‘Simpler Recycling’ comes to Bassetlaw

From today, people living in Bassetlaw can now recycle even more materials in their Blue Bins thanks to the launch of ‘Simpler Recycling’.

This means that all households across the district and county can recycle the same materials and more easily understand what items can be recycled, reducing the amount of waste that is either incinerated or taken to landfill.

You can now put even more items in your Blue Bin for recycling. These new items include:

• Plastic trays and tubes (e.g. toothpaste)
• Clean foil and metal food trays
• Cartons and Tetra Pak.

As well as existing materials:

• Plastic bottles, pots, and tubs
• Paper and cardboard
• Tins, cans and aerosols.

For a full list of items that can be recycled in your Blue Bin, please visit: www.bassetlaw.gov.uk/waste-and-recycling

More information is also available at: Recycling in Nottinghamshire | Nottinghamshire County Council

Cllr Darrell Pulk, Cabinet Member for Neighbourhoods at Bassetlaw District Council, said:

“Simpler Recycling and the exciting new additions to our waste collections will make it easier for households to recycle more of their waste and reduce any confusion around what items can be placed in blue bins.

“This is great news for residents and our environment and will mean that as a district we have the opportunity to recycle even more of the things we throw away.

“To make this happen, the council is making a significant investment in how it collects waste including new bins for glass, new and additional collection vehicles and improved infrastructure that will bring about a hugely positive change for all Bassetlaw residents.”

In addition to Simpler Recycling, Bassetlaw District Council will provide a separate Glass Recycling Collection every six weeks. Residents will receive a letter in the next few days with information on what days their bin will be collected.

To support this, a new mobile App will also be launched very soon, which provides key information on things like bin collection days based on where you live, precisely what items can be recycled in Bassetlaw and where they can be recycled, live updates on any disruptions to your collections, and much more.

Simpler Recycling supports the government’s aims to make recycling collections more consistent across England, so everyone can recycle the same core materials. It will help reduce confusion, improve recycling rates, and support national ambitions to reach a 65% recycling rate by 2035.

Visit www.bassetlaw.gov.uk/waste-and-recycling for more information.