Your HouseholdWaste & RecyclingGuideMainland &Cumbrae

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Welcome to your guide toWaste and Recycling services You will find useful information about your kerbsidewaste and recycling collections.

Thank you for your recycling efforts – lets keep up thegood work!

ContentsContents

Cunninghame Furniture Recycling Company 03

Love Food Hate Waste 04

Never miss a bin collection 05

Waste Collection Information 06

Putting the Wrong Stuff in the Wrong Bin 07

Blue Bin Waste 08

Brown Bin Waste 10

Grey Bin Waste 12

Household Waste Recycling Centres 14

Useful Websites and Contacts 16

Cunninghame FurnitureRecycling Company North Ayrshire Council and Cunninghame Furniture RecyclingCompany (CFRC) are working together to:

Reduce the number of household items going to landfill, and

Increase the number of items which can then be re-used withinthe community

If you have household items which could be re-used and are free ofstains/marks/tears/scratches or in the case of electrical items are ingood, working condition, please contact Cunninghame FurnitureRecycling Company as they may collect your items for FREE.

Many reusable items can be uplifted by CFRC such as:

Sofas (with fire safety label) Living Room Furniture

Tables and Chairs Beds and Bedroom Furniture

Kitchen White Goods Lamps

TVs

You can contact CFRC on 0800 221 8083 to arrange a freecollection of your reusable items. CFRC showroom is open Mondayto Thursday 9.30am to 5pm, Friday 9.30am to 4.30pm andSaturday 10am to 2pm. Alternatively you can take goods to theCFRC collection point located at any mainland Household WasteRecycling Centre (HWRC).

Please note if you are going to visit a HWRC with a van, pick up ortrailer, you will need a free household waste permit. For furtherinformation visit our website www.north-ayrshire.gov.uk or call ourcustomer service team on 01294 310000.

If your item is not reusable you can contact us toarrange a special uplift. There is a charge forthis service.

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Never miss abin collection!Please ensure your bin is at the kerbside for 7am onyour collection day.

To find your next bin collection day and nearestHousehold Waste Recycling Centre visitwww.north-ayrshire.gov.uk/bincollectionYou can access a range of Council services 24 hours a day,7 days a week at The Hub

Check bin collection day

Report a missed bin collection

Book a special uplift

Request an assisted collection 05

Waste CollectionWe will empty your bin as agreed and returnyour bin to your collection point

Please ensure your bin is put out by 7am on yourcollection day. If your bin isn’t out and our crewshave been to your street, we will not return to empty your bin

Bins must be returned to your property as soon as possibleafter collection

Disposing of additional non recyclable waste - we cannotcollect additional waste alongside your grey bin, this can bedisposed of at a local Household Waste Recycling Centre.Alternatively you can wait until your bin is emptied and thenput the waste into the bin ready for the next collection

If you regularly have too much waste to fit in your grey binthen you should check that you are not putting recyclablematerials such as paper, cardboard, or food in your grey bin

Reporting a missed collection - if we have missed your bin youcan report this online or by contacting us on 01294 310000

If a bin tag has been placed on your blue or brown bin this isdue to the wrong items being placed in your bin. You will needto remove the contamination from your bin before your nextscheduled collection day

Assisted Collections - if you are having difficulty putting yourbin out for collection and have nobody else who could do thisfor you, then you can apply for an assisted bin pull out service.This is when our refuse collectors will wheel your bin out fromyour property and return it to your property after it is emptied.To apply for the assisted bin pull out service please applyonline at The Hub, or call 01294 310000

Special Uplift – Large items can be collected as part of theCouncil’s special uplift service. There is a charge for thisservice. Did you know you can book a special uplift online?Refer to page 03 for reuse of your furniture

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Markyour bins clearlyso you can identifyit if stolen and keepthem behind lockedgates to preventtheft.

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Wrong stuff

Wrongbin

This bin is for food and garden wasteonly. Please remove the "wrong stuff"from your brown bin before your nextscheduled collection day.

www.north-ayrshire.gov.uk/recycling

Warning

Plastic BagsCat LitterAnimal faeces

MetalPaper

Timber

Soil

Other

Wrong stuff

Wrongbin

Warning

This bin is for recyclable materials only.Please remove the "wrong stuff" fromyour blue bin before your next scheduledcollection day.

www.north-ayrshire.gov.uk/recycling

Black bin bags

Nappies

Duvets

Pillows

Cushions

Clothing

Textiles

Shoes

Wood

Animal faeces

Polystyrenefood/gardenwaste

Small electrical items

Other

Right stuff

Rightbin

Each year wespend over £2.5million sending

waste to landfill.

Help reduce what

we send to landfill by

putting the Right

Stuff in the Right Bin.

For a full list of the materials that can be

recycled in your blue bin please visit our

website.

Thank you for recycling and helping North

Ayrshire be one of the top performing

councils in Scotland.

Let’s keep up the good work by working

together to recycle more and save money.

www.north-ayrshire.gov.uk/recycling

01294 310000

Putting the Wrong stuffin the Wrong binWe won't collect bins with the wrong types of materials in them and wewill put a tag on the bin to advise you why your bin has notbeen emptied.

If you have a tag on your bin please remove and represent your bin onthe next collection day, as we will not return for your bin before hand.

Each year we spend over £2.5 million sending waste to landfill. Helpreduce what we send to landfill by putting the Right stuff in the Right bin.

Wrong stuff!

