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‘Supersize’your recyclingWe want you to ‘go large’ on what goesinto your recycling bin.Cabinet ViewCabinet Member for Environment andClimate Change Cllr Elaine Still said:“Our most recent recycling figureshave gone up slightly, but we stillaren't at 25%. However, if everyone wasrecycling everything that can currently berecycled here, we'd be closer to 50%.We really need all of our residents'support in driving up our recycling rates.“As our picture shows, drinks cans andnewspapers (no matter what their size!) cango into your green bin! But what else can berecycled? We’ve provided a cut-out and keepguide as a simple reminder of what you canput in your green bin.Cutting the confusion about what goes in yourgreen bin is the aim of our ‘Keeping RecyclingSimple’ campaign. The symbols on productssaying that they can be recycled doesn’tmean that we can find a company to recyclethem in the UK or Europe. This would meansending recycling thousands of miles away,which is a lot less green!After you spray,don’t throw away!We are increasing what can be recycledwherever possible. One of the latest thingsthat can now be put into your green bin isempty aerosols, such as deodorants, hairsprays, air fresheners and furniture polish.These empty aerosol cans can now be putout for recycling, as long as any loose plasticlids are removed and they are not be piercedor squashed.However, aerosols containing products suchas insecticides, oven cleaners, paints andautomotive sprays, often marked with a skulland crossbones or a black cross on anorange background should be placed in thegrey rubbish bin for disposal.Bigger green binsAlmost 2,400 homes in the borough havealready ‘supersized’ their green bin over thelast 12 months exchanging their smallrecycling bin for a larger 240 litre one, so theycan fit in even more recycling.The majority of these exchanges are the resultof bin exchange campaigns in areas such asOld Basing, Hatch Warren and Brookvale.The council’s recycling team will be continuingthe Big Green Bin Exchange programme inother areas of the borough where householdsare still using the smaller recycling bins butregularly filling them.Flats the way to do it!The recycling team has been working hard togive residents who live in flats the opportunityto recycle at home. If you live in a flat and donot have a recycling bin or do not know whereyour recycling bin is, please get in touch.We can even supply a reusable bag to helpyou collect and carry your recycling to the bin!For more information see www.basingstoke.gov.uk/go/recycle, where you canapply for a bigger or extra green bin, find out your local ‘bring banks’ and get lotsof recycling tips. If you don’t have access to the internet call 01256 84484426 Basingstoke & Deane Today