Wake Up To Waste
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Recycling Tips and Tricks
Where The Stuff Goes
Recycyle More
THE WASTE MANAGEMENT HIERARCHY
- Prevent the material arising in the first place
- Minimise the quantities of material arising
- Re-use the material again after initial use
- Recycle the material into another product
- Recover energy
- Disposal only after all other options have been explored
| Recyclable Paper | Non-Recyclcable | ||
| Newspapers | Shredded paper | ||
| Magazines | Laminated paper | ||
| Junk mail | Cellophane envelopes | ||
| Office paper | Wallpaper | ||
| Exercise books | Wrapping paper | ||
| Phone books | Brown paper | ||
| Catalogues | Paper napkins or tissues | ||
| Paper back books | Hard backed books |
| Recyclable Cardboard | Non-Recyclcable | ||
| Cereal boxes | Take-away food packaging | ||
| Cardboard sleeves | Any waxed cartons, boxes or packaging | ||
| Clean frozen food boxes | Anything with food remnants | ||
| Corrugated cardboard | Boxes with plastic windows | ||
| Greeting cards | |||
| Post cards | |||
| Paper fibre | |||
| Egg boxes | |||
| Cardboard tubes |
| Recyclable Plastic | Non-Recyclcable | ||
| Any rinsed and dried plastic bottles | No Bottle tops | ||
| Plastic milk bottles | No items other than bottles | ||
| Plastic drink bottles | |||
| Shampoo and other similar household product bottles |
| Recyclable Metal | Non-Recyclcable | ||
| Any rinsed and dried food and drink cans | Aluminium foil | ||
| Aerosol tins | Foil trays or lids | ||
| Biscuit tins | Coat hangers |
THE DO'S & DONT'S OF RECYCLING YOUR WASTE
- SNUB-Say no to unwanted bags. Always use a reusable shopping bag or reuse plastic bags. Tell the shop assistant you don't want a bag if you don't need one.
- Compost it-Those vegetable peelings and uncooked leftovers(no meat) can get your garden off to a good start next year. Making compost is easy and a compost bin is a useful thing to have in any garden. It cuts down on the landfill problem.
- Re-cycle it-Check out your local re-cycling points supplied by your local council. Find out where your nearest point is from the list below. To find out more about re-cycling contact:-Waste Watch Wasteline on 0870 243 0136 for information and advice all year round
Civic Amenity Site, Rathgael Rd
Glass - Aluminium Cans - Plastic Bottles
Paper - Textiles - Scrap Metal - Waste Oil - Flourescent Tubes
Builders Rubble - Food Waste - Garden/Green Waste
Castle Square Car Park
Glass - Aluminium Cans - Paper - Textiles - Books
Bloomfeild Shopping Centre
Glass - Aluminium Cans - Paper
Springhill Shopping Centre
Glass - Aluminium Cans - Textiles
The World of Wine, Clandeboye Road
Glass - Aluminium Cans
Main Street Car Park, Groomsport
Glass - Aluminium Cans - Paper - Books
Fort Road Car Park, Helen's Bay
Glass - Aluminium Cans - Paper
Bangor Library
Used stamps for the Assisi Animal Shelter
Used Laser and Inkjet Cartridges for the RNIB
Phone 0138 8517 087 for a collecting box.
Or e-mail ghedwards@rnib.org.uk
