BLUE RECYCLING BINS

The appetite of the blue bins has been growing and you can now fill your bin with an even wider range of waste.

Recycling participants in Ards currently recycle over 12,000 tonnes of rubbish every year, and by the end of 2005, we had met our target of recycling 25% of household waste. But we still need to do more to ensure we divert 40% of our rubbish away from landfill sites and avoid potentially substantial fines from 20010 onwards. In a bid to increase our recycling rate and enocurage more residents to obtain and use blue bins, Ards has switched to an 'alternate weekly collection' , meaning that one week your blue bin is collected and the next week your grey bin is collected. A calendar of collections for grey and blue bins can be downloaded below.

If you would like a blue bin, order one here: Request a recycling bin .

What can I put in my blue bin?

You can use your blue recycling bin to dispose of:

• Paper products (magazine, brochures, leaflets etc.
• Light cardboard (shoe / cereal boxes, kitchen / toilet roll tubes)
• Heavy cardboard (ripped up)
• Postcards / plain greetings cards
• Phone books & yellow pages
• Aerosols
• Plastic bottles only (cola bottles, shampoo bottles etc)
• Food cans & aluminium drinks cans (rinsed and crushed)

What can I not put in my blue bin?

You cannot use your blue recycling bin to dispose of:

• Plastic film & food packaging
• Tetra packs (juice cartons etc)
• Envelopes, wallpaper, wrapping paper
• Corks
• Glass
• Shredded paper

Please note: All waste must be presented loose - NOT in plastic bags or bin liners!

For further information contact Clive Catterson, Waste Awareness Officer, Tel: 028 9182 4024, E: clive.catterson@ards-council.gov.uk

Related pages:
Alternate Weekly Bin Collections
Bins
Assisted Bin Collections
Blue Recycling Bins
Brown Recycling Bins
Bulky Waste Collection Service
Civic Amenity Sites
Commercial Collections
Holiday Collection Arrangements
Recycling
Replacement Bins