Hertsmere News Summer 2012 - Hertsmere Borough Council

Find out more online at www.hertsmere.gov.uk/recyclingA-Z guide to recyclingWhatis it?Where canI put it?Brown binor black boxGreen bin Blue box Black bin OtherFor full details pleasesee the footnotesafter this tableFruit punnets ✔Glass – bottles and jars ✔Grass cuttings ✔Hay ✔Hedge trimmings ✔Ice-cream containers ✔Jars ✔Junk mail ✔Kitchen roll tubes ✔Leaves ✔Leftovers ✔Lightbulbs ✔Energy saving ones goto a recycling centre 5Magazines ✔Margarine tub ✔Meat – raw or cooked ✔Medicines Take to pharmacy 2Microwave meal trays ✔Milk cartons – plastic ✔Mirrors Take to recycling centre 5Motor oil containers Take to recycling centre 5Nappies ✔Newspapers ✔Paint pots/containers Take to recycling centre 5Paper bags ✔Peelings ✔Pet bedding – from vegetarian pets onlyand only paper, straw, hay✔Pillows Take to recycling centre 5Plants ✔Plastic bottles – put the lids in separately ✔Plastic carrier bags (but not black sacks)please put them in empty and loose✔Plastic coat hangers ✔Plastic furniture Donate to a charity 3Plastic plant/flower pots✔Plastic shrink wrap, eg frozen vegetablebags, magazine wrappings✔Plastic sweet containers✔Plastic toys Donate to a charity 3Polystyrene food trays ✔Pyrex ✔Reading glasses Donate to a charity 3Real Christmas trees ✔Shoes Donate to a charity 3Free with Hertsmere News Summer 2012