Burgundy Bin

Your burgundy bin - which replaced your blue box and bag – makes it easier for you to recycle more.

Around 30% of all waste in the District is already being recycled, so thanks for your hard work.

But you told us you want to recycle more.  The burgundy bin makes it easier for everyone to recycle, and also means you can recycle plastic bottles.

It means we’re ahead of new European rules which will require all councils to collect plastic bottles by 2015.

This service is delivered in partnership with North East Derbyshire District Council – saving both authorities money at a time of increasing pressure on public spending.

What can I put in my new burgundy bin?

All of your recyclable material can go in your burgundy bin, which will also include an internal box (or 'caddy') for paper waste. To help you we have produced a couple of handy leaflets on card and cradboard and plastic recycling.

In the inner box:

• Newspapers and magazines
• Paper
• Telephone directories
• Catalogues
• Junk mail, glossy pamphlets and white envelopes

In the main part of the recycling bin:

• Plastic - We will accept TYPE 1: PET; Fizzy drink and water bottles, salad trays (clear) and TYPE 2: HDPE; Milk Bottles, bleach bottles, cleaners bottles, and most shampoo bottles. Bottles that have contained dangerous chemicals should be rinsed properly. Please remove the tops so that they compact better – “wash and squash”. We don’t want bottles that are full/partly full. We don’t want other types of plastic such as food trays, tubs, yoghurt pots, kids’ toys, plant pots etc as one of the issues with food trays etc is the contamination with food products and also that they can have more than one polymer on them e.g. the tray is one type of plastic and the film lid another.
• Card - All types of card are acceptable, including brown packaging card, printed card (e.g. cereal boxes), books etc. Please do not put waxed card such as fruit juice cartons or tetrapaks in the bin as they often have other materials such as aluminium bonded to them which is very difficult to separate for each other.
• Empty food tins, drink cans and aerosols - i.e. aerosols, food tins and biscuit tins (please rinse all cans and tins).
• Glass bottles and jars - Any glass bottles or jars are acceptable – but empty! We don’t want sheet glass or Pyrex glass as this causes problems during the recycling process.
• Cans - Any steel or aluminium cans – food or drink. Again, washed please but not squashed. This can include things like biscuit tins, tea caddies, Quality Street tins etc.
• Textiles - i.e. shoes tied in pairs, sheets, curtains, towels and blankets (please make sure textiles are clean and are placed in a carrier bag).
• Small household batteries - i.e. AA, AAA, LR9, LR14, watch, torch, mobile phone (please make sure batteries are placed in a carrier bag).

What can't I put in my burgundy bin?

Please do not put the following items in your burgundy bin:

If your burgundy bin contains items that cannot be recycled it may no be emptied. We do this to prevent items contaminating the load - contaminated loads have to go to landfill rather than for recycling. A contamination card will be hung on your bin or left in the inner box to let you know there has been a problem.

Other unacceptable items include:

• WEEE i,e white goods, televisions, microvaes, etc.
• Wood
• Car batteries
• Food
• Duvets and pillows
• General Waste

When is my burgundy bin collected?

Your collection dates have changed as we now operate an alternate week collection system. As part of the information we delivered to your household, you will have received a calendar outlining when you need to put your burgundy bin out for collection.  

Why do the company collecting the recycled waste, empty the caddy containing paper into a burgundy bin and then empty this into the lorry?

The recycling vehicle has a split body, one half for paper and the other for the rest of the recyclable materials. When the operatives collect the burgundy bins they empty the caddies containing paper into a burgundy bin which is strapped to the back of the vehicle. When this bin is full it is then tipped into the back of the vehicle, ensuring paper is kept separate from the rest of the materials.

What happens to the items I recycle?

After your recycling is collected it is taken to a depot where the different materials are sorted and sent to be recycled. This benefits the enviornment in two ways: less of your waste goes to landfill and valuable resources are re-used instead of being dumped.

Did you know that

• your glass could become new bottles and jars - or even used to make tarmac.
• your cans could be made into parts for cars or aeroplanes.
• your paper could become newspapers.
• your plastic bottles could become a fleece jacket or outdoor furniture.

Fo further information, please use our enquiry form or telephone 01246 242424.

Last Updated on Monday, 16 April 2012 08:38

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