South Glos - holiday changes to refuse and recycling collections

South Glos Council has announced the following changes to refuse and recycling collections over the Xmas and New Year period:

If your collection should be:	It will now be:
Friday 25 December	Tuesday 29 December
Monday 28 December	Wednesday 30 December
Tuesday 29 December	Thursday 31 December
Wednesday 30 December	Saturday 2 January
Thursday 31 December	Monday 4 January
Friday 1 January	Tuesday 5 January
Monday 4 January	Wednesday 6 January
Tuesday 5 January	Thursday 7 January
Wednesday 6 January	Friday 8 January
Thursday 7 January	Saturday 9 January
Friday 8 January	Monday 11 January
Monday 11 January	Tuesday 12 January
Tuesday 12 January	Wednesday 13 January
Wednesday 13 January	Thursday 14 January
Thursday 14 January	Friday 15 January
Friday 15 January	Saturday 16 January

Normal collections will resume week commencing Monday 18 January.

Please put your bin and or recycling boxes out by 7.00 am on the day of collection. If your collection is missed on the due day, please leave your bin out for collection on the following working day.

Extra Rubbish

For the first black bin emptying after Christmas, up to 3 bags of additional waste (side waste) will be collected alongside your black wheeled bin. This is a one-off service for that one day only. This concession does not apply to your green bin. If you have too much cardboard for your green bin, flatten it, fold it and keep it for your next green bin collection.

SORT IT!* Centres (Household Waste Recycling Centres) will be closed on  Saturday 26 December Friday 25 December,and Friday 1 January.

Bulky Waste Collection will be suspended from 24 December 2009 until Monday 4 January 2010.

Recycling Christmas Trees  

Provided they are not to big, then Christmas Trees may be chopped up and put into your green bin. Branches or the trunk should be no more than 4 inches in diameter. Please make sure that the lid closes and that all decorations have been removed. If your tree is too big then it can be taken to your nearest SORT IT!* Centre where it will be separated out for composting.

What do do with Christmas cards and wrapping paper

Unfortunately many Christmas cards now have plastic or metal tinsel etc attached to them - if so, they cannot therefore be recycled as part of the normal collections services.

As in previous years, the Woodland Trust is promoting a Christmas card recycling scheme via certain major retailers. This year W H Smith, Tesco, T K Maxx, Sainsbury's and Marks and Spencer will be taking part in this project. Thanks to public participation in this scheme, last year 93 million cards were kept out of landfill.

Please check with the relevant stores as to whether or not they are offering this service. Some local charity shops may also take used cards.

Wrapping Paper

As with Christmas cards, the metal tinsel, glitter, etc attached to it act as a contaminant and render it unsuitable for recycling, so wrapping paper should go in the black bin.
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