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Make waste reduction
your New Year’s resolution
It’s the beginning of another year and you’ve probably
made lots of resolutions already. But if you want a
resolution that’s quick, easy and requires little effort,
then give waste reduction a go in 2009.
Make a start by following these smart shopping tips. You
can help reduce your own household waste and make a
difference to the environment by:
•Buying loose fruit and veg, they are often cheaper
•Buying non-perishable items in bulk, such as washing
powder and cleaning products. You’ll save packaging and
probably money too
•Avoiding multi-packs of small containers like orange juice,
buy large containers and decant instead
•Shopping when you aren’t hungry – otherwise you’ll buy
more than you need
•Checking use by dates before you buy
•Avoiding over packaged items.
Once you’ve reduced your waste simply follow the
Yes Please/No thanks guide to see what you can
and can’t recycle using Big Bin and Little Bin.
Remember to give your recyclables a quick wash
and throw them directly into Big Bin. Please don’t
place these items in bags otherwise we can’t
recycle them.
What happens to your recyclables?
Once we empty your Big Bin we take the recyclables to the Nuffield Depot in Poole and mix it with Poole’s
recyclables. From there it is taken to a Material Recycling Facility (MRF) where it is sorted into groups of
materials. Sorting takes place using a range of technologies including magnets, rotating drums, air and light
sorters, with a small amount of manual sorting right at the end. Kent is the nearest MRF where this range of
recyclables can be sorted, but a local facility is being considered for Bournemouth and Poole.
Councillor Robert Lawton, Cabinet Member for Environment and Transport commented: “Improving our
environment is our top priority and we are looking closely at how Bournemouth as a town handles recyclable
materials.
“We know that a local recycling facility will not only make recycling more efficient but will reduce our carbon
footprint and also save us money. There are ongoing discussions between Bournemouth and Poole, who
currently use the same method to process their recyclable materials. If we combine the amount of recyclables
from both councils there is sufficient tonnage to justify having a local processing facility serving both areas.
This will be a major project for both councils and it will continue to be at the top of our New Year’s resolution
list in terms of securing a site and making it happen.”
Once the recyclables have been sorted into groups they are then sold on to companies who make them into
new products. The diagram opposite shows what your recyclables become in their next life.
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