BROWN BINS

Brown bins are available to residents free of charge for recycling 'green' garden and kitchen waste, such as grass cuttings and vegetable peelings - waste which accounts for a staggering 30% of all the rubbish in your normal bin - rubbish which goes straight to landfill and breaks down to produce harmful gases that contribute to global warming.

Using kerbside recycling schemes like this one is part of the Council's on-going commitment to meet challenging government recycling targets - the first of which, to recycle 25% of our household waste by the end of 2005, was successfully met.

Brown bins will be collected every two weeks and bins must be left at the kerbside by 7.30am on the day of collection. A timetable for brown bin collections is available to download below.

What can I put in my brown bin?

• Fruit
• Uncooked vegetables and peelings
• Tea leaves and tea bags
• Coffee grounds
• Nut shells
• Shredded paper
• Garden waste, especially grass cuttings, hedge clippings, leaves and bark.

All this material will be composted.

What can I not put in my brown bin?

You cannot put

• Meat
• Bones
• Cooked food of any kind
• Glass, metal, plastic, rubber, textiles, nappies or any other types of waste.

For further information contact Clive Catterson, Waste Awareness Officer, Tel: 028 9182 4024, E: Waste Awareness Officer

The "Love Food, Hate Waste" campaign aims to raise awareness of the need to reduce the amount of food that we throw away, and how by doing some easy and practical things in the home we will benefit our purses and the environment. Find more information at www.lovefoodhatewaste.com

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

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