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Kerbside Collection
Checklist
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Information provided by Vale Council
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Scoop the Poop Campaign
The Vale of Glamorgan Council
operate a co-mingling collection service for dry recyclables and all waste for
our area is collected on a Thursday.
Not sure whether something is suitable for recycling? The
following is a guide to which common household items should be included with or
excluded from the Vale of Glamorgan kerbside recycling scheme. If in doubt, call the Visible Services Department who will be happy to help you.
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MATERIAL |
YES, PLEASE INCLUDE |
NO, THANK YOU, PLEASE EXCLUDE |
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AEROSOLS
Ensure aerosols are drained and remove
lids
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Deodorant
Hair spray
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CANS & TINS
Ensure cans are clean & empty,
and not contaminated with food or drink. Squash or
flatten. |
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Biscuit tins
Drink (beer, cola, lemonade)
Food (baked beans, cook-in-sauces, cream, fish, fruit, meat, soup, steamed
pudding)
Pet food
Sweet tins
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Paint tins
Toothpaste tubes
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FOIL
Ensure foil is not contaminated with
food/drink or chemicals. |
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Cooking foil
Take-away meal container
Yoghurt lids
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Metallised [2] plastic
film (such as that used for some makes of bread, crisps & Pop
Tarts packets)
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GLASS JARS & BOTTLES
Ensure glass is clean & empty,
and not contaminated with food or drink. Remove
tops/lids .
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Beer
Beetroot
Coffee
Jam & marmalade
Mincemeat
Non-refundable pop bottles
Pasta
Paste
Pharmaceutical (eg over the counter cough medicine)
Pickle
Sauce
Wine
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Glass crockery
or ornaments
Light bulbs [3]
Milk bottles (return to milkman)
Pyrex and Visionware cooking dishes
Refundable bottles
Returnable medicine bottles
Window panes
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PAPER
Ensure paper
is clean and not contaminated with food or drink.
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Books if unsuitable for donation
[1] (remove hard covers and plastic
jackets)
Brochures
Brown wrapping paper (plain)
Calendars (remove metal binding etc)
Catalogues
Leaflets, circulars, junk mail, advertising literature
Magazines, comics
Newspapers
Office paper
Paper bags (white or coloured but no waxy type or glitter/foil decorated)
Paperback novels
Paperback puzzle books
Telephone directories
Writing paper
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Christmas and
birthday wrapping paper (as this tends to be of a waxy type or have
glitter/foil decoration)
Envelopes (unless plastic window and all gum removed)
Post-it notes (unless all gum removed)
Table napkins & serviettes
Tissue paper
Yellow pages [1]
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CARD & CARDBOARD
Remove packaging such
as polystyrene or plastic. Ensure cardboard is clean and
not contaminated with food or drink. Flatten and tie in a bundle or place
in recycling bin. Leave larger items on kerbside.
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Appliance
boxes (eg printer, TV, DVD)
Cake/fruit pie boxes
Cereal boxes
Christmas card boxes
Dividers/folders/wallets for filing systems (remove any plastic or metal)
Games boxes
Gift boxes (eg photoframe, toys)
Jigsaw boxes
Kitchen roll/foil inserts
Medicine boxes (eg headache tablets, flu/cold remedies)
Outer sleeve for multipack items (eg tinned baked beans,
spaghetti, tomatoes)
Stationery boxes (eg office equipment, paper)
Sweet boxes
Tissue boxes
Toilet roll inserts
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Chip cartons
Drink cups
Take away drink containers
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CARDBOARD HOLDERS
(looks like
papier-mâché). Ensure holders are clean and not contaminated with food or
drink. Squash or flatten.
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Drinks holders
from take-away outlets
Egg boxes
Egg trays
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Polystyrene
egg trays
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GREETINGS CARDS
Remove any glue and decorative items such
as beads, glitter, metal and ribbons
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Anniversary
Birthday
Christmas
Wedding
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CARTONS
(Tetra Pak)
Ensure cartons are empty and clean
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Fruit juice
Milk
Pet food pouches
Soup
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PLASTIC BAGS
Ensure bags are clean & empty, and not contaminated with food or drink.
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Bread bags
(but not “Stay Fresh” foil type)
Carrier bags (not biodegradable type)
Components bags (eg for electrical items such as clock radio, TV/Playstation
remote control)
Dry cleaning "sleeves" (remove hard plastic handles)
Dry Pasta packs
Fruit bags
Newspaper magazine bags
Vegetable bags
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Fruit and
vegetable bags with plastic zip (unless zip removed)
Metallised [2] plastic bags (such as that used for some makes of bread, crisps
and Pop Tarts)
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PLASTIC BOTTLES
Ensure bottles are
clean & empty, and not contaminated with food or drink. Squash or
flatten. Remove plastic lids.
