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 tableShredded paper ✔ ✔Soil Take to recycling centre 5Spectacles Donate to a charity 3Straw ✔Take-away drinks containers (eg Starbucks) ✔Tape – sticky parcel tape ✔Tea bags ✔Tetra paks ✔Tins/tin foil ✔Toilet roll tubes ✔Toothpaste tubes ✔Treated wood, eg fence panels, painteddoors, furniture, wicker basketsTake to recycling centre 5Tree cuttings ✔Trees – Christmas – please chop up✔Turf Take to recycling centre 5Vegetable peelings ✔Washing powder boxes ✔Weeds✔Window panes Take to recycling centre 5Yellow Pages ✔Yoghurt pots ✔Footnotes1. BatteriesBatteries can leaktoxins into the soil ifsent to landfill so please drop domesticbatteries in to one of our specialcollection boxes. You can find them athigh street stores such as Sainsburys,Tesco’s, and Boots as well as our offices:• Civic OfficesElstree Way, Borehamwood.• Potters Bar Area OfficeThe Wyllyotts Centre, Darkes Lane.• Bushey Area OfficeThe Bushey Centre, High Street.• Aldenham Parish CouncilThe Radlett Centre, Aldenham Road.Vehicle batteries can be recycled at oneof the Household Waste Recycling Centres.2. Take to a pharmacyDispose of unwanted medicines bydropping them off to a local pharmacy.3. Donate to a charityWhy not donate items to charity? Thereare many different shops along yourlocal high streets that welcomedonations to help them raise essentialfunds. Take along clean, unbroken items.4. Recycling pointsThere are a number of recycling banksacross the borough – all take glass, themajority take paper and many otherstake items such as textiles, clothing,shoes and bras.To find your nearest local bank andwhat it accepts, visit our websitewww.hertsmere.gov.uk/recycling orcall us on 020 8207 7480.5. Household WasteRecycling CentresIf you have bigger items, such aselectrical goods, or a larger range ofmaterials you need to recycle, visitone of the household waste recyclingcentres. They are open every dayexcept Christmas Day, Boxing Dayand New Year’s Day.Allum Lane, Elstree, WD6 3LSMon to Fri 8am-4pm;weekends 9am-4pmCranborne Road,Potters Bar, EN6 3JNEvery day 1 April to 30September, 8am-6pmand 1 October to31 March, 8am-4pmFor more information020 8207 7480www.hertsmere.gov.uk/recycling@ street.scene@hertsmere.gov.ukwww.facebook.com/hertsmerewww.twitter.com/HertsmereBCSummer 2012 Free with Hertsmere News