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How is my collection changing?

We are changing rubbish collections to all households with a kerbside collection from the week beginning Monday 6 November.

Recycling will continue to be collected weekly. √ Rubbish will be collected every other week, in a standard 140 litre wheeled bin or 140 litre re-usable rubbish bag for most households.

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Why is it changing?

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240l green bin 2 To keep our streets cleaner To save money 240l green bin 1 Wheeled bins and re-usable bags We need to keep our collection ycling earns Rubbish costs will prevent animals and birds getting service affordable.

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Rubbish sack Green box 1 Green box 2 Green box 3 To recycle more We currently recycle 53% of our rubbish in B&NES but know that recyclingcollection collection Rubbish collection recycling collection Rubbish about 75% of items thrown away as cling collection Rubbish collection New draft letter_2 rubbish could have been recycled.

Recycling earns 240l green bin 2Rubbish cos Limiting the amount of rubbish you 240l green bin 2 can put out will encourage you to make full use of your weekly recycling service.

RECYCLING EARNS

£100

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£1000

Look out for your bin or bag

From 25 September we’ll start Your welcome pack delivering bins/bags to 78,000 will be tucked into homes over several weeks, until early the lid at the back November. Your bin will be delivered of the bin or put to the front edge of your property, or through your letter box if you are given 240l rubbish bin75 recycled bin 140l rubbish binRe-usable bag75 recyc 240l rubbish bin 140l rubbish bin your bag will be left near your door. a re-usable bag.

Please:

Your pack will include: √ a leaflet with full information on how to use your new service

• Do not put out your new bin/ bag for collection until 6 November √ a collection calendar for 2017-2018 • Continue to put out your rubbish as you normally do until the new Your collection day may collection starts Rubbish sackbox 2 boxup 1boxfor GreenFood box bin 2 Rubbish sack Green box 1 Green Green 3 text change soGreen sign • Put out your rubbish for collection message reminders of when in your new bin/bag on your your collection is due. Text your correct collection day from postcode to 07520 631700 6 November.

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What if I run out of room in my bin/bag?

Check to make sure you’re not throwing away things you could recycle including food waste.

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I don’t have much rubbish – can I just put out carrier bags?

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If my bin/bag is 240l green bin 1 collected every other week won’t it smell?

It’s great that you don’t It is mainly food waste in your bin/bag that will have much rubbish smell. As long as you but it still needs to be recycle it in your weekly contained, to prevent food waste collection bags splitting, and birds recycling collection Rubbish collection recycling collection Rubbish collection If you think you may and animals getting into you should not have qualify for a larger bin them and creating litter. a problem. because you have 6 240l green bin 2 Please lock your food You don’t have to put or more people living waste bin by placing your rubbish out for in your household or the handle forward and every collection.

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Recycle more to make space in your rubbish bin/bag We suggest you have two recycling boxes if you have space and sort your boxes like this: Box 1 Paper, glass bottles and jars Box 2 Cans, plastic and foil plus other materials you recycle You can mix these together in occasionally such as bagged up textiles, your box as they are separated by small electrical items and batteries. magnets in the recycling process.

When you receive your welcome pack you we’ll give you new stickers for your green boxes to remind you which materials to put in each box.

Order extra free recycling containers online www.bathnes.gov.uk/orderacontainer

Additional services

√ Assisted collections – if you need We provide a variety of additional help to move your rubbish and/or services to help you including: recycling to the edge of your √ Larger 240 litre rubbish bin for property for collection, you can households with 6 or more people apply for an assisted collection or 2 or more children in nappies. online or contact Council Connect. √ Re-usable nappies – special offer √ Home compost bins at bargain starter packs for £150 instead prices www.getcomposting.com of £250. New draft letter_2 New draft letter_2 √ Help to recycle more – home visits √ Bulky waste collections – we can collect larger items by our Waste Doctors and advice for a charge. at community roadshows.

RECYCLING EARNS

£100

RUBBISH COSTS

£1000

RECYCLING EARNS

£100

RUBBISH COSTS

£1000

If you need this leaflet in large print, Braille, audio format or your own language please contact us.

Find out more about the changes Visit www.bathnes.gov.uk/recycle councilconnect@bathnes.gov.uk Council Connect 01225 394000 For news and tips to help you recycle more: www.facebook.com/recycleforbathnes