Recycling

Christmas Arrangements 2008/2009

• 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.

Recycle

• Use your blue bins for recycling any paper, or 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 and film, 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, WRAP, Tameside Council are currently offering subsidised compost bins to residents. If you are interested in purchasing a compost bin for use at home please contact 0845 077 0757.
• 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.
• Support the Woodland Trust by taking old Christmas Cards to a WH Smith or Tesco, or TK Maxx stores throughout January 2008. 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 at your local Household Waste Recycling Centre or alternatively rip cardboard up into small pieces and compost it.