Recycling Bins Day

There is not yet much progress in Basingstoke and Deane for extended recycling
opportunities in our green bins. But there is new detail on the website and no harm in
having a recap. It's important to get recycling right. Collecting the wrong items can lead to
good material being sent for incineration or alternatively you might spoil a whole batch by
including the wrong sort of glass for instance. Important to note Any sorted recycling put
in a large plastic bag is automatically treated as rubbish and gets burnt so a complete
waste of your efforts. Everything must be clean and loose in the bin! So here we go.
Thumbs up to plastic bottles (washed,squashed well and the lid replaced so they don't go
bang in the machine, even pump action lids) aerosols (unless they have a black cross or
a skull and crossbones on. Do they blow up too?) drinks and food cans (squash loose
lids plus stray metal jar or bottle tops inside the tins so they reach the machine) paper
includes brochures,telephone directories,newspapers,battered old paperbacks etc. but not
paper with glitter, grease or paint on, so leave the fish and chip boxes and kids art to fuel
the furnace in the black bin. Nor shredded paper which I think must just fly about and be a
nuisance (very good for the compost heap or guinea pig bedding) and no jiffy bags
because of the liners. Most wrapping paper is unsuitable if it has metallic patterns, plastic
layers or is very light such as tissue paper (Open your presents carefully and reuse it)
Cardboard can all go in if you flatten it or cut it up (preferably take off the plastic tape) or
leave it beside the bins as long as no wind or rain is due. It won't be taken if wet. Glass
won't be taken if it doesn't fit flat in the green boxes as the lifting mechanism may drop a
bottle in your drive if overloaded. Remove metal lids( see above for how to recycle them)
and don't put in pyrex, light bulbs, broken glasses or window panes (there are different
types of glass too) Well done if you have survived this far.
There is a pictorial version online at Basingstoke and Deane guide to recycling pdf.
If it has not been mentioned yet the answer is probably not for your green bin, but there is
another chance for plant pots, carrier bags and all soft plastic, sandwhich wrappers, paper
drinks cups, jiffy bags, drinks cartons, (tetrapaks) tin foil, crisp packets, batteries, paint
pots and many other random items.Look on the Sustainable Bourne Valley website for
ideas, but bear in mind it is undergoing an update too.