Christmas and New Year recycling and rubbish collections 2015/16

There are NO collections on these bank holidays: • Christmas Day (Friday 25 December) • New Year’s Day (Friday 1 January 2016)

Recycling and rubbish will be collected as normal on Bank Holiday Monday 28 December.

Merry Christmas and thank you for recycling even more this year.

Winter opening times November to the end of March:Monday to Friday 8am – 4.15pmSaturday 9am – 3.45pmSunday 9am – 1pm

Recycling Centre changesChristmas day Closed Boxing day Closed New Year’s day Closed

Bad weather updatesPlease check our website and local radio stations for updates to collections if we experience extreme bad weather this winter.

Garden waste and Christmas tree collections There are no garden waste collections for 2 weeks from Friday 25 December to Thursday 7 January 2016. Normal collections will begin from Friday 8 January 2016. To check your collection day and week please visit www.bathnes.gov.uk and enter your postcode or street name.

Recycling and rubbish collectionsUsual collection day Revised collection day Friday 25 December Friday 1 January 2016

Saturday 2 January 2016

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Recycling box collection Please sort your materials in your green box so we can leave your street more quickly. It is OK to mix cans and plastics together. Please rinse and squash items if possible.

From 8 to 29 January we will collect your real Christmas tree for free during our fortnightly garden waste collection service. The trees will then be composted. Please: ✓ Cut up your tree if it is more than 1.2

metres tall so that it will fit it into our vehicle

✓ Remove any decorations first, including the pot

✓ Put it out for collection at the edge of your property so our crews can easily see it on your garden waste collection day.

www.bathnes.gov.uk/wasteservicesCouncil Connect

Councilconnect@bathnes.gov.uk 01225 39 40 41

Text SMS 07797 806545 www.facebook.com/recycleforbathnes

To find out more and order free recycling containers contact

Recycling collection remindersSmall electricals – such as broken fairy lights, electronic toys and toasters (anything small with a plug or batteries) can be put in an untied carrier bag next to your green box. Take bigger items like TVs to your local Recycling Centre.

Food recycling – Use your food bin to recycle all your food waste including turkey bones, or compost uncooked food such as peelings in your home

compost bin. Please do not put food in your rubbish.

Can you make 2015 a food waste free Christmas? Go to www.lovefoodhatewaste.com for lots of ways to reduce your food waste and save you money this Christmas.

Green box – for recycling:

• Paper – Greetings cards,wrapping paper (white backed, non foil) and gift tags

• Glass bottles and jars – including mincemeat and cranberry sauce

• Plastic bottles, pots, tubs and trays – such as cream pots, fruit trays (no black plastic items, plastic film or polystyrene please)

• Foil – such as mince pie and quiche cases, and takeaway trays

• Cans, tins and aerosols – including biscuit and sweet tins

Cardboard – put packaging, brown paper and cartons in your blue bag.

Free Christmas tree collections