WASTE MANAGEMENT - Barnsley Council Online

HOW YOU CAN HELP US...Please help us by only putting thedesignated items in your bins. You can findthis information on the stickers placed onthe underside of each bin lid.Help us by doing your bit for theenvironment and make some simplechanges to the way we live our lives. Youcan help manage waste by doing any of thefollowing:• Buy concentrated and refillableproducts.• Buy products loose, don’t forget you payextra for packaging.• Think durability, buy rechargeablebatteries.• Take a re-usable shopping bag to theshop.• Don’t throw away unwanted gifts orclothes – either donate to your localcharity shop or take them to a clothingrecycling bank.• Give your old magazines to friends ordoctor/dental surgery.• Use the kerbside collection service torecycle newspapers, magazines, plasticand glass bottles and cans or take themto your nearest bring site.• Recycle your engine oil safely by takingit to your nearest household wasterecycling centre.• Switch from disposable nappies to “realnappies”.• Buy recycled products where possible.We want to know what you think about ourservices and the work we do as we areconstantly working to improve our service -so• If you have any suggestions on how wecan improve, we’d like to hear from you.• If you are happy with the service you’vereceived, please let us know and we’llpass on your compliments to the staffconcerned.And• If you have a complaint, we need toknow so that we can take any necessaryaction to put things right. If you wantfurther information on our complaintsprocedures please ask for our leaflet.You can complain using any of the wayslisted in the ‘How to contact us’ sectionof this booklet.4O U R C O M M I T M E N T T O Y O U