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Right StuffRight Bin

Blue Bin RecyclingPlease do not contaminate your blue bin with black bags or liners.Place your items loose in your blue bin to help with sorting at theMaterials Recycling Facility. Items should be rinsed, don’t worryabout removing labels. Remember to recycle items from all roomsin your home. For example aerosols from the bathroom,newspapers from the lounge and soup cartons from the kitchen.

You can recycle the following Right stuff in your bluebin:

Clean cardboard

Mixed Glass – bottles and jars

Cartons – juice cartons/egg boxes/soup cartons

Plastics – fizzy drink bottles/milk bottles/detergent bottles/fruitor food trays/yoghurt pots

Metals – aluminium cans/biscuit tins/aerosols/food and drinkcans/bottle tops and jar lids

Mixed Paper – newspapers/magazines directories/shreddedpaper

Wrong stuffBlack bags Nappies Items of clothing

Electrical items Tissues Polystyrene

Ceramics Carpets Light bulbs

Shoes Food or garden Quiltswaste

Large cardboard boxes

Cardboard boxes which are too big to fit in your blue bin can beplaced at the side of your bin for collection (as long as it is a smallnumber of boxes). Flatten or tie the boxes together wherepossible.

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Wrong stuff!

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Right StuffRight Bin

Brown Bin RecyclingYour brown bin is for all organic waste from your garden and forfood waste from your home.

You can recycle the following Right stuff in yourbrown bin:

Grass cuttings Weeds

Leaves and bark Hedges and branches

Windfall fruit Straw (not from animal bedding)

Dairy Fish, meat and bones

Bread Rice and Pasta

Egg shells Fruit and vegetables

Tea leaves, tea bags and coffee grounds

Dead flowers and plants

Wrong stuffPlastic bags - please only use biodegradable bags to disposeof organic waste

Plastic Rubble Turf/soil

Wood of any kind Food or drink containers

Branches and hedges should be tied up inmanageable bundles, no longer than onemetre in length, and placed beside yourbrown bin. If you have a large amountof branches, please put them out overa few weeks rather than all at once.

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Did youknow you canpick up a supplyof biodegradablebags at your locallibrary or localCouncil office

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Wrong stuff!

Right StuffRight Bin

Grey non-recyclable waste binYour grey bin should be used to dispose of household waste thatcannot be recycled. Help us reduce what we send to landfill byputting the Right stuff in the Right bin.

You can put the following Right stuff in the grey bin:Polystyrene Nappies Pet waste

Black bags Ceramics Old duvets

Dirty cardboard Non reusable clothes*

Tissues Wipes Sanitary products

Pyrex Mirrors

Wrong stuffFood waste Plastics (see page 9) Cardboard

Bottle/glass jars Metal cans

*Please recycle good quality textiles at any textile banks, which canbe found throughout North Ayrshire, or donate to a charity of yourchoice. Only place non-recyclable textiles in your grey bin.

We will not lift any rubbish placed beside your bin. You can waituntil your bin is emptied and then put the waste into the bin readyfor the next collection. Alternatively additional waste can be takento one of our Household Waste Recycling Centres. See page 14.

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Household Waste Recycling CentresOur Household Waste Recycling Centres allow householders todispose of small quantities of bulky household waste and access awide range of refuse and recycling facilities.

Our sites are for use by North Ayrshire householders only.

Please note: you may require a free Household Waste Tip Permitto access a Household Waste Recycling Centre if you are using avan, pick-up or a trailer. The permits are free and valid for 12months, allowing householders up to 12 visits during that period.For more information please visit our website.

Do I need a permit?Vehicles that don’t require a permit

Car, estate car, people carrier MPV

4x4 less than 6’3” (1.9m) in height

Please note: if you have a roof rack, or box, fitted which causes any ofthe above vehicles to exceed the height restriction, you do not require apermit but please contact us to apply for an exemption before accessingany of the Household Waste Recycling Centres.

Vehicles that do require a permitCar, van or pick-up with single axle trailer

Van Pick Up Mini-bus (8-11 seats)

Vehicles not allowed on siteA vehicle with more than four wheels

A vehicle over 3500kg gross weight, for example box vans

A vehicle with a twin axle trailer

Mini-bus (8-11 seats)

A tipper

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Opening times for Household WasteRecycling CentresSummer (April to September)Monday to Thursday: 9am to 6.45pmFriday to Sunday: 9am to 4.45pm

Winter (October to March)Daily: 9am to 4.45pm

Bartonholm Recycling CentreSandy Road, Irvine, KA12 8SN

Kilbirnie Recycling Centre

Paddockholm Road, Kilbirnie, KA25 7JW

Largs Recycling Centre

Haylie Brae, Largs, KA24 5LE

All sites accept a wide range of household materials for recyclingand disposal.

If you are unsure of how to dispose of a particular item pleasecontact the Council for advice. Please note - the sites do notaccept the following items:

Waste produced by a business or trader

Clinical Waste

Tyres

Hazardous Waste

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To access a range of Council services 24hours a day, 7 days a week:www.north-ayrshire.gov.uk/thehub

To find your next bin collection day and nearest Household WasteRecycling Centre visit:www.north-ayrshire.gov.uk/bincollection

For waste enquires contact us at:www.north-ayrshire.gov.uk/recycling or Customer Service on01294 310000

Love Food Hate Waste: www.scotland.lovefoodhatewaste.com

For unwanted mail visit: www.mpsonline.org.uk

For tips on reducing waste visit:www.north-ayrshire.gov.uk/resident/bins-litter-and-recycling/waste-reduction.aspx

Information on real nappies visit: www.goreal.org.uk

Useful websitesand contacts

Online services:many companiesyou deal with offeronline services whereyou can request tostop receivingpaper bills.

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