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 Binnovation

Many local residents will have heard of, or will be hearing shortly about the Binnovation Scheme, which will be taking place with in the Glossopdale Area, from the end of the month.

The below details are taken from the Council's Website and offer more information on what the scheme is, and how it will work.

The Green Lidded bin's mentioned below, will be getting delivered to local residents on the estate toward the end of the week beginning Monday 17th May.

What is Binnovation?

Binnovation is the new name for recycling and refuse collection services in the High Peak area. It is based on best practice developed by some of the UK's top local authority recyclers and will enable the council to meet challenging targets for recycling and refuse collection.

Binnovation is part of our overall aim to enhance the quality of the local and global environment. It is a small but important part of a European-wide strategy to tackle climate change.

By 2010 the council must:

  • More than double its recycling and composting rate
  • Reduce the amount of rubbish sent to landfill by nearly 50%

Benefits of Binnovation:

  • It's even easier and more convenient to recycle
  • More materials are now included
  • Simple, easy to understand collection arrangements
  • Recycling keeps down the cost of waste disposal

And...

  • Increases the amount of material being collected for recycling and composting
  • Reduces the amount of waste that has to be landfilled
  • Reduces the amount of harmful gasses, which are a cause of global warming, being released from landfill sites into the atmosphere
  • Reduces potential pollution of watercourses
  • Preserves valuable resources and environments from which raw materials are extracted
  • Provides valuable raw materials for new products and new industries

What materials are collected and in what container ?

Material Container Yes please! No thanks! Set out time
Cardboard Wheeled Bin with Green lid Corrugated brown cardboard boxes,
coloured or printed cardboard eg. cereal boxes		 Food/kitchen waste, drinks cartons (waxed or laminated), all non-compostable waste, plastic/plastic bags, polystyrene, plant pots, soil and compost, animal litter, wood ash/coal ash, rocks/rubble, electrical equipment Day before collection
Garden Waste Wheeled Bin with Green lid Garden and house plants, weeds, hedge trimmings, small branches (up to 1inch/2.5cm diameter), leaves, grass cuttings, bark Food/kitchen waste, drinks cartons (waxed or laminated), all non-compostable waste, plastic/plastic bags, polystyrene, plant pots, soil and compost, animal litter, wood ash/coal ash, rocks/rubble, electrical equipment Day before collection
Glass bottles and jars Green box Clear, brown and green glass bottles and jars

Please rinse and remove caps		 Milk bottles, glasses, glass crockery and glass saucepan lids, window glass, light bulbs By 8am on the day of collection
Steel and aluminium cans Green box Foil, aluminium and steel drinks cans and food containers.

Cans should be washed and squashed		 Other metal objects including saucepans, cutlery etc. By 8am on the day of collection
Newspapers and magazines Blue Bag Newspapers, magazines, junk mail, phone book, Yellow Pages Envelopes, hardback books, greetings cards By 8am on the day of collection
Newspapers and magazines Red & White Bag Clothing, textiles and shoes Duvets and pillows By 8am on the day of collection
Rubbish Black Wheeled Bin Rubbish that cannot be recycled Recyclable and compostable materials Day before collection
Plastic Bottles Plastic Bottles cannot be collected for recycling at current, and should be taken to any of the places listed >

Kwik Save, Arundel Street

Simmondley Lane/Pennine Rd

Tesco Car Park

When will my recycling be collected?

Week 1: black bin for non-recyclable rubbish

Week 2: Green-lidded bin for cardboard and garden waste.

Glass, cans, newspapers and magazines, clothing and textiles will continue to be collected on a fortnightly basis.

To view the calendar for when the collections will be taking place on the estate - click here

When will my bin be delivered?

Deliveries of the new bins are expected to be started on the estate toward the end of the week beginning 15th May.

For more information

An information pack will be dropping through your door, shortly, or alternatively please contact the Council's Customer Services on 0845 129 77 77.

How's the system working ?

(Update 1/6/06) This week sees the first collection of the green bins, how do you think it has worked ? or if you don't think the new system is working, please let me know.

Let me know your views on the above issue - click here for how to contact me

 

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