What is accepted? - Castlereagh Borough Council

Castlereagh
Borough Council
Refuse Collection & Recycling Services
SERVICE INFORMATION 1 April 2012 to March 2013
Castlereagh Borough Council provides a kerbside collection service to assist in the recycling of
household waste throughout the Borough. There is a network of Community Bring Sites and two
Household Recycling Centres where various materials can be recycled. Please continue to give these
services your support. Remember reducing, reusing and recycling will help to keep your rates low! For
materials that are not collected at the kerbside, please make full use of Community Bring sites and
Household Recycling Centres. For more information on the recycling schemes please contact Technical
and Environmental Services on 028 9049 4600 or email recycle@castlereagh.gov.uk.
You can also visit www.castlereagh.gov.uk.
What is accepted?
Only items listed in YES column can currently be recycled through this kerbside scheme
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Blue Bin - mixed dry recyclables only - NO PLASTIC BAGS PLEASE
Yes Please
Paper - Please ensure paper is dry
Newspapers & magazines, junk mail,
office paper, telephone books &
catalogues, white envelopes
(please remove windows)
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No Thanks
NO Brown paper, wrapping paper,
shredded paper, brown envelopes,
napkins/ tissue or wallpaper, kitchen
roll
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Cardboard - Please ensure card is dry
Cereal & egg boxes, corrugated cardboard,
shoeboxes, clean frozen food boxes,
greeting cards & post cards
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NO Take away pizza boxes, boxes soiled
with food, wax coated juice cartons,
and boxes with plastic windows
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Plastic BOTTLES ONLY - Please rinse & where
possible squash (tops attached)
Milk bottles, drinks bottle, shampoo bottles,
detergent bottles, sauce bottles
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NO plastic that is NOT a Bottle, i.e. Yoghurt
pots, cartons, margarine containers, plastic
food trays or meat containers, medicine &
pill containers, polystyrene or plastic toys
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Food & Drink Cans
Please rinse & where possible squash
Soup cans, baked beans cans, pet food
cans, drinks cans & biscuit tins
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NO DIRTY FOIL AND CRISP PACKETS
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Aerosol Cans
Please ensure aerosols are empty
DO NOT PIERCE OR CRUSH
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Tin Foil and Aluminium
Food Dishes
Please rinse kitchen foil, foil trays and
foil cartons.

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Brown Bin - food and garden waste - compostable waste only
NO PLASTIC BAGS OR PACKAGING.
Would you consider a home composter to reduce your need for a brown bin?
Yes Please
Garden Waste Please prune twigs
& branches into short lengths
Flowers & weeds, grass & leaves,
hedge cuttings, plants & shrubs,
twigs & branches
Cold Ashes small amounts, please
do not overload your bin
From coal, peat or wood fires
(these should be placed loose in
your bin)
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No Thanks
7 NO SODS
7 NO HOT ASHES
7 NO PLASTIC BAGS
7 NO PACKAGING
food waste
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Food Waste can be placed into
the bin loose, ‘lightly wrapped’ in a
single sheet of newspaper or in food
caddy liners provided by the Council.
This includes all food wastes such as
cooked & uncooked, dairy, fish, bread
& pastries, fruit & vegetables, meat &
bones & tea & coffee grounds.
7 NO LIQUID FATS AND OILS
7 NO SOIL
Grey Bin - landfill waste only - additional bags will only be collected
in accordance with the collection calendar
Includes wastes that cannot be recycled at the kerbside or cannot be recycled at Council
Household Recycling Centres or Community Bring Sites.
PLEASE REMEMBER -
3 Wheeled bins must be presented at your normal collection point by 7.30am on the day of collection.
3 Do not overload your bin. Overloaded bins may not be emptied. It will be the householder’s
responsibility to lighten the bin for the next scheduled collection.
3 The bin lid should be closed. This is for safety reasons & to ensure the contents of your bin do not
pollute the area.
3 To assist the Council in providing a service, it would be helpful if householders could ensure that their
vehicle(s) are not parked in such a manner as to obstruct the refuse collection vehicle. This will reduce
the likelihood of disrupted services.
WARNING - you can be prosecuted for illegal dumping. Please dispose of your waste responsibly.
IMPORTANT - CONTAMINATION: If your blue or brown bin is found to be contaminated i.e. contain unacceptable
wastes e.g. plastic bags or packaging, IT WILL NOT BE EMPTIED. It will be the householder’s responsibility to remove
the contaminant(s) before it is presented for the NEXT SCHEDULED COLLECTION. Contaminated bins can result in
a complete lorry load being rejected from the processing facility. This could cost the Council thousands of pounds in
additional landfill costs. As part of the monitoring process each bin will be checked for contamination prior to being
emptied. Bins found to be contaminated will be clearly marked with an ‘OOPS’ card and not emptied. In addition to this
the Council Officers will be carrying out random checks.

