Hertsmere News Summer 2012 - Hertsmere Borough Council

A-Z guide to recyclingJoin us on Facebook www.facebook.com/recycleforhertsmereWhatis it?Where canI put it?Brown binor black boxGreen bin Blue box Black bin OtherFor full details pleasesee the footnotesafter this tableAerosol cans✔Aluminium foil✔Ash (once cooled)✔Batteries Take to collection point 1Biscuit tin✔Black sacks✔Bones✔Branches (no more than 6 inch diameter)✔Bread✔Brochures ✔Builders waste – non-trade only Take to recycling centre 5Butter tubs✔Cardboard (no sticky tape or labels)✔Carpet Take to recycling centre 5Carrier bags (please put in empty andloose, no black sacks)✔Cartons✔Catalogues✔Cereal bags✔Cereal boxes✔Christmas trees – real only✔Clingfilm✔Clothing – including bras Take to recycling point 4Coat hangers – plastic✔Coffee grounds✔Cooking oil (absorbed by paper)✔Crisp packets✔Dairy✔Directories ✔Drink cans✔Drinking glasses✔Duvets Take to recycling centre 5Egg cartons – cardboard✔Egg cartons – plastic✔Egg shells ✔Electrical items Take to recycling centre 5Envelopes (please remove plastic windows)✔Fish ✔Flowers ✔Foil ✔Food scrapings ✔Food tins ✔Frozen food bags ✔Fruit ✔Fruit peelings ✔Summer 2012 Free with Hertsmere NewsPlease note theinstructions in brackets.If items go into loads whenthey shouldn’t, then if theseitems are spotted when ourlorries reach the recyclingplants, the whole lorryload may get rejected.What a waste!