cardboard tubes

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Tins and cans3 Food tins3 Drinks cans3 Aerosol cans

Plastics3 Drinks bottles (e.g. pop,

squash, milk)3 Shower gel and

shampoo bottles3 Cleaning product bottles3 Yoghurt pots3 Margarine tubs

If in doubt – leave it out, or email recyclefornotts@gmail.com for further information.This list is the same for everyone who lives in Nottinghamshire.

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7 Nappies 7 Wood 7 Glass* 7 Toys

7 Garden Waste*7 Textiles, Clothing

and Shoes *

These items should NOT go into your recycling bin:

7 Plastic Bags 7 Food Trays 7 Fruit and Veg punnets 7 Juice cartons 7 Polystyrene

7 Bubble wrap7 Bottle lids7 Plastic containers 7 Food pouches 7 Coat hangers

Main Contaminants

Plastics

*Your local Borough or District Council may provide other kerbside facilities to recycle this item. The item is accepted at all of Nottinghamshire’s Recycling Centres.

This is not a complete list of items, please see the website for more information. www.recyclefornotts.co.uk

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7 GlassIn some areas, these are separately collected by your local council. Otherwise, they can be taken to your local Recycling Centre or ‘bring’ sites found at some local supermarkets.

7 Old toysThe size, shape and material these are made from can cause problems during the sorting process. If there’s still life in them consider donating them to charity or take them to your local Recycling Centre.

7 NappiesDisposable nappies and sanitary waste is not recyclable at all and need to go into the general waste rubbish bin. If you’d like an alternative try ‘real nappies’.

7 FoodFood is a problem as it spreads easily and can contaminate a whole load of recyclables. See the Love Food Hate Waste website for information on how to reduce food waste.

7 Plastic trays e.g. meat trays, fruit punnets and ready meal traysThese are difficult to recycle because of the type and colour of plastic used and often because they are contaminated with food. You can limit the amount of plastic trays that you throw away by choosing items with minimal packaging.

7 General rubbish such as crisp packets, cling film, plant pots, coat hangers, polystyrene.To find out what to do with a range of waste items please visit the waste A-Z on the waste pages of the Nottinghamshire County Council website.

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By putting wrong items into your bin, it can affect the other items in the recycling load collected, which can mean that the good work of all your neighbours could be ruined and the whole load could go to general waste rather than recycling.

What is contamination?

7 Foil and foil traysIf foil and foil trays can’t be reused, please put them in your general waste bin. Even if foil items are rinsed, it is difficult to remove all food residues and these can contaminate or ‘spoil’ other recyclable materials, especially paper.

7 TextilesThe Materials Recovery Facility is not able to sort clothes and textiles but these can be reused and recycled at charity shops and Recycling Centres.