Bath and North East Somerset Council is asking local residents to think about recycling and rubbish, once the festivities are over.
The Council’s Waste Services Team is reminding people that there will be no recycling collections on Monday, 26th December. If your collection is due on this day, your next collection will be on Monday, 2nd January. All other collection days will be unaffected.
There will be no garden waste collections for two weeks from Monday, 26th December until Friday, 6th January. Normal collections will resume on Monday, 9th January.
Recycling Centres across B&NES will be closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day (Sunday, 25th and Monday, 26th December and Sunday, 1st January). From Monday, 9th to Friday, 27th January, the Council will collect real Christmas trees for free as part of the fortnightly garden waste collection. The trees can also be taken to Recycling Centres.
Trees more than 1.2 metres tall must be cut so that they will fit into the vehicles and pots and decorations should be removed. They should be placed at the edge of your property on your collection day, so that the crews can see them easily. Do not leave trees out on the street before your collection day.
To find out which week your tree will be collected, please check the Council’s website or garden waste calendar at: www.bathnes.gov.uk
Councillor Martin Veal (Conservative, Bathavon North), Bath and North East Somerset Council’s Cabinet Member for Community Services, said: “We throw away more
rubbish at Christmas than at any other time of the year, but there are lots of things that can be recycled.
“Wrapping paper (white backed, non-foil), greetings cards, gift tags and cardboard packaging can all be placed in recycling containers. You can also recycle other festive items, like sweet and biscuit tins, aerosols, glass jars, plastic bottles and food containers like cream pots, foil from mince pies, quiches and takeaways.
“Textiles and electrical items will also be collected, so you can recycle worn out Christmas jumpers and broken fairy lights and toys. Please put these in separate carrier bags next to your recycling box.”
Christmas would not be the same without the food. 74 million mince pies are thrown away every Christmas, so this really is a time to think about how we can waste less food and drink.
The Love Food Hate Waste website (www.lovefoodhatewaste.com) has plenty of seasonal tips to help reduce food waste and save money this Christmas. Leftover food and things like turkey bones and vegetable peelings can also be recycled.
For more information please look out for an envelope from the Council with information on rubbish and recycling for the year ahead.