Recycling

Christmas Arrangements 2009/2010

• Blue Bin Collections will be as stated on your collection calendar
• Green Bin Collections will be as as stated on your collection calendar
• Brown Bin Collections will be as stated on your collection calendar
• Bayley Street and Ash Road Household Waste Recycling Centres will be closed Christmas Day and New Year's Day.

Please note there will be no Brown bin service, or bulky collection service between the 21st December 2009 and the 1st January 2010.

Recycle

• Use your blue bins for recycling any paper, cardboard and cards that you dispose of over Christmas and the New Year (you can only dispose of wrapping paper and cards that do not contain glitter or foil).
• A lot more glass, cans and plastic are used over the Christmas period, why not use the green bin provided to you by the council to dispose of all these for recycling.
• Don't have a blue or green bin? There are many recycling sites located across Tameside for you to take glass, cans, paper, plastic bottles, textiles and shoes. Alternatively take your waste to one of the household waste recycling centres located on either Bayley Street in Stalybridge or Ash Road in Droylsden for recycling.
• Remember to compost all those fruit and vegetable peelings from the preparation of Christmas dinner. In partnership with the government run organisation. If you are interested in purchasing a compost bin for use at home please contact 0845 076 0223.
• When you have removed all of the decorations and lights from your Christmas tree take it along to Bayley Street where it will be shredded and then used to make compost or alternatively leave out with your brown bin on collection day.
• Willow Wood Hospice is also operating a Christmas tree recycling collection this year – all proceeds will go towards the Hospice, for more information contact 0161 330 1100.
• Support the Woodland Trust by taking old Christmas Cards to a WH Smith, Marks & Spencer or TK Maxx stores throughout January 2010. The cards will be recycled into paper products and proceeds will go to the Trust.
• Many Christmas presents come in cardboard packaging, this can be recycled either in your blue bin, at your local Household Waste Recycling Centre or alternatively cardboard can be ripped for your composting bin.