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Brown Bin It
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For further informationT: 028 9250 9453E: [email protected]: www.lisburncastlereagh.gov.uk
FOOD & GARDEN WASTE
Garden wasterecycling
✔ cold ashes ✔ shredded paper ✔ napkins
YES PLEASE
✘ soil & sods ✘ hardcore & rubble ✘ wood & timber ✘ household waste
NO THANKS
You can recycle all your organic garden waste with your food waste through your brown bin. Please place all your organic garden waste into your brown bin.
Food and garden waste collected through the brown bin service is recycled into compost using in vessel composting techniques.
What happens to myfood & gardenwaste?
Your recycling is really making a difference – thanks!
All your food and garden waste is recycled into New Leaf Compost. For further details please see the Council website www.lisburncastlereagh.gov.uk or contact 028 9250 9453.
shredded
broken down in an enclosed vessel with
oxygen
laid into piles to continue breaking down
screened to remove any large clumps
nutrient-rich compost produced
compost to help grow plants
food & garden waste
in vesselcomposting
cycle
has never been easier
Recycling yourfood waste
If you don’t have a free Kitchen Caddy Starter kit or need more liners or red tags, these are available from:-
If you need a brown bin please telephone 028 9250 9453 (charges may apply) or email: [email protected]
• Civic Headquarters, Lagan Valley Island, Lisburn• The Cutts Household Recycling Centre, Derriaghy• Central Services Depot, Altona Road, Lisburn
• Drumlough Household Recycling Centre, Hillsborough• Carryduff Household Recycling Centre, Comber Road• Bradford Court, Upper Galwally
Have you got the right equipment?
Please recycle all your food waste using the brown bin service.
Bins should be left out the night before a collection or by 6am on the collection day. Please do not leave your bins on the footpath for long periods of time to avoid causing a nuisance or obstruction.
Whenever you need to empty your caddy, tie the top and put it into your brown bin.
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Top tip If you would rather
use your own indoor container that’s fine – do whatever works
for you
Line your kitchen caddy with one of the liners and put your food waste in it.
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only use the compostable liners provided
To request more caddy liners, place your red tag onto the handle of your brown bin and collection crews will supply more. Please remove this tag after liner delivery.
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Remember there is no amount too small. The best thing we can do with our food is enjoy it but some waste like banana skins, tea bags and plate scrapings are inevitable.
Food for thought
ONO THANKS
O Packaging of any kind
O Liquids such as milk
O Oil or fat
Place any takeaway pizza boxes into your brown bin (torn up)
Frequently AskedQuestions
Remember there is no amount too small. The best thing we can do with our food is to enjoy it but some waste like banana skins, tea bags and plate scrapings are inevitable and these can be recycled.
Food waste that isn’t recycled is left to rot in landfill. You can recycle unwanted food, food that can’t be eaten or out of date food through your brown bin service. Food waste collected in your brown bin is recycled into compost at a local composting facility and can be re-used.
A lot of people find that keeping it under the sink, or next to the kitchen bin or on a work top is really practical. Remember you can use your own container if you prefer something more stylish or that fits in better with your kitchen.
You can recycle all your organic food and garden waste through your brown bin all year round. Place all your loose organic garden waste into your brown bin.
What if I don’t produce any food waste?
Why do we need to recycle food waste?
What if I don’t have space for a kitchen caddy?
Where can I get a *FREE STARTER KIT?(kitchen caddy, liners or red tag)*Caddy supplied may vary from illustration.
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If you need a brown bin please telephone 028 9250 9453 (charges may apply) or email: [email protected]
You can collect your free starter kit at:
• Civic Headquarters, Lagan Valley Island, Lisburn• The Cutts Household Recycling Centre, Derriaghy• Central Services Depot, Altona Road, Lisburn• Drumlough Household Recycling Centre, Hillsborough• Carryduff Household Recycling Centre, Comber Road• Bradford Court, Upper Galwally
LAST UPDATED SEPTEMBER 2020