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Detergent
Hand wash (discard top and pump with refuse)
Medicine tablet containers
Milk
Mineral water
Pop
Sauce
Shampoo
Squash
Washing up liquid
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Bleach bottles
(unless thoroughly cleaned)
Cooking oil bottles if contaminated
Engine oil containers
Toothpaste tubes
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PLASTIC - CELLOPHANE
Ensure
cellophane is clean and not contaminated with, for example, flower waste.
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Chocolate box
wrap
Flower wrap
Greetings cards “sleeves”
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Polythene
pockets (used with A4 ring binders)
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PLASTIC CONTAINERS
Ensure containers are
clean & empty, and not contaminated with food or drink.
Squash or flatten.
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Biscuit boxes
Butter & margarine tubs and lids
Cake boxes
Cheese spread tubs and lids
Cream pots
Fruit punnets
Ice cream cartons and lids
Meat containers (remove thin plastic "lid")
Mousse & dessert pots
Ready meal containers
Salt tubs and lids
Take-away meal containers
Yoghurt & fromage frais pots
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Blister packs
of tablets
Children’s toys [1]
Flower pots [1]
Garden furniture [1]
Metallised [2] plastic film (such as that used for mousse & yoghurt pots)
Patio furniture [1]
Polystyrene trays
Washing up bowls [1]
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PLASTIC PACKAGING
Ensure packaging is
clean & empty, and not contaminated with food or drink.
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Bubble wrap
Clingfilm
Outer wrapping for multipack items (eg baked beans, sanitary products,
toilet rolls)
Shrink wrap
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Metallised [2] plastic
film (such as that used for some makes of bread, crisps & Pop
Tarts packets)
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KITCHEN WASTE
Use the biodegradable
corn starch bags provided to line your kitchen caddy; when this is full tie
it up and place in your kerbside caddy. |
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Bread, cakes,
pastries
Chicken carcase
Coconut (and shell)
Coffee grounds
Cat and dog food
Dairy produce (cheese)
Egg (and shell)
Fish (and bones & shells)
Fruit
Guinea pig, hamster, rabbit food
Lamb, pork & beef bones
Noodles
Pasta
Peelings
Pet food (including biscuits, canned meat, bird seeds, small mammal mixes)
Pulses, beans,
Raw & cooked
Meat
Rice
Table scraps & leftovers
Tea bags
Vegetables
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Animal waste
Fats
Human waste
Liquids, e.g. milk, gravy
Oils [1]
Pet waste |
Notes:
[1] Items can be donated and recycled via
other schemes or by taking them to a Household Recycling Centre.
[2] To check whether packaging
such as for bread and crisps is metallised plastic film
or foil: Scrunch the packet into a ball; if it retains its shape as a ball it is
foil but if it returns to its original shape then it is metallised plastic film
and cannot be recycled.
[3] Energy-saving light bulbs should be placed in
special bins at a Household Recycling Centre.
Paper labels do not need to be removed
from tins, glass bottles & jars, boxes, etc. Ask for extra recycling boxes
(maximum three) if you have many items for collection each week.
Any item that is made up of more than one type of plastic is
unsuitable for recycling, for example plastic toys and polythene pockets used in
ring binders.
The above list is not exhaustive or definitive so if you
are unsure whether an item is suitable for recycling or have any queries
regarding the services being provided by the Vale of Glamorgan Council, contact the Vale Visible
Services Department for help and advice.
If you are outside the Vale of
Glamorgan area, check with your local council for details of recycling schemes
as these tend to vary; for example some areas cannot accept plastics (or will
only take a specific type) whilst others may include textiles, foil or wrapping
paper/tissue within the service they provide. Collection of all types of
waste may be on the same day or particular items collected on different
days/weeks and may need to
be separated at the kerbside as recycling facilities also differ. Councils
may not need to collect metal (eg steel/aluminium) because it is extracted
mechanically from refuse, and the most modern plants (the first of which is due
to open in Padworth, Berkshire on 1st October 2011) separate items, including
plastics, via
automated systems using infra-red beams.
A number of councils use a card system
whereby if something is put into the wrong container a yellow card is given
together with advice. If the incorrect items are put into the collection again,
a red card is given and the items are not collected. This has dramatically
reduced the number of times a 30 ton load of recycling has had to be turned
away and put into a landfill site because of contamination. With the
advent of the latest waste plants, this problem will be greatly reduced.
Refuse Disposal/Recycling Collection |
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