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Colour coded recycling guides to help you sort out the mess

KERBSIDE RECYCLING


BLUE BOX
Only the following CLEAN materials:

GLASS
• Glass bottles and jars

CANS
• Aluminium cans
• Steel cans
• EMPTY aerosols
• CLEAN tinfoil

TEXTILES
Please use the Salvation Army bag and put out for collection in your BLUE BOX.
• Clothing
• Towels
• Sheets
• Shoes (in pairs)


RED BOX
Please put only the following FLATTENED materials in your red box

• Card
• Cardboard drinks cartons (remove lids)
• Cereal boxes
• Cardboard



TENEMENT RECYCLING


PACKAGING RECYLING (GREEN LIDS)

• Cardboard and envelopes
• Plastic bottles
• Food and drinks cans
• Empty aersol cans
• Cardboard drinks cartons


PAPER RECYCLING (BLUE LIDS)

• Newspapers
• Magazines
• Phone books
• Yellow pages
• Office paper
• Unwanted mail
• Other types of white paper


DO'S AND DONT'S

• Please deposit items loose, NOT in plastic bags.
• Please remove lids and wash out your bottles, cans and cartons.
• Please flatten your cardboard and plastic bottles.
• Please do NOT recyle GLASS at these points.
• Please do NOT leave plastic bags or litter at the recyling points.


 
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