New Recycling Calendar on its Way
Tuesday 25 October 2011, 3:01PM
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A new 15-month recycling calendar is being mailed out, along with a flyer on what can and can't be recycled. If your household uses recycling bags, you'll also receive a new six-month supply of bags.
The Council's CitiOperations Manager, Mike Mendonca, says since the new scheme started five months ago, there has been an 8 percent drop in the number of rubbish bags going to the landfill.
This reflects the fact that more Wellington households are now participating in recycling - 95 percent of suburban households compared with 74 percent under the old scheme.
Things to remember:
- Two recycling bags equal one recycling bin - 26 bags should last six months.
- For regular household waste use yellow Council rubbish bags, not recycling bags. Council rubbish bags can be purchased at supermarkets and our Service Centre at 101 Wakefield Street.
- Put glass in your green crate, not in recycling bags or wheelie bins.
- Do not put broken glass into the crate.
- Only recycling in Council-approved containers will be collected - green crate, wheelie bin or green recycling bags.
- Only material that has been properly separated will be collected.
- Hypodermic needles and syringes cannot be recycled.
Anyone who hasn't received a calendar, information flyer and recycling bags (bag households only) by the end of October, should phone us on (04) 499 4444.
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