Selwyn Times: January 10, 2017

SELWYN TIMES Tuesday January 10 2017 13
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Call to recycle waste
Happy New year
Take your furniture from
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SUMMER IS the season of
parties and barbecues but the
district council is encouraging
residents to recycle bottles and
cans to help the environment
by reducing the amount of
waste going to landfill.
District council solid waste
manager Andrew Boyd said
the volume of household waste
recycled in Selwyn had been
steadily increasing from 3901
tonnes in the year to June 2014
to 4982 tonnes in the year to
June 2016.
“It’s great to see the increase
in recycling,” Mr Boyd said.
“Over the holidays people
often generate more recyclables.
To help maximise recycling
over this period we have
provided some answers to
common questions we receive
about what you can and can’t
recycle.”
Soft plastics including
newspaper wrap and cling
film can’t be recycled through
the kerbside recycling system,
only empty supermarket plastic
bags are accepted. All recyclable
items must be loose in
your yellow bin so they can be
easily separated for recycling,
not placed inside a plastic bag,
as the machinery that sorts
COLLECTION TIME: The district council is reminding Selwyn residents to make sure
they are putting the right items into their recycling bin. ​
recycling rejects bagged items
as rubbish.
Takeaway coffee cups have
a thin plastic coating on the
inside, so that they can hold
liquid. For this reason they
can’t be recycled and need to
be put into the rubbish bin.
Drinking glasses or crockery
also can’t be recycled – these
differ from glass bottles and
end up contaminating the
recyclable glass.
“It’s important that recyclable
containers are empty and
are clean before you put them
into your recycle bin,” Mr
Boyd said.
Gift wrapping paper can be
recycled to reduce the amount
of Christmas rubbish your
household creates.
•For a full list of what you
can’t and can’t recycle,
visit www.selwyn.govt.
nz/kerbsideguide, or
you can request a free
sticker for your recycling
bin with this information
by contacting the district
council on 347 2857 or
318 8338.
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