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F-G 26 Food & drink cartons REDUCE Reduce the number of cartons you purchase by buying concentrates, which can then be diluted. RECYCLE Food and drink cartons can be recycled via the food and drink Carton Points at the Recycling Centres. Food waste See Home compost, Kitchen waste and Love Food Hate Waste Please do not put food waste in your green bin. Food waste digestors See Home compost Fridges & freezers See also Electrical & electronic equipment REDUCE Fridges & Freezers may be repairable. For details of local repair shops please visit the reduce section on Sort-It or the Yellow Pages under ‘Refrigerator Repair’. REUSE Tayside Recyclers, British Red Cross Furniture and Electrical shop and some furniture reuse projects may take fridges & freezers in good condition. See p.45. You can also buy or sell second-hand. RECYCLE Recycle fridges & freezers via the Large Electrical Appliances point at the Recycling Centres. If you are buying a new fridge or other electrical appliance, consider choosing energy efficient models. This will save you money and help the environment by cutting carbon emissions. Your local electrical appliance stores can advise you. Alternatively, visit www.energysavingtrust.org.uk for EST recommended energy efficient appliances. Furniture & furnishings See also Bulky items REDUCE Furniture may be able to be repaired, refurbished or re-upholstered. For details of local repair shops visit Sort-It or the Yellow Pages under ‘Furniture Repair & Restoration’. REUSE Angus furniture projects and Starter Packs Angus accept a variety of items in good condition. See p.45 for details. Some charity shops will accept furniture in good condition. Consider buying or selling second-hand. G Games REUSE Computer and console games can be bought and sold second-hand or traded-in at many shops (see Yellow Pages under ‘Computer Games’). Board games can be donated to charity shops and Tayside Recyclers. See p.45 for details. Garden waste See Compost
G-I Gas cylinders RECYCLE Empty gas cylinders can be returned to the original supplier or taken to the Gas Bottle Point at the Recycling Centres, from where they are collected by the original supplier and refilled. Glass REUSE You can reuse glass bottles and jars at home. RECYCLE Glass bottles and jars are accepted at all Recycling Centres and Points in Angus. Please do not put sheet glass, lightbulbs, pyrex or crockery into the Glass points as they cannot be recycled. Glasses See Spectacles H Hazardous waste Some materials can be damaging to the environment if sent to landfill or poured down the drain. If you have hazardous waste to dispose of or are not sure, then contact SEPA’s (Scottish Environment Protection Agency) Arbroath Office on 01241 874370 or visit www.sepa.org.uk Businesses who produce hazardous waste should arrange a specialist contractor for its uplift and disposal. Hi-fi’s See Electrical & electronic equipment Home compost See also Compost REDUCE Reduce the amount of biodegradeable waste you throw away and produce a useful end product for your garden by composting at home. You can compost kitchen and garden waste such as coffee & tea, egg shells, flowers & plants, grass cuttings, sawdust & bark, fruit & vegetables, cardboard and paper. If you want to compost meat, fish, cooked food and dairy products you can purchase a food waste digestor such as a Green Cone or Green Johanna. Visit www.greencone.com or see p.45 for details. For information on composting with worms check Sort-It You can find out more by visiting the Home Composting section at www.wasteawarescotland.org.uk I IT equipment See Electrical & electronic equipment & Computers 27
Page 1 and 2: Everything here can be reduced, reu
Page 3 and 4: Introduction N-O Thank you very muc
Page 5 and 6: Reuse Reuse means using an item aga
Page 7 and 8: Recycling Centres The Recycling Cen
Page 9 and 10: Recycling Points Over 50 urban and
Page 11 and 12: Green Box The following materials c
Page 13 and 14: Green Bin The following materials c
Page 15 and 16: N-O The Angus A-Z This section list
Page 17 and 18: N-O B B Bags See Plastic bags Batte
Page 19 and 20: N-O B-C RECYCLE Items made entirely
Page 21 and 22: C Christmas tree REDUCE Cut up your
Page 23 and 24: D-E and can be reused. Consider min
Page 25: E-F ● ● ● ● ● ● In summ
Page 29 and 30: L-M Please do not put light bulbs i
Page 31 and 32: O-P Oil (mineral/engine) RECYCLE Oi
Page 33 and 34: P-R ● Can & drink pack outers & j
Page 35 and 36: S There are ‘Freecycle’ groups
Page 37 and 38: T-U Toner cartridges See Printer, f
Page 39 and 40: W-Z Weed killers See Hazardous wast
Page 41 and 42: Paper Waste Journey Paper, includin
Page 43 and 44: Plastic Bottle Waste Journey Plasti
Page 45 and 46: Sources of Further Information ACCE
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