Are you bin smart? Are you bin smart?

The County Council, the District/Borough Councils and Veolia Environmental Services are working together to make sure you know what items to put into your household recycling bin.

Nottinghamshire has already acheived a recycling rate of nearly 40%, with further information and guidance we hope that residents will be able to continue the good work and recycle even more.

Recycle for Nottinghamshire can provide further information on recycling at home, in the garden, at school and at work website: www.recyclefornottinghamshire.org.uk

Your waste - who does what?

Your district council is responsible for collecting your household waste from dustbins and wheelie bins. If you live in the city boundary, Nottingham City Council has this responsibility website: www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=1385.

 

Person dressed as a waste bin with the message get composting cut your rubbish by a third   Household Waste Recyc ling Centres – How to find your nearest recycling centre, what you can get rid of and details of opening times.

A-Z of how to recycle more and create less waste – A guide on how you can recycle more of your household items.

District council recycling schemes – Contact information for your local council, which is responsible for emptying wheelie bins and providing recycling banks (for things like bottles and newspapers) in your area.

We currently run a number of waste minimisation schemes in Nottinghamshire to encourage different groups of people to reduce the amount of waste they produce and to recycle more.These projects include promoting real nappies and the Schools Waste Action Club.

What about rubbish that isn't collected?

There are 17 household waste recycling centres across Nottinghamshire. They accept your household waste, which isn't picked up by your district council's collection crews.

How much domestic waste is produced in Nottinghamshire?

The residents of Nottinghamshire generate around 430,000 tonnes of domestic waste each year. The district and borough councils collect 310,000 tonnes from households and members of the public deliver an additional 120,000 tonnes to the 17 household waste recycling centres (rubbish tips) .

Of this, 220,000 tonnes is disposed of in landfill sites and 60,000 tonnes is incinerated, with the energy used to heat Nottingham city centre buildings and provide electricity for the National Grid. A further 100,000 tonnes is recycled and 60,000 tonnes is composted.

New Household Waste Recycling Centre planned for Newark

Nottinghamshire County Council is looking to submitting a planning application for a new high quality Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC) in Newark. The new HWRC will replace the existing small site at Hawton Lane, Cotham which is scheduled to close November 2010.

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