When are the Collections?
IMPORTANT: Please read and keep for arrangements during holiday periods.
The collections for your Blue, Brown and Grey bins are given below.
• Blue and Brown Bins only will be collected during the weeks highlighted in Blue / Brown
• Grey Bins only will be collected during the weeks highlighted in Grey
• Please note - your day of collection remains the same. Blue and Brown Bins will be emptied on the same
day but by different vehicles
• If disruption of services takes place due to severe weather conditions, it may be necessary to cancel or reschedule
the collection of bins. Please contact Technical & Environmental Services for more information on 028 9049 4600.
BLUE BIN / BROWN BIN WEEK
GREY BIN WEEK
NO COLLECTION
ALTERNATIVE COLLECTION
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APRIL 2012 MAY 2012
JUNE 2012
JULY 2012
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7 14 21 28 M
4 11 18 25 M
2 9 16 23 30 M
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9th April collected on 7th April
12th July collected on 7th July
! 13th July collected on 14th July
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OCTOBER 2012
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25th Dec collected on 22nd Dec
! 26th Dec collected on 29th Dec
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Public Holidays - Alternative Arrangements
! Monday 9th April No collection. Alternative collection on Saturday 7th April.
! Thursday 12th July No collection. Alternative collection on Saturday 7th July.
! Friday 13th July No collection. Alternative collection on Saturday 14th July.
! Tuesday 25th December No collection. Alternative collection on Saturday 22nd December.
! Wednesday 26th December No collection. Alternative collection Saturday 29th December + 4 additional bags.
! Tuesday 1st January No collection. Alternative collection Saturday 5th January.
* Additional bags will only be accepted when stated.
Please make full use of the Community Bring Sites and Household Recycling Centres.

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. . .
By reducing, reusing and recycling you are
reducing waste being sent to landfill, reducing the
impact on the environment and helping to keep
your rates low! You can reduce your waste by only
buying what you need! Reuse unwanted items
by donating to a local charity shop or swapping
with friends and neighbours and recycle using the
Council’s kerbside service, Community Bring Sites
and Household Recycling Centres.
Cregagh Youth & Community Centre
Mount Merrion Avenue, BT6 0FL
Carryduff Shopping Centre
Church Rd, Carryduff, Belfast, BT8 8RB
The Auld House, 27 Church Road,
Moneyreagh, Newtownards, BT23 6BB
Braniel Community Centre
Warren grove, BT5 7JN
Comber Road Shops,
67 Comber Road, Dundonald, Belfast, BT16 2AA
ASDA, 1009 Upper Newtonards Road,
Dundonald, BT16 1RN
Kings Rd Shopping Centre,
Gilnahirk, BT5 7EA
Dungoyne Bowling Green
Ballybeen, Dundonald, BT16 2PL
Belvoir Activity Centre
100 Belvoir Drive, Belfast, BT8 7DT
Tesco’s Newtownbreda Road
170 Newtownbreda Road, BT8 6PZ
Community Bring Sites
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Household Recycling Centres
Are located in the Borough at: 6 Comber Road, Carryduff, Belfast, BT8 8AN and 368 Cregagh Road, Belfast BT6 9EY
The Council’s HRCs accept various materials including:-
cooking oil
white arc design: 07970 929 757
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* Cregagh Road HRC accepts small quantities of garden waste,
no trailers.
Comber Road, Carryduff HRC can accept larger quantities of
green waste.
matresses
NB: Only accepted at Comber Road, Carryduff
HRC Opening Times:
April - September
Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri and Sat
Wed
October - March
Mon - Sat
9am - 5pm
9am - 8pm
9am - 5pm
Opening times vary over holiday periods please see www.castlereagh.gov.uk or telephone
028 9049 4600 for more information.
Last car admitted 10 mins before closing. For Health & Safety reasons there may be times when the facility must be temporarily closed for servicing of skips.
This is unavoidable and we ask for your understanding in this matter. You can help keep costs down, increase recycling and composting rates by ‘pre-sorting’
your waste and recycling more at the Council’s HRC’s.